I think the subject is a little miss leading.... "Dancing to improve footwork"??

I think dancing to improve mobility, timing, flexibility, co-ordination would be great...
But not dancing to improve "footwork" in the sense that the word "footwork" refers to on here...


If anyone saw Kostya Tsyzu on "Dancing with the Stars", you would see where boxing and dancing don't mix in terms of footwork. Everytime the dance called for KT to cross his legs, his "boxing/footwork brain" told him "no, no" and he almost feel over himself every time...
And if you watch Kostya in the ring, he is a genuine boxer! and a great boxer! because he had boxing principles, footwork, stance, movement, punches imbedded so solidly in his brain that he couldn't even break them even for a few steps for a few seconds, for the sake of a dance...

I think the only way to improve footwork for boxing is to working on your boxing....
I guess maybe i'm being a bit perdantic,,, but boxing is about building such a solid base in your brain and your body about how your feet should work, that when your in the ring you don't even have to think about your feet, they just work like a machine that was purely programed to move like a boxer...... If you started to become a little more proficient with your dance moves than your boxing stance then you'd probably end up getting caught off balance more times than anyone would like.

Well that's just my 2cents worth.... Now bust a move ya'll

Although you could take showboating to a whole new level!!!!