Football player and a ballroom dancer?

Question:Hey I just had a question I was thinking about asking a guy at my school to be my ballroom partner, however I don't really k now how to ask him, its not that I don't talk to him I mean we are really close its just that he is a varsity weightlifter and and a varsity fooball player, I mean we always go to school dances together and stuff like that so I don't really know why he would say no, so I guess I am asking both ballroom dancers and any guys what do you think I should do and if you think I should ask him how do I ask him?

Please if you are a ballroom teacher or dancer how did you get your first dance partner and if he says yes should I start to show him some moves or should I take him to one of my classes?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey I just had a question I was thinking about asking a guy at my school to be my ballroom partner, however I don't really k now how to ask him, its not that I don't talk to him I mean we are really close its just that he is a varsity weightlifter and and a varsity fooball player, I mean we always go to school dances together and stuff like that so I don't really know why he would say no, so I guess I am asking both ballroom dancers and any guys what do you think I should do and if you think I should ask him how do I ask him?

Please if you are a ballroom teacher or dancer how did you get your first dance partner and if he says yes should I start to show him some moves or should I take him to one of my classes?

I suggest when you talk to him casually mention something about ballroom. Ask him BTW if he's interested in ballroom and see what kind of responce you get. If he goes like "Pfft, not in million years!" then you don't need to ask any further. But if he's interested take him to one of your classes. Then it will be a little easier and more natural to partner up with him. At least he'll have some idea what is he getting himself into.
Taking him into classes is probably better than teaching him yourself. His decision will greatly depend on how much he likes his first ballroom experience. People tend to like it when they feel they're doing OK. You want him to be pleased with himself and wanting to continue. Following intructions from an experienced teacher is easier.

Getting my first partner was not a big trick. I started taking classes through my college dance team. There were a bunch of other beginners in my class. A competition was coming up and our teachers decided to partner us up. They basically made us play a version of "musical chairs" (music plays - we dance with each other, music stops - we run to change a partner) while they were observing us. Then they said which couples they think looked good together and suggested that we partner up for our first competition. Since I happened to be the tallest girl among beginners they paired me up with the tallest guy. We both were OK with it and danced as partners for several months.

I agree with Snowflake, mention ballroom and see if he shows any signs of interest.
You could say,....hey I do ballroom dancing and I reckon you could be really good, you should come along with me to my ballroom class one night, itd be really fun!

My dance partner and I used to dance heaps with eachother in our ballroom class (he used to attend classes but his dance partner at the time didnt). He and his partner broke up so as me and him had danced lots together in class the obvious thing was for us to dance together permantly