In today’s time of sickness and social distancing, I have looked for ways to feel happy. I found it in these videos. And I suggest you check out more of them. I spent an hour listing to all different versions of “The Prayer” and then I went to my favorites. These just make me feel happy when I watch them.
I found that YouTube videos if watched when you need them can really brighten your day. For example, I was looking at dance videos and came across this one that reminded me of all the wonderful dancers we have lost to the sands of time. Musical Comedies were very much the rage years ago and all the actors were generally dancers also, so watch these wonderful dancers to a new “Up Town Beat”.
Great Dancing to any beat
I love dance videos. And, as an older person, there are some videos that are iconic. For example, the video with Patric Swayze and Dirty Dancing. Who would have known that this incredible young man would die so young? That is Salsa, by the way. That is one of the sexiest dances I have ever seen. Yet, I’m right there with them. And, it makes me feel happy watching them.
Now, I’ve actually been a professional dancer. Very minor of course, but I absolutely love dancing and love ballroom and Latin particularly. You can be any age and really get into dancing, whether you have a partner or not. I have done line dancing for the last few years because I don’t have a current partner. And that is really fun.
The dancing in this one, I’ve actually performed
Now the next video is very long, 13 minutes+. And I had never seen it in its entirely. But, this was the video that changed my original dance teacher’s mind from getting into soccer as a sport and going into dancing as a career. It is iconic again. And, I can say that it is harder to do than you think. My dance team spent hours and hours perfecting this to present it as a gift to that same dance teacher during a halloween dance we had at his studio. It was so fun dressing up and putting on the make up without him even noticing we were sneaking into the bathroom and doing all this while the dance was going on. I wish I had the video of it. He was so moved, he even had a tear in his eye. But, the videographer wasn’t very good, and didn’t have the right settings set up for night time. So, this is perfect and is one of the most spooky, yet incredible song and dance videos I have ever seen.
I had watched the very shortened version of it that was only the dance, but this was the whole original video, and really explained the whole reason for the whole incredible dance. We started it when he really started dancing with the group. And it is a lot hard than it looks. But, so much fun!
This one really makes me feel happy though
This next video is my favorite of all, because it is done so well and it is one of the best choreographed West Coast Swings I have ever seen. This one just makes me feel totally high with the dancing and the music and…everything!
I started taking dance lessons when I was over 50 and started getting easily off balance. I actually fell off a curb and wound up with lots of pulled things I won’t mention and a sprained ankle. (Those hurt for a long time!!) So, someone told me that taking Salsa would help me with my balance. I started and really was challenged for a while because I got tired so easily. However, I persevered and eventually, I went through the routines without more than a little moisture on my skin and feeling absolutely great!! My doctors gave me fantastic kudos for doing this because, while I’m way over 70 now, I not only don’t look it but I don’t feel it either. Check dancing out. It is fun and you make lots of friends!!