Bad DancerJust what are you to do when your dance partner shuffles rather than dances and your dreams of great dancing together fail to appear? Don't give up completely. Follow below 6 things:
  • Restrain yourself from laughing, pointing, or jeering. If your dance partner is as bad as you think, then it's likely that it took a great deal of courage, bravado, or confidence to even get on the dance floor in the first place. Having fun poked at them won't ease the circumstances. Do your best to drag yourself together and take this in your pace.
  • Stay sure about yourself. You don't need to diminish your own dancing skills just to match with those of your partner. As an alternative, you'll need to think about how you can "work around" your dance partner's lackluster dance moves while still showing off your usual thing. Comprehend that you're a role model, an example to be followed, so bear this in mind when you're dancing and hope that your partner's intent on learning a thing or two from you.
  • Give your dance partner a chance. Possibly your date has never had a chance to dance with someone as good as you before; perhaps your partner has never danced at all before. Don't make assumptions about your partner's caginess – at this stage, it might be a good chance to ask about their dance experience and to gently probe as to whether they're keen to learn how to get better.
  • Give confidence your partner to loosen up. Bad dancers tend to make repetitive moves, using only arms and legs and not involving the whole body. Again, simply leading by example, show your partner a variety of moves that change direction and move all parts of the body. You might even consider grabbing their waist or hips and helping them to spin around a little more, with some cheering pep-talk such as "Doesn't it feel great when you do this?".
  • Be polite. Thank your partner after a dance. This reinforces that you valued the effort and that you liked dancing with this person. That in itself may be enough to give self-assurance them to try harder next time and to not feel so self-conscious when giving it a go.
  • Maintain the sense of fun. Above all, keep the entire dance skill fun, so that it doesn't seem a drag or burden on either of you. There are worse things in the world than being with a bad dancer and making a meal out of it will only cause the other person to think you're uptight, difficult, or mean-spirited. Laugh it off, have fun with your own dancing, and show by example that dancing is a fun activity that is worth giving a good chance.
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