Real Men Aren t Afraid Of Ballroom Dancing

							Title:
Real Men Aren't Afraid Of Ballroom D
ancing

Word Count:
388

Summary:
Anybody who still believes the myth
 that ballroom dancing is for sissi
es has either been living under a r
ock or is simply using that as an e
xcuse for their own fears.

Emmitt Smith of Dallas Cowboys fame
, and former Superbowl Champion, wa
ltzed away Wednesday night with ano
ther winning trophy to place on his
 mantel, this one the championship
Mirror Ball Trophy from ABC's "Danc
ing with the Stars".

I am so proud of this man for shatt
ering all the stereotypes, and offe
ring a...


Keywords:
ballroom dancing, ballroom dance, b
allroom dance beginners
Article Body:
Anybody who still believes the myth
 that ballroom dancing is for sissi
es has either been living under a r
ock or is simply using that as an e
xcuse for their own fears.

Emmitt Smith of Dallas Cowboys fame
, and former Superbowl Champion, wa
ltzed away Wednesday night with ano
ther winning trophy to place on his
 mantel, this one the championship
Mirror Ball Trophy from ABC's "Danc
ing with the Stars".

I am so proud of this man for shatt
ering all the stereotypes, and offe
ring a resounding response once and
 for all to the age old question: w
hat type of man learns ballroom dan
cing? The answer....a REAL man!

There can surely be no question as
to this man's virility, nor his con
fidence in himself. Not only did he
 plunge wholeheartedly into unfamil
iar waters, but he chose to do it o
n nationwide television, in front o
f millions of viewers. How many men
 (or women, for that matter) have t
he guts to do that?

I've heard all the whiny excuses fo
r not taking ballroom dancing lesso
ns...I've got two left feet....danc
ing is for sissies....I don't have
time to learn something new....what
 good does it do to know how to dan
ce, I'll never compete...I'll look
stupid....I'm no good at it...I don
't like it....it's too expensive...
and on and on ad nauseum. It doesn'
t matter the words they choose, the
y're all saying basically the same
thing..."I lack confidence in mysel
f and I'm scared". How terribly, pa
thetically sad.

Knowing what I know about ballroom
dancing, there simply is no excuse
for not learning. I've seen men wit
hout legs on the ballroom dance flo
or. I've watched macho types, geeky
 types and overweight men move with
 grace as they executed a beautiful
 promenade. I've known men who took
 on odd jobs to pay for continued l
essons. I've witnessed men literall
y dragged into the studio against t
heir will and watched with pride as
 they developed into, not just grea
t dancers, but one even went on to
become a phenomenal instructor. How
 much they all would have missed if
 they had let their fears keep them
 from trying.

There are many things in this world
 to be afraid of. Ballroom dancing
isn't one of them. Don't be afraid
to open yourself to new possibiliti
es. The numerous benefits you'll re
ceive may shock you.