I've spent thousands on dance instruction from hip-hop to salsa to ballroom.<p>In my opinion, if you have confidence on the dance floor -that will make you look pretty good because confidence is attractive. It takes courage to dance in public, especially freestyle.<p>When you have possess skill in tandem with confidence to put yourself out there, that is what makes awesome dancers. For hip-hop, that means hitting the <i>off</i> beats. Skill + Confidence.<p>Many of the best dancers I know have that combination. Dancing. It's not about looks. It's not solely moves. It's about being with the moment. It's about owning the floor.<p><pre><code>    When you take dancing lessons, you learn steps and
    you learn steps and you learn steps. It can go on 
    for a long time. And then one day, you just learn 
    to dance, and it is so different.                 

    - Bill Austin</code></pre>