Dance With a Bad Dancer
If you dance socially at clubs or if you attend school dances, chances are you're going to dance with a number of bad dancers over the years. Though dancing with a bad dancer may be both physically and socially uncomfortable, arming yourself with a few strategies can keep discomfort for both you and your partner at a minimum.
Instructions
1. Categorize what kind of bad dancer you're faced with. Bad dancers come in all varieties. Some are so caught up in their own idea of their greatness that they just use their partners as props. At the other extreme is someone who knows he's bad but really wishes he knew dance. You can be rude to an egotistical bad dancer if you need to, but you should be kind and tactful to someone who just doesn't have dance skills.
2. Understand why you decided to dance with this person. If you like her and wanted to dance with her to break the ice, you might suggest stopping after the first dance, telling her you'd like to find out more about her. If you start up an interesting conversation, you might not need to worry about dancing with a bad dancer the rest of the night.
3. Consider the dancer's feelings. If he's genuinely trying and seems to be a nice person, keep dancing with him if you can. If he realizes he's not good, give him some pointers and encourage him not to try anything difficult. If he's treating you like a prop, though, tell him you don't appreciate it and leave him on the dance floor if he continues.
4. Dance in your own way, as much as you can, when you dance with a bad dancer. Loosen the embrace or dance further away from the bad dancer to maintain your own way of dancing. Encourage her to do the moves that you're doing, if possible, to help create a better dance for both of you.
5. Thank your partner after you've danced as much as you can with him, and leave the dance floor. Even if 1 song was all you could handle, it's always appropriate to decline further dances.
6. Suggest attending dance classes together if you're in a relationship with a bad dancer. You can make this a positive suggestion rather than a critical one by emphasizing how much fun it would be to spend this time together. You can also choose a specific form of dance that the two of you find interesting.
