by Andrew Weitzen
My first regular, weekly dancing was in Chicago.
Some people organized a Jewish singles party. They invited a local <a href="http://www.israelidance.info" target="_blank">Israeli Dance</a> group to keep us entertained. None of us could dance, but my Dad taught me to be a good sport, so I joined in.
The Israeli Dancing group left their flyers. I took one and the next Thursday, I went to their dance session.
For the next four months, on Thursday nights, I went Israeli Dancing. The dancing was new to me and at first I was emotionally exhausted after an hour. By the end, I had worked my way up to staying through both the beginner and intermediate sessions.
After leaving Chicago, and after a couple of stops, my travels took me to South Florida. Along the way, I managed to dance most weeks. It took me about a year and a half to feel comfortable on the dance floor and be able to stay for the advanced dancing.
My cousin moved to South Florida and I took her dancing. By that time, we were going twice a week. In only a few months, my cousin was already dancing with the advanced dancers. What took me two years, she accomplished in four months.
Dancing a second night each week makes a world of difference.
When you only dance once-a-week, you miss days here and there. You may end up only dancing twice a month. Progress is slow, because you forget what you learned and have to repeat the same lessons.
When you dance twice-a-week, you get much better faster, more than twice as fast. When you miss a day, you still dance that same week. Instead of dancing only twice a month, you end up dancing six times a month. You progress, because you reinforce what you learned and then move on.
When I started teaching my own Gainesville Israeli Folk Dancing group, even though we had a small community, I organized dancing twice a week. I did not want to wait two years to do advanced dances. My plan worked. We were able to do advanced dances after only a few months.
If you want to progress faster, try dancing twice a week.
<b>About the Author</b>
Andrew Weitzen is the author of <a href="http://www.partnershipdancing.com" title="dance lessons, ballroom, salsa, swing">Partnership Dancing</a> - <a href="http://www.partnershipdancing.com" title="dance lessons, ballroom, salsa, swing">Lessons on How to Dance with a Partner</a>
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