I agree that merengue is the easiest dance to learn. They didn't teach it at the local studio until recently. So, merengue was one of the last dances I learned. So I just incorporated figures from other latin/swing dances into it.

IMHO, the trick to keeping merengue interesting is to try to maintain continual flow to the dance where you are always moving and turning. The faster the music the better it moves.

Blair

.... is that all the local teachers refuse to teach it because it's so darn "easy". So I always feel like a cow dancing it, because I don't know how to make it look "good." I also wish teachers would emphasize to the leads, that this is a great dance to play with arms, and encourage them to experiment.

*bleh*
-TheDitz
MerengueChallenged.

I agree. The only thing easier than Merengue is sitting in a chair.

The slow waltz was the dance i found easiest. I'm surprised to find others found slow fox-trot easiest. Fox-trot takes a lot of skill and good technique to make it look good. I do agree that the dance you enjoy most (and also the music you love most) would have a big influence. I don't really enjoy tango music (anyone got any suggestions for really good tango stuff??) and i correspondingly find the dance harder to master

I think this question depends on the person who answers the question. Everyone has their favorite dance, and that dance will be easiest for them to learn and excell in. My favorite is hustle. Rumba is a fairly easy dance for the woman, probably because it is a slow dance. However, I have danced with beginner women who follow foxtrot pretty well. Again, it's a slow dance where a person has time to think where the feet are supposed to go. (In case you're wondering, I'm a woman who knows how to lead).

Regards, Hoofer

I think fox trot is probably the easiest for anyone to learn. It has very basic tech, plus the steps are pretty basic.

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