One for the oldies - anyone learned to dance in their later life?

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I'm now in my late 40's. I've never been able to dance. I mean seriously completely unable to do it. My arms and legs just flop everywhere in a completely random motion. I just have no rhythm at all and I've spent most of my life avoiding it. Which is exactly why I fancy giving it a try again now. I've spent the last 5 years improving different areas of my life; every day I improve something and it occurs to me that this is one area I've not considered yet. Has anyone else gone from a similar lack of rhythm to learning to dance later in life?
 
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You go feller! :p
 
I've been tempted to go to classes but it feels a bit girly.

Serious post, honest, I'm musical but can't dance!
 
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Not sure what dancing you're referring to, but my mum and stepdad go to dance classes (ballroom and the like) and really enjoy it. My mum is 56 and stepdad 68 and I think everyone else there is of a similar age.

Not my thing for sure, but it sounds like they have a great laugh and even organise dance weekends away. Good way to socialise as well.
 
Serious question, can you clap in time to music?
Can you pick that clap up to the beat at any point? if not forget it.
You'll might be able to dance but probably not in time.

I love watching people clap along to bands at concerts and the amount that can't do it is unreal. On stage I'll get people clapping but I purposely clap out of time to see who follows :D
 
What sort of dancing are you talking about, disco, ballroom, latin? Been watching Strictly and can imagine yourself with Oksana on your arm as you dance around the floor. I'd have some of that ;)
 
Are you talking ballroom and Latin? Been to classes before. To start with, there's a set series of steps to learn for each dance. After learning the steps, you then get better at the rhythm and add some of your own panache.

I've been meaning to get back into it. Good fun.
 
Another 'can't dance' fortysomething here. I have skipped through this thread, which may not be the best idea as I have the idea that you sign up up for ballroom classes to get the clap from divorcees. No mention of line dancing, surely the best option for the marionette like starter :p.

Seriously though, you should give it a go if you are interested. A part of me still wants to but I don't have the time, even though the health benefits would be great. I still remember having to do ball room dancing as part of P.E at a scottish primary school, not sure is that is a help or hindrance :D.
 
I was in my late thirties when myself and mrs P took up salsa dancing. Was enjoyable and if I do say so myself, I wasn't too shabby! We packed it in when Mrs P got very large through pregnancy. After that, and another kid, don't have the time for such things anymore.

I would so go for it. What you got to lose?
 
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