Dating is Dancing.....

Dating is like dancing. First there is an invitation to share a bit of your time, your efforts and maybe talent and hopefully it becomes an enjoyable experience. You are usually invited by someone you have little knowledge of, a stranger even. You either accept or decline.

If you accept you have questions, trepidation's, and in a way you are holding  your breath figuratively, to see what kind of dance your partner wants you to join in.

Everyday dancing: This is a dance where the music is friendly and the dancing steps are of a very casual pattern. There is little to no touching with this type of dancing and it can be viewed as comfortable and pleasant. If it goes well, you might be asked to dance again.The two of you were both doing the twist and your moves were attractive and compatible. There would have been some smiling during the dance.

On the other hand if this was not a friendly dance, once the dance ends you both go back to your respective areas and resume your own separate activities. There was no chemistry with the dance and you could tell that you were doing a two step and he was doing a samba. No choreography or compatibility exists in this type of dancing. It could be considered to be even, a bit painful, but, neither of you were rude and waited for the music to stop instead of just walking off of the dance floor. A polite thank you or just a nod and the end.

Every once in a blue moon there will be a dance partner who seems to be a clairvoyant or at the least knows a talented choreographer who determines the steps that provide the most visual imagery, creating a faster heartbeat and the imminent desire to never stop dancing this dance. There will be a strong connection, plenty of eye contact, a touch of hands, a hand on the small of the back and another hand on a shoulder, twirling without loosing the beat. This is a dance that both of you want to enjoy again and again. You are both graduates of  Arthur Murray dance schools!

No matter whether you dance like everyone is watching, or no one at all. Putting yourself out there on the dance floor of dating can be a crap shoot. Best to try to enjoy it till the music stops!