Improve your Dancing

I was pleased to see the BBC article “Good dancing may be a sign of male health” this week.
Whilst I can’t profess to be a great dancer myself, I’d love to learn, and reckon it would be easier now I know how to apply Alexander Technique than when I was an awkward teenager.
Dr Neave found that by videoing men dancing,

We found that (women paid more attention to) the core body region: the torso, the neck, the head. It was not just the speed of the movements, it was also the variability of the movement. So someone who is twisting, bending, moving, nodding.

Now we all know how great Alexander Technique is for improving flexibility and range of movement in the neck and spine (just look at the great results for back pain), so it means learning Alexander Technique can help you dance better.
This, of course, is no news to the multitude of professional dancers who learn Alexander Technique as part of the dance courses. Nor is it a surprise to all the actors, presenters, and sportspeople who benefit from it.

So if you’re in the mood to learn to dance, why not first learn a little Alexander Technique so you can get off to a good start and impress the others?