‘Dancing with the Stars’ has ignited all types of interest; Kirstie Alley and 100 Days of dance and her tremendous weight loss and body transformation, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith and Warren Sapp as recognized master athletes earning  top ratings. And Heather Mills proving that ‘anyone’ can break through their limitations, just to mention a few. Dancing is on the map and also in Clearwater, Tampa Bay!

So, how can we better our dancing skills as to make quality as part of the quantity.  It’s actually very simple.  In my method of teaching dance lessons known as Rungo Dance I provide good and simple dance tips and techniques that ANYONE can achieve.  It ain’t rocket science. In fact you rocket scientists usually make great students.

So jump aboard the Rungo tip and technique quest. I can turn your bad/nonexistent dancing into at least okay dancing!  rungodancetips@gmail.com

I have known Corinne from Rungo Dance and Fitness for more than a year.  During that entire time she has been telling me how transformative dance would be.  I just finished my first RungoDance session and got a small taste of what she was talking about.  It was not something I am comfortable with.  What am I comfortable with?  Generally, sitting on the couch, living semi-vicariously through characters on a screen.

As a 40 something white male, I believed that dancing was something I had to do in my twenties to get along with the opposite sex.  Sort of a dreaded portion of a date.  Weddings were to be avoided at all costs, even if it involved a physical presence and a mental escape through the open bar.  Hopefully “Celebrate” would not be played until sufficient cerebral numbing had occurred.

The RungoDance session was 45 minutes.  Corinne combined latin, pop and rap music.  I had difficulty with the steps.  To my surprise, no one laughed at me except me.  By the end of the 45 minutes I started to believe for the first time in my life that I could learn to dance.  I was watching others move and moving  on my own. I did not always keep time and didn’t always keep up with the other students in the class but that was OK.  It wasn’t about me.  It was about the music, the fitness, and the fun.

I will be back at RungoDance and Fitness next Friday at 9:00  and I hope to see you there.

I am very pleased to know that I have adopted a system that works.  It is tedius and it takes some true focus and dedication but at the end of the day it is such a beautiful place to stay.
Music and movement together make for a wonderful relationship. 

I don’t think talking about it is a good idea.  We tend to talk too much and not be taken seriously.  I have before posted “10 Steps to a Dancing Mate’ and that is a wonderful plan but it does take time and patience.  (Which by the way is a necessary ingredient to being a successful follower  on the dance floor).  It’s more than this, ladies.  We must learn to show and experience true gratitude toward our partner. If for one second we show ANY thing different he will get discouraged in  both processing the explanation of the dancing’s importance and certainly in any attempt to learn as well.  True and genuine gratitude and appreciation……that is where it starts!

Give yourself the fabulous gift of right and left brain development in conjunction with one another; that’s what we have to do!  Run go dance, sing  or play….it’s in you!

RUNGODANCE is a method of teaching developed by a 24 year dance professional.  This system allows the student a fast and easy way to learn simple movements that incorporate everyday activities such as listening, looking, shifting weight and walking. Why introduce complex multi-layered patterns and steps when all that is necessary is grooving to the music of your choice with basic weight changing movements.

This approach is perfect for those who don’t have a lot of time nor want to spend a lot of money.  The results are immediate.  A man can have his lady moving around the floor to her favorite song within 10 minutes.  A lady can enjoy the highlights and dynamics of a tune and feel the freedom to be expressive.

Through private and semi private classes the method can be illustrated and administered based on ones’ personal needs.  Group classes focus on repetition and drilling of technique so thinking becomes a secondary function.  The mind can get in the way of the body and it’s reactive sense; RUNGODANCE helps to eliminate that ‘analysis paralysis’ that is very easy to stumble into. Traditional classes such as Swing and Salsa also assist in the understanding and application of RUNGODANCE.

Basically if there is music, there is RUNGODANCE; any place or any time.  Whether you are at the bar room, the ballroom, a wedding reception or Uncle Joe’s Anniversary celebration this technology facilitates matching the feet and body motion to the music and it’s rhythm. Connect to the beat with RUNGODANCE.  It’s as easy as 1-2-3-4!