Ballroom dance (Latin, Ballroom and Swing)is a lead and follow dance. The dancing Dan and I did before ballroom was a ‘shake your booty’ type of dance. We just shaked our bodies to the music. Our first date in 1980 was New Year’s Eve. This was the style of dancing we did. There was no lead and follow. This is not ballroom dancing.
We have also done a little bit of line dancing. Line dancing is done as an individual, in a group setting. It is all choreographed. You know what step comes next. Many steps are repeated. Everyone learns the steps and does them together. This is not ballroom dancing.
When Dan and I began taking ballroom dance lessons , we found out quickly that the lead and follow of the ballroom dance was much more difficult. It is two individuals, learning their specific part, then coming together to dance. To make the dance look good, it takes lots of practice and patience. The men learn the leader’s part and the women follow. We compliment each other. We each have our role and importance.
We love to demonstrate in our dance class what it looks like to have 2 leaders. We are each directing the other on where to go and what to do. Let’s just say, it does not go well. You need one leader to move down the dance floor.
Then we demonstrate what it looks like to have 2 followers. We both just stand there, waiting for the other to start the dance. We do not move about the dance floor. We just look at each other. We get nowhere. There is no leader without a follower.
Ballroom dancing is lead and follow and this is the only way it will work! When it happens it is beautiful!
God’s Word- Genesis 2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” NIV
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