Practical Dance

Whoever heard of such a thing?
But what I teach is as down to earth as you can get with dance - useful at social occasions and as a way to enjoy music. Orderly, systematic, sensible, pragmatic and efficient, as the thesaurus suggests a practical skill might be. Efficient is what the British, who studied ballroom dance, were often impressed with. The thesaurus gives that word more useful synonyms: effective, competent, adept, able. I also like reliable and dependable.
Last night Carol made me think of that as we discussed my style of teaching and the contrast to the way ballroom dance is portrayed in popular culture. We'll never be performing on Dancing With the Stars, and that's okay with us!