Question by Claire: Is it possible to have a dance partner which you are 100% not attracted to?
I’ve been wondering.. I begun dancing this year; but I find that it would be nearly impossible to dance with someone you don’t like physically, as there’s a lot of touching. Yes or no and why?
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Answer by max
Of course. It’s like acting; you’re not there to form a relationship, just to dance.
What do you think? Answer below!
It depends what you’re trying to do. Dancing is a form of art. Painters don’t always paint pictures of attractive people, and writers don’t always write about them. Er, there’s some kind of helpful parallel in there, but it’s 3 a.m. and I have to go to bed. Sorry.
Yes, because you are only dancing.
Everyone is attractive in their own way. Learn to see the part of them that is beautiful and ignore the rest. Some of my best dances have been with women who wouldn’t have turned my head on the street but made me fall in love with them for three minutes in the dance.
Yeah. hey, it’s not about the romantic interest or attraction, or even the chemistry. It’s just about how the dance goes, after the amazing performance, nobody really gives a damn whether you liked your partner or not.
Yes! Keep in mind that you are telling a story while you perform. You aren’t just yourself when you’re on that stage. If the story is of two lovers, that’s who you have to be and, for that moment, that’s who he must be as well. I’ve had to perform and be HORRIBLE to people who I truly care about, but in that moment I had to “hate” them as the character did. You can do it!!
if your dancing with him, there has to be some attraction
makes the dancing more passionate, and makes the audience believe itt.
So long as you don’t find him totally repugnant, there should be no problem. It’s common for professionals to have both a regular partner and a spouse. It’s dance, not dating.
I dance beautifully with a number of men I’m not physically attracted to. As long as they’re a good lead (and you know how to follow properly) attraction isn’t an issue. Although, the better the lead, the more attractive he can become.