#swing dancing

I did not forget about you! I know it been moths and months since I received this ask, but I did not forget about you! This is just who I am as a person!

I would love to tell about swing dancing! I started swing dancing about 4 years ago just as a fun activity to do with my partner. I had just moved backed into a city after living in super rural town for a couple years and was looking for a fun active hobby to do with my partner. We had talked about taking some sort of dance class for years, so I just searched like "dance classes near me" or something on google and literally just picked the cheapest and least intimidating class, which happened to be Lindy Hop with a small local studio. I started off by taking a weekly group class with my partner at the actual studio, but after maybe 4 months of group classes, we just started going to Drop in Dance Nights at a local bar run by the same instructor. I actually switched from Lindy Hop (the OG swing dance) to West Coast Swing, which is a later variation of swing dance, and in my opinion, way easier to learn as a beginner.

Swing is a partner dance, meaning it takes two people (one to lead and one to follow), so you can take a friend with you to dance with, but most classes don't require you to bring a dance partner. Standard protocol for partner dance classes is to rotate through partners (all leads dance with all follows at least once), but most instructors are chill if you don't want to rotate.

I think swing dance is great for beginners, the community is very open to new people, and welcoming of all skill levels, including none at all. I highly recommend taking classing to meet people (and just for fun!) as I met all of my best friends through swing dancing. Not all studios are the same, so if you don't vibe with one, try a couple more. Swing is going through somewhat of a revival, so there's tons of swing communities around.

It's so much fun, and excellent cardio. It's a very rewarding hobby, and I can't recommend it enough.

I don't really

drink that much

and I don't really

dance too much

I don't really give away

much to strangers

never wanted to

and wish I never had

I don't know how to feel

about you

and don't know

if I want to

or need to

but I guess I'd like to try

I'll admit

I liked our dance

and even the

next one too

even though I stumbled

and could barely reply

to you

you were so bold and daring

flirty confident and strong

in a way that makes me nervous

makes me anxious

made me put up all my walls

I don't know

how to feel

I wish I knew

if you were real

I wish I didn't involve ryan

in this mess

i'm spinning out of control

I miss when

life was simple

didn't expect

so much to happen

when I opened myself up

only three weeks ago

now i'm unsure of what to do

and not sure why i'm open to you

is it because i'm codependent

and I liked how you

looked me in the eyes?

I think there was a bit more there

after all I was already on a date

a perfectly good excuse to say no

without being rude

what a strange night we had

I feel so different now

confused and all messed up

do I like you?

do I like him?

I feel sorry for ryan

and I want to run away from everyone

but I want to see you soon

I want to dance with you again

and I really don't know

what to do

because I think you spun me

one too many times

and my head is still spinning