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Position:Home>Dancing> How do I slow dance w/ a guy?Question: How do I slow dance w/ a guy!? I want to slow dance w/ my boyfriend at our middle school dance, but I have never done it before and I'm afraid I'm going to do it and not know where to put my hands or feet!. So any hand placement feet placement body placement tips (middle school friendly >!.<)!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: You shouldn't worry, because nobody else knows, either!. That's why you get people groping and stumbling over each other!. The proper hold is a modification of the ballroom hold!. In it, the man's left and the woman's right hands are held together, the man's right hand is on the lady's left shoulder blade, and the woman's left hand rests lightly on the man's upper right arm!. In social dancing, the hold needs to be more compact, so you can't have the wide top that you see in ballroom, but those basics are a good place to start!. Later, you may also want a closer hold, too, but I'd stick with that for middle school!. This stance puts each of you slightly offset to the left of the other, so if he steps forward, his left foot will be a bit to your right!. If he steps forward with his right, his foot will actually go between where yours were (though you'll naturally move your left foot back if he moves his right forward)!. In this way, neither of you should step on the other!. If you use the bumbling technique in the above answer, your feet will be in line, and you'll have sore toes the next day!. He'll likely just sway back and forth, but if your partner is really adventurous, he may actually try to dance (and that won't, or at least shouldn't be, only with your boyfriend: you should each dance with lots of people not just each other)!. The man leads, and the lady follows!. If he's standing on his right foot, you should be able to feel that, and your weight should be on your left!. If he steps with his left foot, he can only go one of three ways: forwards, backwards, or to the side!. Your job is to feel it and do the natural opposite; that is, if he steps forward, you step back to go with him, or if he steps to his left, you step to your right to go with him!. That's all there is to it!. But as I said, very few students know how to dance, so the vast majority of people will simply be grabbing whatever they can!. Don't let the boys get away with too much, but try to be polite, and if there's a variation you can deal with, do so with good grace!. You don't need to be Ginger Rogers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com JUST RELAX! it's not a big deal all we do at dances is the girls put their arms around the guys neck and the guys put their hands on the girls waste and just follow what he does!. most likely you will just sway back and forth lolWww@QuestionHome@Com the most important thing is to stay close depending on how tall you are the best policy is around the neck or around the chest whichever is more comfortable always keep eye contact and folow his lead as far as the feet goWww@QuestionHome@Com Don't worry about it he's more nervous then you most likelyWww@QuestionHome@Com |