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Fine Arts: Dance

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Free dance lessons VANCOUVER

Do you have two left feet?

Dance Idioms

dance on air → feeling very happy

dance to another tune → does something different

dance with death → do something risky/ dangerous

dance/talk/sing up a storm → do lots of something in an excited manner

wallflower → don’t have a partner; be by yourself in a party

Dancing Discussion Questions

Can you dance? Do you dance? Are you good at it? Are there any particular dances you "specialise" in?
Would you say that you enjoy dancing or is it an embarrassing torture?
Does your dancing (or your opinion of dancing) change after a few drinks?
Traditionally it is has been the man's responsibility to ask a woman to dance. Is that still the case in your society?
If you're a woman, have you ever asked a man for a dance?
If you're a man, how do you feel when you ask a woman to dance?
Have you ever had formal dancing classes?
How many different dances do you know? Are there any traditional dances in your country? Do you know how to dance any of them?

Do you like watching other people dancing?
Have you ever been to the ballet?
Do you know any professional dancers? What sort of lives do you think they lead? How much rehearsing do they do?
What's your opinion of the choreography on TV shows?
Ballroom dancing is officially recognised as a sport by the International Olympic Committee which, in theory, opens the door to it one day becoming an Olympic sport. What's your opinion of this?