American Style Smooth Foxtrot

For my ballroom dance activity, I went to Capital Dance Center on May 9, 2017 (7PM), which was in Rancho Cordova, California. Alexey Baykov instructed a one-hour group session of American Style Smooth Foxtrot. When I arrived at the location, I was glad that I dressed appropriately for the event because the other leads were dressed in dress shirts, slacks, and dance shoes too. There were six females and five other males dancing, and they all seemed to be middle age. I was the youngest person there, and the dancers were definitely far more experience than I was. However, I did not hesitate and was ready to dance Foxtrot. By taking this class, I do feel more confident about ballroom dancing. I recalled only doing the slow dance once during High …show more content…
I could dance with a new partner, and collaborate to perform the steps taught. Early in the semester, I would constantly look at my feet to see if I was executing the steps properly, but I rarely do that anymore. In addition, I learned some new steps during my dance activity, and it felt like I was beginning the semester all over again. I was not well coordinated with the new steps, and needed numerous attempts to accomplish a routine. However, I remained calm and did the best I can, and constantly tried to fix my flaws and misunderstanding of the steps, which leads to my instable coordination. About 20 minutes into the dancing, I had sweats dripping down my face, and I was working hard to learn and execute the dance to the best of my ability. Although I do not actively use ballroom dance as my physical activity, I feel that ballroom is a great activity for physical exercise, and there are additional physiological benefits …show more content…
The dance itself provides two people to dance together, and requires social communication through speaking, body language, symbols. At the beginning of the class, I did not know how to distinguish the different type of dances that are under the umbrella of ballroom dance. However, I slowly picked up on the different dances: Foxtrot, Swing, Hustle, Waltz, etc., and can now distinguished the differences and unique styles of each dance. If someone talked to me about ballroom dance, I would have little insight or knowledge about the subject matter because I never really learned about it or had practical experience myself. Now, I can at least talk about ballroom dance at the novice level, and have an appreciation for the dance