Charm City Swing is Baltimore's "Best Reason to Go Out On A Monday Night"
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But swing is much more than that... It keeps our relationship fresh. It gives us an opportunity to have friends (single or married) that we don't work with. It gives me an opportunity to dance with hot girls and not make my wife jealous. It gives her an opportunity to dance with hot guys and not make me jealous. And all it takes is for us to have one smooth, sexy dance to one smooth, sexy song and, BANG!, we feel like we just started dating again. (Guys - it is a proven fact that women are UNABLE to have "headaches" while dancing).
"My wife and I owe our relationship to swing dancing. We love being together and we do everything that way.. but swing dance gives us a chance to socialize with other people separately but without being apart. We dance with each other on the first and last song- maybe a couple in between- but most of the time we dance with other people. When often share dance moves and styles we learn that way with each other as well. Some of our closest friends are other couples we have met this way." Kevin
"My boyfriend and I started taking classes together soon after we started dating. It made it really easy to decide what to do on weekends! It's our guaranteed once or twice or however many times/week date. How many non-dancing couples are still consistently going out several times a week after 5 years? As our interests and careers have diverged over time, it's been nice to have the one rock solid common ground that we always do together... You do NOT ever feel weird about dancing with other people." Andi
I want to stay fit in order to keep dancing until I'm in my grave!! What my husband and I enjoy now is just the thrill and fun of dancing to music that we love. Music has always been a big piece of what we share, so this is a great expression of our general connection as a couple. Besides, my hubby has gained MILLIONS of husband points for learning to dance. It has been great for us -- he gets to dance with all kinds of lovely women, and I get to dance with great fellows. We both get to really feel great about ourselves from the interaction from other people. It has as been a positive aspect to our relationship, since we are not exactly the jealous types and both feel quite secure with each other's commitment." Denise
"I met my husband dancing. He's the leader of one of the bands I love dancing to, and also a swing dancer... I hate to exercise. I find it incredibly boring. When I had time to dance several times a week I was in the best shape of my life. Dancing is still my first choice for a workout any day!" Angela
"Dancing is like a surfer looking for the perfect wave....we are always in search of that perfect dance when everything just works - the connection, musicality, spontaneity...when we have a dance like that we want more...it's a natural high." Shannon
"Dancing does help keep me in shape. I don't think of it as a workout because it is so exciting, but it can be a very good caridovascular workout." Ben
"It's such an enjoyable social activity that I don't think of it as "working out". The health benefits are just an additional perk. It never gets old and I never get bored." Kristin
"After a particularly fast dance, I was breathing very heavily and sweating a lot. I smiled at my partner and said, "Wow, I need to go to the gym more." He pointed to the floor and replied, "There's your gym." If I were training for a marathon, swing dancing would definitely be in my workout schedule." Nikki
"In shape? I didn't exercise before, so if anything it increased my exercise. I still have a decent ass though, so I'm not too worried." Diane
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