shelley1 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Does anyone know why, when ballroom dancing, you seem to only go/start anti clockwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodameister Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Originally posted by shelley1 Does anyone know why, when ballroom dancing, you seem to only go/start anti clockwise? Well it makes sense to have a convention, so presumably it had to be clockwise or anticlockwise. I guess for right handed/legged people anti clockwise is the most natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley1 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 hmmm, its just where I work at night they do ballroom dancing and none of them knew why they go anti clockwise, just thought I would ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBee Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 I do ballroom dancing and I haven't got a clue! Where do you work that does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 i think its historical to do with the old dances where the men wore swords etc, & through into the armed forces, u know beau geste & all that spiffing stuff. it keeps the sword on the outside away from other people in the circle & easily accessible. lots of modern conventions relate to these periods of world history, shaking hands etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolnhoj Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I think it is to do with the way the earth rotates. In Australia they dance anticlockwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley1 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 Ahh very interesting and we were just saying last about the australian one. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_smith Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 the direction is irrelevant so long as everyone spins the same way. otherwise colissions between couples could cause them to become dangerously unstable and fly apart. it's much the same as why you have to drive down either the left or right hand side of the road, but not both. b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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