Sorry if this is not really an advice thread. Has anyone here

>>18477590
I DO* have depression, Jesus Christ auto-correct

You're an enormous faggot for even considering dancing as a hobby.

>>18477610
What's "faggot" about it? The dancing, itself?
What about all the normie straight males that "dance" in nightclubs or wedding parties, to """"music"""". It's the most socially acceptable and expected thing.

first and last bump

It's fine to want to dance especially if you don't know how to. Sure you could learn alone but it's easier and more fun to learn with a friend.

You may have to find a community forum for your dance of choice and see if you can find classes/tutorials
Else a local community recreational center may have an open bulletin board for postings

I've done this, also at the suggestion of my therapist.

Now, to answer your questions I met up alone and that was no problem. Most people are couples but it went fine. It's not bad if you suck at the dancing but be prepared for dancing homework.
Also yes, you have to start at the beginning of the air when the classes begin you can not just hop in middle

>>18478379
Year, not air.

>>18477629
Just another daesh wannabe .. disregard

>>18478176
>>18478379
Thanks!

>>18477590
I've had two experiences with this sort of thing. The first one is I had a gf take me to her swing society meet ups. It went okay the first few times, but then it got really boring since their classes were just on the easiest type of swing dancing over and over again, and I never learned Lindy or Charleston or whatever. When I asked some people to show them to me (including gf), they were really grumpy and tried to get it over with as quickly as possible so I never really learned it. Girls got way more attention than guys, and unless you were good as a guy, people acted mean towards you and gave you looks if you even started walking towards them.

Much later I went to some beginner adult ballet classes. They were a lot of fun and most of the teachers were cool. After coming for about 6 weeks and not really talking to people (seriously, I never initiated a social interaction there), I got asked if I wanted to go to other classes with them, join people for lunch, if I wanted to audition for an acting part in Nutcracker, etc. Unfortunately I had to stop ballet for back surgery, but I plan on returning to it soon.

Ultimately I think it kind of depends on 2 factors, whether or not the group you're joining is more like a clique or more open, and whether or not they need your gender. It really has nothing to do with skill or talent, as long as you show up and try people will like you.

>>18478459
I see. Awesome that you had a good experience with ballet and I hope you can get back to it soon too. And shame about the other one, I was sort of worried too that it may end up being exactly like the way you describe. I hope it's different if I ever get to go to swing classes. Thanks for the answer!