Dance around the world

We are back to the 20 reasons why dance is great for your wellbeing and we are up to number 15.  Here's the full list

Reason 15 Lifelong learning? Learn to dance. No-one lives long enough to learn them all

So many dances.... so little time....  While I don't agree with the sentiment behind the 'Life is too short... imagery here, there are obviously some people (mainly, but I guess not exclusively women) who might agree.  However from my perspective it is not the outer beauty that is the important factor behind the truism that life is too short, but the inner passion and connection with the music and with a partner that makes social dancing fun and interesting.

It is reassuring for us lifelong learners to know that is never too late to learn anything. Who better as a role model than Socrates to know that it is never too late to learn to dance?

Socrates learned to dance when he was 70 because he felt that an essential part of himself had been neglected.
             --Source unknown
This is a quote from a compilation of Tom Parsons, used with permission http://www.dancer.com/tom-parsons/quotes.html

The recent Salsa Congress in Wellington was a great opportunity to learn more, not just about salsa but other dances as well.  Coming up in two weeks' time is the Tango Festival www.nztangofestival.co.nz which will also test the brain. Refer to reason 13.   

Coming up on Sunday I will have my first lesson in New Vogue or Old time sequence dancing.  Is this dancing having a resurgence or has it always been popular but has just passed me by?  Here's a link to where Don Herbison-Evans and his partner Anna Piper show in full detail how to do it.   

The list of dfifferent dances to learn is endless.    

So much to learn and so little time, but it's never too late to learn...  What a great way to feel engaged in life. 

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Chris Mitchell
www.dancetours.co.nz