Can I Have This Dance? Sway and Twirl Into Romance

Today is #NationalDanceDay!

Dancing together has been a part of our love since our early dating days. We have been happily married for nearly 44 years and we like to think we waltz our way through life’s ups and downs. It is a natural response to desire to dance and linger in one another’s arms when your hearts beat together, so like a passionate Tango, dancing and romance can be a beautiful pair to fan the flame on love.

Famous dancing genius, Fred Astaire, says, “In dancing, two people become one. You have to trust your partner, let go of your inhibitions, and work together to create something beautiful.”

His dance partner, Ginger Rogers, adds, “”Dancing is a way of working together to create something beautiful. It’s about listening to each other, supporting each other, and being in sync”

World renown ballet dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, explains, “Dance is a powerful tool for bringing people together. When we dance, we let go of our differences and come together in a shared experience of joy and beauty.”

Dancing with the Stars TV dance instructor, Julianne Hough, also expounds, “When you dance with someone, you allow yourself to be vulnerable and open. You have to trust your partner, and in doing so, you create a bond that is both physical and emotional.”

Bill and I have woven dance into our love life. We danced at our rehearsal dinner, wedding, and wedding night. We believe in building “Romantic Moments” into our daily life so we also dance anytime we wait for an elevator. My grandparents square danced every Saturday night of their 60+ year happy marriage, and even though we only square dance or line dance occasionally, we do follow the example of my grandparents who would two-step together each time they met in the kitchen.

As we have danced our way through life, we have noticed that dancing together in public most often gives us an opportunity to explain the source of our love, God. We danced down the frozen food aisle in the grocery store, we regularly dance while we wait for fast food, which once led to the cashier asking us the secret to our long-lasting love. We talked to her about the love of God and the next time we came in, we brought her one of our marriage books which led to us connecting her and her fiancé to premarital training. Most recently, each Saturday in the summer, there is a concert in a park near the marina where we dock our live aboard boat, so we dance on the bow of our boat and to most in our marina, we are known as “that dancing couple.”

Dance is a part of the fabric of Biblical culture. Ecclesiastes 3:4 explains that there is “a time to dance” And David, who “danced before the Lord with all his might” (2 Sam.6:14), offers dance as a way to praise God:

“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.” – Psalm 149:3

Bill and Pam Farrel are contributors to One Chance, One Dance: Don’t Miss the Moments of Your Life by Donna Frisinger.  Bill and Pam are the authors of 61 books, including bestselling Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti and Red Hot Monogamy.  When they are not dancing in each other’s arms, they are relationship coaching, traveling to speak, or writing on their next book, a couple’s devotional. All the Farrels enjoy dance, so when the family is together, you might capture them dancing with their grandkids or their happily married sons might be dancing with their wives. 

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