The Importance Of Dance

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Register to read the introduction… It’s not like the only type of dancing I do is formal. To me, it really does not matter where I am or whom I am with, as long as I am into the music, I will get up and dance. Whether I am at a formal dance (PROM), a party, or even a club, I make sure that I get my share of dancing done. It really gets on my nerves when a person says, “I don’t know how to dance.” I mean how can a person not know how to dance? It’s not as if there is a specific dance step that every person abides by. All there is to it is feeling the beat of the music and moving your body. I suppose it just comes natural to me since I’ve been dancing my whole

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