Ballroom Dance: Levity and Connection in a World of Isolation
The world we live in today is one of intensity: fast-paced, and chock full of distractions. City streets across the globe are full of busy commuters, with their heads down, checking their phones, and mindlessly rushing towards their homes and jobs. There is little time during the work day for genuine human contact beyond the humdrum of everyday life. However, step beyond the doors of a ballroom dance studio, and all the walls that block artistic expression in the real world will crumble away.
It doesn't matter where you're from, what job you have, or even what language you speak. Whether you're dancing or watching, the passion and intimacy found in ballroom dance transcends the obstacles of modern life in an artistic display that will take your breath away.
Whether it's an elegant waltz, a passionate tango, or a jazzy foxtrot, the hallmark of ballroom dance is the connection between partners. Without a strong sense of unity between the two dancers, you're simply left with two people holding each other and going through the motions. But with trust and an inherent understanding of one another, ballroom dancers move as one; flying effortlessly across the dance floor, like the great Astaire and Rogers. These qualities are so difficult to acquire in modern life. Technology, while it can bring people across the globe together, can also have an adverse effect in real life.
In an article published by CNBC in 2017, Quantified Analytics told the Wall Street Journal that "Overall, adults only make eye contact 30 to 60 percent of the time speaking to individuals or groups."(Ruth Umoh, CNBC) Eye contact, trust, and a sense of give and take between yourself and your partner are important aspects of ballroom dance, and are skills will no doubt stay with you beyond the dance floor.
Artistic expression (and partner dancing in particular) is now the antithesis to all the aspects of modern life that keep people apart. Art is the one language that people from all walks of life can speak and understand, and ballroom dance is the one art form that quite literally brings those people together. Contact Quick Quick Slow to experience the magic of ballroom dancing today!