The New Social

The very young may say, "I can just jump around with the music." What's the difference? It is quite natural, wanting to move to music and it has been going around the world in different forms and terminologies. The difference is – that is not social dancing, my friend. That is a “I don’t need dance lessons” vulnerability or “I know what I’m doing” - fear of failing. It was very prominent in night clubs in the last century on Oahu and morphing into "street dancing." Sure, at some moments that may be the only thing that kids want to do.

“Social dancers believe that there is nothing like a dream

to create a future and we shall dance again.”

But you cannot call "jumping around" social dancing, that is why its called "jumping around," Nowadays in night clubs it is social dancing. Trust us, at least once in your life there will be that something or someone who would love to share that special dance with you - it would be nice if you were ready! And social dancing is separating from discipline dancing. In the last century at the beginning of the "Palladium" the disciplines created the term. "Junk Dancer" for the social dancers. At the start of the century many might lower their heads a little they would "admit" that they were social dancers.

"I Will Dance For You" by Willie K.

The Ladertas, Mother's Day

But now in this century the Social Dancers have come into their own and take a little more pride in saying they are a "Social Dancers." Many dance clubs have formed with many different good teachers in the American style of dance. All have had slightly different interpretations of the movements to the music. And all of it has been accepted in good faith. Most socials include music that is not in the syllabi of any of the disciplines. You may go to a Social where they might play three Bachatas and one or no Paso Doble. They play Tango and there may be three different dances, Filipino, American and International styles. Sometimes even Argentine. How about that? This is Social Dancing.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God,

which is why we call it the present.”