Social dancing Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
participatory dance focused on human interaction
About Social dancing
Dancing seems to exist in some form in most any culture. Specifics differ though. The steps and figures range from simple to intricate, the character of the dance varies widely, and dancing may be the kind covered here or performances, where most of the crowd are just spectators. In some cultures all dancers are male or female, or the sexes form separate groups. Dancing is often in pairs, in lines, in groups of pairs, in a circle or as a crowd. In the simple cases, a skilful stranger can learn the basic steps by a quick introduction and improvise in open formations or follow in familiar or less complicated patterns. The latter will be easier if there is a clear lead and if a slight confusion doesn't mess up the dance for everybody, as it will in some dances with complicated patterns. In so
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