I wouldn't say I'm really good or anything, but I know the basics steps of salsa, cumbia, cha-cha-cha, bachata and merengue. I used be able to dance Tejano and Norteña but I've forgotten since my wife doesn't really like that kind of music very much. She loves salsa and cumbia dancing. She's actually a Zumba instructor and she always dances when we play music together. I actually meet my wife on the dance floor in a night club in Cuernavaca Mexico and while we were dancing to a cumbia, I knew I'd marry her.

When I was young, I could dance the shag, polka, clog, cha cha, merengue, bachata, waltz, and even a few neat jitterbug steps. Unfortunately, all that is now lodged in the cobwebs of my aging brain in the fond memory category.

All the best,

Gary

I used to clog, but now I'm including a lot more fibre in my diet.

chas

I used to shag. But, as you've often mentioned, Gary, the mind is the second thing to go.

That's a darn good guess. I think you nailed it right on the head. Although I'm also an entertainer and go out on the floor to mingle during a performance, I'm never comfortable with the "body movement" part. I need to know the piano is right behind me so I can retreat to it if my clumsy moves don't come out right. But I CAN do the Charleston!

In school I started a dance class; at the prom there was a circle around my partner and me as we danced. During high school days I taught my male friends how to do all the new dances. It was fun to dance and be free in my movements.

When I became a musician I stopped dancing. 21 years ago I married a woman that loved to dance; I tried dancing again but did not enjoy it any longer.

Age, type of dancing, who knows, it’s just more fun to create good music.

John C.

I have done quite some semi professional ballroom dancing in my younger years, with my girfriend back then... on a quite competitve level...

All that has waned since i traded her for my current wife, no regrets tough, she is a much much better cook ...

Bachus that sounds like a touch of wisdom.

John C.

Donny is spot on about tempo - you have to get that right.