by Anthony S. Natale, PhD. New York.
No, it's not cops and robbers, not Iraq vs the United Nations, nor even the CIA vs the FBI. It is rather, pure and simple, "good dancers" as opposed to "bad dancers." "Good Dancing vs. "Bad Dancing" is what most educated dancers carp about all the time. Without question, "bad dancers" are the bane of their existence when sharing the same dance floor. Anyone suggesting that there are no "bad dancers" rather than just different kinds of dancers, has to be extremely naive. Educated dancers find this idea painful to accept, while dancing authorities find it ludicrous.
If that reasoning were carried to their logical conclusion, one could say that there are no bad drivers, golfers, swimmers, skiers, tennis players, and on infinitum, just different. This is absurd! Hitting a golf ball straight down the fairway and making the hole in par has got to be more fun than always being in the rough, in sand traps and always over par. To continue citing examples would be redundant and is best left up to the reader's intelligence. There simply has to be difference, however, in doing anything well as opposed to doing it poorly. Obtaining pleasure and satisfaction from one's endeavors is, of course, relative and always a matter of degree.
While one does not have to be an ultimate expert to derive pleasure from an activity, certainly the adage that one gets out is what one puts in is pretty close to the truth. It may be given that some individuals, because of their attitude, may derive more satisfaction from what they do than others, but this is providing that all things are as close to being equal. Without question, there is room for individual differences and varying levels of ability on the dance floor where educated dancers are concerned. There can be "good dancing" at many levels. Too often observed on the dance floor, however, are couples for whom "ignorance is bliss" or whose dancing has been influenced by alcohol. Look around, be aware.
No, it's not cops and robbers, not Iraq vs the United Nations, nor even the CIA vs the FBI. It is rather, pure and simple, "good dancers" as opposed to "bad dancers." "Good Dancing vs. "Bad Dancing" is what most educated dancers carp about all the time. Without question, "bad dancers" are the bane of their existence when sharing the same dance floor. Anyone suggesting that there are no "bad dancers" rather than just different kinds of dancers, has to be extremely naive. Educated dancers find this idea painful to accept, while dancing authorities find it ludicrous.
“Social dancers believe that if there is more to life than this —
then there is more of it for us.”
If that reasoning were carried to their logical conclusion, one could say that there are no bad drivers, golfers, swimmers, skiers, tennis players, and on infinitum, just different. This is absurd! Hitting a golf ball straight down the fairway and making the hole in par has got to be more fun than always being in the rough, in sand traps and always over par. To continue citing examples would be redundant and is best left up to the reader's intelligence. There simply has to be difference, however, in doing anything well as opposed to doing it poorly. Obtaining pleasure and satisfaction from one's endeavors is, of course, relative and always a matter of degree.
"Sweet Someone" by Don Ho
While one does not have to be an ultimate expert to derive pleasure from an activity, certainly the adage that one gets out is what one puts in is pretty close to the truth. It may be given that some individuals, because of their attitude, may derive more satisfaction from what they do than others, but this is providing that all things are as close to being equal. Without question, there is room for individual differences and varying levels of ability on the dance floor where educated dancers are concerned. There can be "good dancing" at many levels. Too often observed on the dance floor, however, are couples for whom "ignorance is bliss" or whose dancing has been influenced by alcohol. Look around, be aware.
“Social dancers believe that their past mistakes can't defeat them,
because tomorrow is a brand new day.”
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