In all probability your local counselor would not think to recommend dancing as a way to improve your relationship with a partner. It is, however, an excellent approach to improving such a relationship, and on occasion, your relationships with friends.

Dancing in this context refers to ballroom dancing rather than the individully studied forms of dance such as ballet. A dancing partner may be friend, acquaintance, or a life partner, the most importance of which is the latter. In any marriage, it is important for mates to have activities which can be enjoyed together to strength relationships. There is no better way to improve such relationships than through ballroom dancing. One reason for this is that dancing is a shared experience, rather than a competitive one. Dancing is intimate and involves a close and immediate response on the part of each partner. This develops a sensitivity which is both mental and physical.

If partners decide to enjoy the shared experience of dancing, they may perhaps take lessons in a studio. This again becomes a shared experience of learning together. When a couple becomes relatively proficient and can execute a number of ballroom dances, there is great pleasure in attending regular dance parties. This, again, involves a share experience, this in a social setting where the pleasure is shared among friends. A love of dancing creates a bond among whose who enjoy ballroom dancing on a regular basis, as well as improving the relationship between partners.

Some dances are particularly romantic and create a bond between partners, such as the tango, rhumba and waltz. Dancing together in close embrace, moving to the rhythms of good music, partners enjoy a particular intimacy which inevitably improves relationships.

Dancing can of course make a good relationship even better. Dancing regularly in a social setting adds a pleasant dimension to a couple's shared life. If your relationship is a happy one, add to that happiness with the pleasure of dancing. If you feel that your relationship could be improved, explore the world of ballroom dancing as a shared experience that will strengthen and enliven that relationship. If necessary, begin learning together, then take your shared experience out into the world of ballroom dancing where you will find many others who are enjoying this aspect of their life together…constantly improving and strengthening their relationships through dancing.