strathspey@strathspey.org:44939

suepetyt

RE: Over 700 schoolchildren dance in Glasgow

March 31, 2006, 10:46 p.m. (Message 44939, in reply to message 44938)

Well said.....

There are many of us who feel the same.  I take a class of adult beginners
which was started from a weight watchers class and were told to 'get more
exercise' the Health visitor was proactive and asked me to take the class.  

They have great fun, and such an enormous sense of achievement when they
complete a dance successfully.  Through the class, some people who had
previously been isolated have made new friends, last week 12 of them went to
their first 'proper dance' where a neighbouring group (an RSCDS Branch with
an understanding teacher) had gone to the trouble of including some easy
dances they could do (consulting with me on what we had covered in class).
Now they want to organise their own dance - their enthusiasm is boundless.

It is making a big difference to these people's lives.  They will never have
good footwork, but they are learning the figures, and the timing - their
Allemande is already better than many I see on the dance floor, because they
are now telling me they want to do it correctly.

I also support the view that excelling at dancing is not wrong.  We admire
our sporting heroes.  People from all over the world support Manchester
United because they are the best, they don't support the lower division
teams.  So I do not see why it is wrong to want to dance well.  I do however
think there is a time and place for both and that all levels are to be
encouraged.  Enthusiasm and fun are the key.

Happy Dancing
Sue Petyt
www.suepetyt.me.uk 
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