got to admit it is fun.... Even with two left feet
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If you are behind me
Dont ask as I am lost too.
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Yeah, I managed to stand on someone last night :S However, I am getting good at head checking when I'm moving my partner around the floor... it's a bit like riding a bike in that respect
Post here if you're coming the Chch, we'll go for a boogy
psytrance junkie
generally dancing is a pretty practice heavy sport. you gotta practice on your own and practice with others and as many different people as will let you dance with them if you wanna get to competition level that is... now, I never did the big leagues in ballroom and latin, but in ballet I did many many comps (and my thighs still show the evidence from years of toil! oh and hockey ... lol) and they were wonderful, though I found that I had to stretch myself to the absolute limit in order to get anywhere. Meaning muscle stretching ANd stretching my energy to practice as much as I could!Originally Posted by imdying
Yeah, I managed to stand on someone last night :S However, I am getting good at head checking when I'm moving my partner around the floor... it's a bit like riding a bike in that respect
Post here if you're coming the Chch, we'll go for a boogy
"Take life one day at a time. Make mistakes. Learn from them. Come out a better person. Never regret the things that have gotten you where you are today."
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Little Petal and myself train five nights a week these days (which is down from our previous six nights a week) for Ballroom comps. If ya don't put in the time, you don't get the benefit of all those expensive lessons you pay for. (Dancing has to be the most expensive way of showing off known to mankind.....). It also has the benefit of keeping the lard off my arse.......amongst others...
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
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Ehhh i dont look like that when I am doing it
more of a crazy washing machine sway
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stunning!!! and yeah I know what you mean!!! It's great!!
i kind of want to get into swing dancign now if I can put some moneys aside. I love dancing and always want to get back to it... gosh.. the last time I had a lesson was when I was 15!!! 5 WHOLE years ago now!! *faints*... I can't believe it's been that long.
"Take life one day at a time. Make mistakes. Learn from them. Come out a better person. Never regret the things that have gotten you where you are today."
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Hell, I didn't even start until I was ......44......
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
psytrance junkie
lol, i started dancing (as in structured dancing, not just bloopy dancing) when I was about 2 yars old. that was ballet hehe, it used to be my favorite passtime! now that I've moved here (abotu 8 years ago now lol) I stopped my ballet and went onto partner stuff. Wouldn't mind doing some solo stuff either though.
"Take life one day at a time. Make mistakes. Learn from them. Come out a better person. Never regret the things that have gotten you where you are today."
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We are just back into training (week 2) after our summer break...squeeeaaakkkkkk......!
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
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Yeah, I'd agree with that! It's just for fun for me thoughMaybe I'd get good enough to do the odd performance now and then, but that seems unlikely
Very nice!
Actually, the price is one of the things I like... a year of salsa lessons costs less than a carbon fibre wheel for my bike!
Haven't tried any ballroom, but I am looking around for a partner for Argentine Tango. I'll have to quit my Saturday job though, lessons are Saturday morning, so only really interested in taking it up with someone who would be serious about getting good.
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lol... yeah, when I go back for my wedding dance lessons I'm gunna be SORE!!!
true, sounds like funYeah, I'd agree with that! It's just for fun for me though
Very nice!
Actually, the price is one of the things I like... a year of salsa lessons costs less than a carbon fibre wheel for my bike!
Haven't tried any ballroom, but I am looking around for a partner for Argentine Tango. I'll have to quit my Saturday job though, lessons are Saturday morning, so only really interested in taking it up with someone who would be serious about getting good.
"Take life one day at a time. Make mistakes. Learn from them. Come out a better person. Never regret the things that have gotten you where you are today."
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Hahaahah, sooo true
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What I love about Ballroom is the experience of "flight"...when it all turns weightless, when you and your partner become one moving flowing flying entity...no effort is involved, it just flows...bit like blasting through a sweeping corner on the bike with the throttle open and the tyre biting into the tarmac...
Only trouble is, the experience is not that common - we reckon that for every year of practice we do, we get two minutes of "flight"....sigh....
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
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Give some latin a go then... it's all about having a good time
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We used to do Latin as well but gave it away to concentrate on our other disciplines - Ballroom and New Vogue. Hard to be on top of three disciplines...Give some latin a go then... it's all about having a good time
Besides, when the teachers get at you all the fun goes out the window....and it becomes W.O.R.K...
Actually we do a little Latin now and then - just for fun....
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
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