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How to Find Your Own Dancing Style  
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Tags: Dancing, Dance, Dancing Style

With so many different dance styles out there it can be hard to figure out which one works for you. Here are some great tips on how to find your dancing style.

1.	Make sure you're alone. After all, you are going to have to do some pretty goofy stuff before you can perfect your personal dance style and unless you want to be laughed at, solitude is your best option.
2.	Wear something comfortable. This means really comfortable, like those ratty sweats you'd never wear in public or that boxer shorts/T-shirt combo that your spouse keeps threatening to throw away but never does.
3.	Grab a hairbrush or anything else you can use as a "microphone". This is optional, but it may help you become more at ease if you can start singing in that voice of yours that you keep saving for the shower.
4.	Stand in front of a full length mirror. You're going to be the star of your own personal show, and you need an audience.
5.	Turn on the tunes. Make sure it's something you like and it's got a beat to it.
6.	Get a Feel for the Music. Close your eyes and listen to the music. Relax your body, feel the music in your body and start to sway. Open your eyes and...
7.	Go for it! Move your feet and tap to the rhythm. The point here is to get comfortable moving your body to music. Use the hairbrush to sing if you want. Don't worry, the only one you'll scare is the cat, and who cares what it thinks?
8.	Watch yourself in the mirror. Are there any moves you like? Any you would like to toss out the door with yesterday's newspaper? Make a mental note of it, then move onto the next step. If you're really serious, you may want to break out the video camera.
9.	Emphasize the positive. Really like that shoulder roll you do when you've got your groove thing on? Try to do it on purpose. Try to do it at different angles and speeds to discover which one looks best.
10.	Repeat. No need to lather and rinse here, just repeat the step above for each move you like.
11.	Eliminate the negative. By now you have realized that the thing you do with your head where it moves back and forth only emphasizes the electrocuted chicken look. Don't just toss it out the door; fix it! Do the same thing you did with the things you've liked. Try it slower and faster, change the angle, roll instead of jerking it back and forth.
12.	Repeat. Still no shampoo tips here, just fix what needs fixing until you're happy with what you see.
13.	Practice combinations. Remember: emphasize the positive, eliminate the negative and blend your all-too-groovy moves until your "audience" can't help but cheer at your fantastic self.
14.	Strut your stuff in public. Just remember to leave the hairbrush at home and wear something besides the ultra-comfy clothes

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