I suggested doing a dance move for the camera, then was too embarrassed to actually do it. FAIL
I may be imagining this, but K seems to be avoiding talking about the first dance. I’m not gagging to discuss it, but I do think we should try and have a little swing round the living room once before the day itself. However he keeps brushing me off with stuff like, ‘We’ll just shuffle round, it’ll be fine,’ then successfully redirects the conversation by bringing up some kind of domestic chat. I spend 20 minutes explaining why it really is better to leave the washing up in the sink, before realising we still have not really thought through what we’re going to do on the dancefloor.
I wonder whether he’s just really dreading it as much as I think he is, or whether he’s got some weird thing up his sleeve that I’m not allowed to know about. Surely, when it comes to dancing together, I’d have to know about the latter, but we’ll see. Anyway, I feel a bit ill at the thought of clinging to each other like 12 year olds at a disco, so when I interviewed Strictly stalwart and professional ballroom lingerer Brendan Cole last week, I chucked in a few first dance questions!
ASK THE EXPERT Q&A: BRENDAN COLE
A: Do you have any first dance tips?
B: Yes, I say keep it simple. Don’t go getting crazy and don’t think you have to do too much! All you really have to do as a guy is take your lady’s hand, pull her into your body, and move your body where you want her to move and she’ll move. And it’s that simple. It should be that moment of ‘This is the first dance of the rest of your life.’ I’ll remember mine for the rest of my life [Brendan married Zoe Hobbs in 2010]
A: So how did yours go?
B: It was a great moment, even though there was a lot of pressure and expectation!
A: Did you do a big routine then? Or the shuffles?!
B: What I was just saying, little shuffles! I picked her up at one stage and twirled her around, but only because I could!
A: A few couples do the whole complicated thing…
B: I think it’s a beautiful moment and you shouldn’t be worried about what everyone else is doing, you should be just looking in her eyes and making her feel safe and secure – that’s your job as the male leader.
A: Do you have any tips for confidence if it’s a couple’s worst nightmare to take to the floor in front of everyone?
B: Sorry, I don’t think there’s any changing that if I’m honest - you’ve either got it or you haven’t! But keep it simple, hold her close, and try and move her with your body rather than your feet. Perhaps copious amounts of alcohol beforehand!
I spoke to Brendan at a dance masterclass to launch Flora pro.activ’s Swing Into Action cholesterol-lowering dance campaign. For more info about how to lower your cholesterol and tips on how to follow a healthy and balanced diet and lifestyle, visit: www.floraproactiv.co.uk
![I suggested doing a dance move for the camera, then was too embarrassed to actually do it. FAIL
I may be imagining this, but K seems to be avoiding talking about the first dance. I’m not gagging to discuss it, but I do think we should try and have a little swing round the living room once before the day itself. However he keeps brushing me off with stuff like, ‘We’ll just shuffle round, it’ll be fine,’ then successfully redirects the conversation by bringing up some kind of domestic chat. I spend 20 minutes explaining why it really is better to leave the washing up in the sink, before realising we still have not really thought through what we’re going to do on the dancefloor.
I wonder whether he’s just really dreading it as much as I think he is, or whether he’s got some weird thing up his sleeve that I’m not allowed to know about. Surely, when it comes to dancing together, I’d have to know about the latter, but we’ll see. Anyway, I feel a bit ill at the thought of clinging to each other like 12 year olds at a disco, so when I interviewed Strictly stalwart and professional ballroom lingerer Brendan Cole last week, I chucked in a few first dance questions!
ASK THE EXPERT Q&A: BRENDAN COLE
A: Do you have any first dance tips?
B: Yes, I say keep it simple. Don’t go getting crazy and don’t think you have to do too much! All you really have to do as a guy is take your lady’s hand, pull her into your body, and move your body where you want her to move and she’ll move. And it’s that simple. It should be that moment of ‘This is the first dance of the rest of your life.’ I’ll remember mine for the rest of my life [Brendan married Zoe Hobbs in 2010]
A: So how did yours go?
B: It was a great moment, even though there was a lot of pressure and expectation!
A: Did you do a big routine then? Or the shuffles?!
B: What I was just saying, little shuffles! I picked her up at one stage and twirled her around, but only because I could!
A: A few couples do the whole complicated thing…
B: I think it’s a beautiful moment and you shouldn’t be worried about what everyone else is doing, you should be just looking in her eyes and making her feel safe and secure – that’s your job as the male leader.
A: Do you have any tips for confidence if it’s a couple’s worst nightmare to take to the floor in front of everyone?
B: Sorry, I don’t think there’s any changing that if I’m honest - you’ve either got it or you haven’t! But keep it simple, hold her close, and try and move her with your body rather than your feet. Perhaps copious amounts of alcohol beforehand!
I spoke to Brendan at a dance masterclass to launch Flora pro.activ’s Swing Into Action cholesterol-lowering dance campaign. For more info about how to lower your cholesterol and tips on how to follow a healthy and balanced diet and lifestyle, visit: www.floraproactiv.co.uk](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dfwkTrpA1rpqexoo1_1280.png)
