The 'Dancing with the Stars' thread. Is no one else going to start it?

[slofox]

Well as one of the (probably) few on here that both rides AND dances, I can tell all you doubters that there is a lot of similarity between the two disciplines.

Both require a partnership - either between a person and a machine or between two persons. Both work best when you work together not against each other - when you and your partner or bike become one in your movement. Both require balance, control and a degree of tone and relaxation in the body. Neither of them work if you are uptight and tense. Both require a degree of fitness to do well. Both require a mixture of physical and mental effort. You need to learn skills to do either. AND...both allow you to get up close and personal with something nice...and if you are lucky, you can get to partner many different models...hurhurhur.

Whilst the bike doesn't argue and tell you you are wrong, it will let you know in no uncertain terms if you are wrong...(actually my partner does that as well come to think of it...)

I get a similar buzz out of either - there is the freedom of movement that comes from both, the body flight that either can convey - the sheer blast that that body flight engenders. Similar indeed.

I have always been a physically active person - I have played many different sports all my life from as young as I can remember. I can honestly say that competitive dancing requires more effort in training than any other discipline that I have ever participated in - even squash. It's more than just pure fitness - there is the effort required to work successfully together as well as the degree of difficulty of what you are trying to perform. We train five or six nights a week, between one and two hours per session. You have to be fit and I run ten pounds lighter when dancing than when not. In one night's competition we can dance as many as 48 times, (although usually only half that) each about 90 seconds long. The rate of effort is slower than that of a sprint race but close to that of a middle distance race - say a 400 metres. So you can't do it if you are not fit. It is not uncommon to sweat off two or three kilos in one night's competition. It sure helps keep middle age spread at bay...

To those that mock, I can only say try it before you judge it. You might be surprised...

[Number One]

Good on you slofox

...I would add too that there are always ladies looking for male partners to take it up and they will FIGHT over you too!

So fellas if you want to meet some ladies - perhaps you could give dance a try..instead of NZ dating

[slofox]

Good on you slofox

...I would add too that there are always ladies looking for male partners to take it up and they will FIGHT over you too!

So fellas if you want to meet some ladies - perhaps you could give dance a try..instead of NZ dating :shtup:

Yeah - That's true too....like I said, if you are lucky you get to try out many different models....ht ht ht....

[Number One]

Yeah - That's true too....like I said, if you are lucky you get to try out many different models....ht ht ht....

Geez man - don't cheapen it

[stevewederell]

I'm still trying to find a clip of the "come in my pants" comment online, sounds gold. Girls at work nearly wet themselves telling me about it

[slofox]

Geez man - don't cheapen it

It's not really original Number One...hehehe...I met an old dude at a new year dance once and he was telling me how he had been dancing for years just because he got to hold onto so many lovely young women......grubby old bugger!

[Number One]

It's not really original Number One...hehehe...I met an old dude at a new year dance once and he was telling me how he had been dancing for years just because he got to hold onto so many lovely young women......grubby old bugger!

I was one of those girls that got man handled by dirty ole buggars so was my mother - she married one and I went and took up motorcycling

[oldrider]

Well as one of the (probably) few on here that both rides AND dances, I can tell all you doubters that there is a lot of similarity between the two disciplines.

Both require a partnership - either between a person and a machine or between two persons. Both work best when you work together not against each other - when you and your partner or bike become one in your movement. Both require balance, control and a degree of tone and relaxation in the body. Neither of them work if you are uptight and tense. Both require a degree of fitness to do well. Both require a mixture of physical and mental effort. You need to learn skills to do either. AND...both allow you to get up close and personal with something nice...and if you are lucky, you can get to partner many different models...hurhurhur.

Whilst the bike doesn't argue and tell you you are wrong, it will let you know in no uncertain terms if you are wrong...(actually my partner does that as well come to think of it...)

I get a similar buzz out of either - there is the freedom of movement that comes from both, the body flight that either can convey - the sheer blast that that body flight engenders. Similar indeed.

I have always been a physically active person - I have played many different sports all my life from as young as I can remember. I can honestly say that competitive dancing requires more effort in training than any other discipline that I have ever participated in - even squash. It's more than just pure fitness - there is the effort required to work successfully together as well as the degree of difficulty of what you are trying to perform. We train five or six nights a week, between one and two hours per session. You have to be fit and I run ten pounds lighter when dancing than when not. In one night's competition we can dance as many as 48 times, (although usually only half that) each about 90 seconds long. The rate of effort is slower than that of a sprint race but close to that of a middle distance race - say a 400 metres. So you can't do it if you are not fit. It is not uncommon to sweat off two or three kilos in one night's competition. It sure helps keep middle age spread at bay...

To those that mock, I can only say try it before you judge it. You might be surprised...

Have you tried boxing, it's almost the same thing, only you are trying to punch the shit out of each other at the same time! (very tense)

I don't mind the dancing, it is just how many homo's are there in TV1 and TV2, it seems to be compulsary in order to be on their screens now!

They are making a mockery of dance on that show (IMHO) John.

[slofox]

Have you tried boxing, it's almost the same thing, only you are trying to punch the shit out of each other at the same time! (very tense)

Actually sometimes dance training sessions get close to that as well...