The New Year Coming In Clear

The new year is looking pretty good for the dancers. New movements and new teachers? Why not? In this century we seem to have clearly developed several different groups in most of the Studios and Social Dance Clubs. Most will end up in the biggest group of all, the “fun” dancers, the social dancers. All based on the American Style of Dance with many variations. Also omission of some official syllabi dances, and the addition of some specialties, the peripherals such as swing, salsa or Argentine tango. All of it melding into the Night Club culture.

"Social dancers believe that they must enjoy the sound of the music and then

they can tie what their feet are doing to the beat of the music."

And then of course there is the group that was number one at one time, the International Style of Dance. We could all understand and appreciate those dancers with the dedication and desire to learn in this particular discipline and compete,  Many turned out to be terrific exhibition dancers and even could make a living as theatrical dancers. Fortunately, the America style exhibition dancers are able,  and do borrow some International moves in their exhibitions.

"Fly Me To The Moon" by Jimmy Borges

Then we have the Fad Dances that will always be coming in and going out. Remember, Macarena, Lambada, Reggaeton, Electric Slide? Bachata is making good headway and even supplanting Salsa in some places on the mainland. Many dances are just waiting in the wings, like, Zouk, Kizomba, Zumba and most with Latin influence. Solo dancing for kids is increasing. Nowadays with high powered advertising they last longer than 50 years ago.

“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom

that experience can instill in us. What the new year brings to us will

depend a great deal on what we bring to the new year.”