May 26, 2012
I really want to learn to ballroom dance, especially the tango, but i want to know what the easiest and hardest types of dances are.
I have been dancing Argentine tango for about 2 years. The ballroom people I've talked to seem to agree that AT is much more difficult than the ballroom dances including the ballroom forms of tango – international tango and american tango. They like the fact that AT is improvised and is led, rather than having set patterns. If you want to learn tango, I suggest trying Argentine tango. It is challenging, but very rewarding.
I think cha cha is the easiest and swing with all the different intricacies is the hardest.
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Try every one of them first.
The easiest is the one you like best.
The hardest is the one that don't appeal to you.
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I agree with "feel good".. well for me the easiest is salsa.. and the hardest is jive
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It depends on which one you pick up well, that too fast!
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At a beginner level, you would basically be doing "Bronze" level steps and figures in all of the ballroom dances. Most people seem to think that East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, and Rumba are the easiest steps.
American Ballroom Tango was the most difficult for me and my wife to learn.
It is generally easier to learn ballroom if you have prior dance experience in ballet or jazz. Matters such as posture and balance are important.
American Ballroom Tango is not the same as Argentine Tango. We have been taking lessons in Argentine Tango and we are still finding new things to learn after 8 years of lessons.
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I have been dancing Argentine tango for about 2 years. The ballroom people I've talked to seem to agree that AT is much more difficult than the ballroom dances including the ballroom forms of tango – international tango and american tango. They like the fact that AT is improvised and is led, rather than having set patterns. If you want to learn tango, I suggest trying Argentine tango. It is challenging, but very rewarding.
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