The Popularity of Ballroom Dancing
All through history there have seen trends in dancing, from Ballroom Dancing to the Flappers' Charleston, to individual dancing like the twist.
In Ballroom Dancing you dance with a partner which is why Ballroom dancing is called social partner dancing. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are well known ballroom dancers in modern history.
In Ballroom Dancing you dance with a partner which is why Ballroom dancing is called social partner dancing. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are well known ballroom dancers in modern history.
The appearance of the twist in the early 1960s signalled the end of social partner dancing. But with the popularity of the TV show Dancing with the Stars Ballroom Dancing has undergone a tremendous upswing in popularity.
Here you have football players, race car drivers, movie stars, pop singers and other well known celebrities compete as ballroom dancers,
This has caused ballroom dancing to lose its image as something rather unfashionable that old people might do.
Dancing with the Stars demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing really is. There is nothing old fashioned or unmanly about seeing a football player or race car driver dance in a green or yellow outfit.
It actually looks like a lot of fun.
It actually looks like a lot of fun.
In 2008 the show had a competition between young children and to see those kids move on stage took away the image that young boys who take ballroom lessons are feminine. The boys looked in control, they looked sexy, they showed self confidence, and they looked physically fit.
Ballroom Dancing is not easy, it is a hard workout, you can literally see the stars loose weight and get fit. So forget your usual exercise, instead of going to the gym, join a ballroom dancing class. Why not learn a foxtrot, a tango or a jive or for the less energetic, a waltz perhaps. It's the trendy and fun thing to do!
