I got a Matric farewell dance coming up and I can't dance!
Three quarters of my school are dutchaman and they gunna be doing this langarm sokkie stuff and i struggle to do that lil dance when you hold the chick and you just go in cirlces in the same spot!

I am so dead!

I have got 2 weeks to learn!
Any suggestions?Hints,tips....anything....past expieriences to do with matric farewells would be good to.

Hah, I remember being in a similar position for my own Matric Farewell dance. I spent a solid week practicing and actually putting myself through being coached by my parents. So the night arrives and my date and I head onto the dance floor...only to discover, she couldn't dance.

My advice? Don't stress too much. Everyone makes it out to be such a big event when it's really just another stepping stone on the staircase out of the dungeons of school hell.


Another reason why you won't have to bother all that much with becoming a pro at dancing. Those clowns will make whatever you do look so much better in comparison. Seriously, the people that pump their arms up and down when they're dancing making their date look like bellows need to get a clue.

All you need to remember is to hold onto your date in the correct way, make sure she knows that traditionally the man leads in a dance and don't step on each others toes. Practice at least a few sessions with her and someone who can dance beforehand and you should be sorted.

Here is my one step solution to all your dancing woes. It has helped me countless times when I didn't want to look like an asshole on the dancefloor:

Step 1: Get so drunk that you don't CARE how stupid you look.

And youre done

i'm not a big dancer myself, but i'm not too bad. the few times i stepped on my date's toes at my matric farewell (last year) i would just pretend that it was her fault. it was a really shy chick so she would just apologize... worked for me

I'm going for lessons before the matric dance in two weeks. I haven't been in a while though.

seriously woah.

Dance lessons for one night? And you are just gonna leave the farewell venue and go to an afterparty asap anyway?

Seriously, save your time and money teh farewell isn't the end of days. You'll forget about ot (Or like me wish you could) in about 6 months.

Dancing is overrated.

I can't dance to save my life, but at my Matric Ball, I only danced when there were slow jams - those are easy dances after all...

Other than that, you will only see me on a dance floor when I am "sinneloos gesuip". :drunkbiddies:

In grade 8 we had to do The Waltz for Arts and Culture, Im proud to say that I am now an expert in forgeting The Waltz.

I can jump around and act like I'm dancing :/

Maybe if you just go around in a circle all the time then it looks like you know what you're doing.

I only danced 3 times on my matric farewell. Like lobo said, just dance on slow music cuz any poepol can do that, u just wiggle around like a penguin in circles....at least..that's what I did :-/

yep in grade 7 we had to the waltz as well as well the fox chart.
Its actually pretty easy, go on the internet and search for the Waltz, its really basic and im sure u can just use that rather.
its like step slide sideways step, and then do the same going back

Quite simple

The getting drunk and not caring thing works the best for this...or dont dance at all!

then on the other hand, i had a date that couldn't dance at all - so i shunned him and danced with one of the other girls' dates (i knew the guy pretty well), 'cos he could actually dance ... properly. Not the dutchman way where the guy tries to unhinge ur arm in the process, and having someone to dance with did make the short time that we had to be there fun. so if u actually want to go through all the trouble and learn how to dance .. do it. *shrug*

Dude! WTF? That's cruel! Geez...

Hi all

ok where do i start....

I did latin and ballroom dancing for 4 and a half years.
so here are a few pointers.

1)Langarm is not dancing in its true sence, it is a combination of the Foxtrot (2 step) and the boogie.
2)Learning to dance can take a while but the most important thing is to listen to the music, recognising the beat will tell u what dance u can do to the music.
3)even if u are the best dancer in your town u still wont be able to dance if your date doesnt know how to dance, so its very important to go to dancing lessons with your date or at least dance a couple of time with them b4 the big event so that u know their level of competence.
4)dont just listen to the music you must FEEL the music, the music and how you interpret it is what moves your body not you
5) never be afraid of what other people will think of u, i got ripped to shreds for years at school cause i did dancing, but guess what, as soon as the matric dance was nearing, every1 was asking me to teach them.
6)if you can show off then do it, again dont be afraid of what other people will think, u might just get a standing ovation.
7)ballroom dances go anti-clockwise around the outside of the dance floor and latin dances go anywhere cause u are not moving around the whole dance floor, you are staying in a small area.
8)if u have to choose between learning ballroom or latin, i would say go for latin, it takes up less space, is more sexy, is more flowing, alot more fun and you get too look at your partner whereas ballroom is very rigid.
9)if you are going to learn only 1 dance learn the boogie, u can dance to almost any music with the boogie, other than slow music but then you want to hold your date in your arms so it doesnt matter.
10) if u want a sexy dance learn the Rumba and not the tango, the tango is a very vicious dance whereas the rumba is sexy, soft, teasing,beautiful and sensual(sp?), every girl (except 1,she was married) i have danced the rumba with has tried to kiss me before the end of the song, now i'm not talking little kiss i'm talking tongue down throte type of kiss.
11)if she steps on your toes its your fault, if you step on her toes its her fault.
12) the lead arm(the 1 that is stretched out) should have a medium bend at the elbow and a relaxed hand but very firm arm, the other hand is placed on the small of her back and NOT the bum, use the palm of this hand and not the fingers to help guide your date.
13) pay attention to other dancers on the floor, when moving backwards your date must guide you cause u cant see behind u
14)when dancing latin the sexy and sensual side of things come from looking into your partners eyes and not around the floor, use the corners of your eyes to watch out for other people, the eye contact is essential for latin dancing, it sucks your partner in so that u r the only person there and that in itself is very sexy.

I think i will stop here, if anyone has any more questions just ask and i will help as best i can

Remember the ladies love a man who makes them feel like the center of attention on the dance floor, if you can give a girl that feeling u have done what dancing is meant to do, now dont go and shout "Oi everyone aint my date hot" cause that wont work, make her feel special, pay attention to her needs and then pretty much every girl there is gonna want to be her

Cheers
Guy

death: honestly, do the penguin circle, and the rest of the time sit by your table and chill. Most people will feel they are too cool to dance anyway and wont do it. Remember, everyone else is far more worried about their dancing than yours. The best thing you can do is enjoy yourself regardless. They will see your chick is actually willing to kiss you and shut up so jokes on them. Mostly at the many of the dances I attended, everyone just stood in a big circle and sort of vibrated to the music...pretty easy and stress free.

True...you must just feel the vibe and let yourself go..of course easier said then done but it works the best and is the most fun. This all depends on what kind of music they play!

hmmm

just start a mosh dude

ja u can mosh to britney spears

I just made a little muddle. I have not had such a lekka read in years.

PS: I cannot dance either and I am 23 years old.

take a stoner chick as your date, she wont wanna dance.

We were given lessons on our one camp in preparation for our matric dance. we were taught to waltz, cha cha and mambo. it was quite fun. so ya i can waltz and mambo. cant remember how to cha cha though.

i had one problem with the lessons though. being bloody tall gives some restrictions on dancing partners. since i was the tallest in my grade i was last in line for a partner, we ran out of girls so i had to go with a teacher. lucky for me it was the hottest teacher in the school since she was quite tall and could dance bloody well. so ya i guess i was lucky.

PS oh and when it came to the matric dance, luckily i got a tall swedish lady friend of mine to go with me. thank goodness. i guess height has its blessings and burdens

vas her name Inga? vas she vrom Sveden ?

if only stoner chicks were that easy to find...

Inga!! hahahahaha

Well, it feels very akward dancing with someone when you are 6'2" and they are a little over 5'. You can scope out the room and hardly notice they are there, kind of off-puting.

I know that what Ninja Mo said is true, dont worry about how you are dancing too much, since garunteed everyone else is too worried about how they dance to even think about looking around.

Just tjoon your cherrie after one dance, "I kan for like to dans" In the words of doctermoo, and she will probably not want to dance with you too much. Or at all for that matter.

I just fell off my chair laffing

just wear your jean pant and everything will be fine

Hehehehehe. Well im 6'5", 1.96metres to be exact


How about No? there actually was a chick in my grade from holland and her name was Ingaborg she was tall but not tall enough.

You Danced with Mrs. Crawford! You Bastard, I will forever envy you.

A little of topic but does my whole bloody school have to haunt me where ever i go?!?!?!?!? damn i cant escaped from them.