So glad to find this space now that my old forum (Balletalert) is gone. I started dancing as a child but never got into it seriously til I was in my late 20s due to lack of funds and the fact that I grew up in a rural area with limited access to classes. I've tried tap, jazz, contemporary, but my heart belongs to classical ballet. I've been taking it recreationally for the last 15+ years. I would love to try ballroom someday too! Glad to be here!
Ballroom is the only style I've ever practiced, but I have been recommended to take jazz and ballet classes to supplement it. I haven't taken the plunge yet, but if I have the time, I'd love to at some point.
I just did my first competition with my new partner last month, and we actually did quite well!
The federation that we currently dance in has four amateur levels, ABCD (A = high), and we competed in levels C and D, placing first in both. I thought that was pretty good, since we had only been dancing together for about two and a half, maybe 3 months at that point.
Currently, we are going back through our routines and polishing up some technique. In particular, I think our foxtrot is probably our weakest. When we first started dancing together, I felt that we were definitely weakest in tango, and she thought we were weak in waltz, but we drilled both of those pretty hard, so now foxtrot is the one lagging behind.
Currently working on a new quickstep routine, so it's obviously not up to snuff yet.
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