As I said previously, I prefer to dress for comfort. Swing dancing does get sweaty, after all, especially when the dance floor gets crowded. So...
Thanks. I'm not a brand new member; I've just been inactive for a while. Anyway, here's the Lindy Shopper blog that I mentioned. Like I said, it...
I know that a good number of people do. Some people also like to think about fashion when they dance, and I've known folks who like to dress up in a...
Perhaps. Personally though, I think it has more to do with a phenomenon that several other posters have pointed out before -- namely, that if it...
A friend and I were talking about a very similar phenomenon recently. I'm talking about folks who only engage in the club-style booty-shaking,...
Experienced swing dancers often switch from one style to another within a song. In fact, there comes a point at which the whole concept of "steps"...
It's whatever Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam do.
It's darned near impossible to do "lead and follow" with a random woman at a club or other generic dance venue. The vast majority of people out...
That sort of thing really, REALLY bugs me. Unfortunately, a lot of people do draw a false distinction between "learning" and "fun." I'm sure...
BTW, since you've learned single-step east coast swing, you're going to want to learn triple-step as soon as possible. I'm not kidding....
To further illustrate the confusion... a lot of folks reserve the word "Jive" for triple step ECS-like dancing where you pick up your knees a...
"Are you an instructor? You're the best person that I've danced with so far." Mind you, this person was a newbie and speaking out of tremendous...
Another peeve: Beginners who show up at a community dance and who, for whatever reason, skip the introductory beginner's lesson -- or arrive so...
I'm with you, Bailamosdance. The reverse snobbery bugs me, too. In my experience, it usually takes the form of dancing really badly and saying,...
I did that a long time ago. Have I not repeatedly (repeatedly!) emphasized that I deliberately choose to give them the benefit of the doubt? And...
This is a perfect example of what I've been talking about. You felt uncomfortable, and frankly, I don't blame you -- hence my emphasis on...
You and danceronice clearly don't get the point. I *do* make a point of giving them the benefit of the doubt, which is precisely why I don't...
There might indeed be. If your comment was directed toward me though (and I'm not going to assume that it is), I'd like to point out that I've...
With all due respect, I think that you missed the parts where I *repeatedly* said that I choose to give people the benefit of the doubt, and...
danceronice, I've consistently adopted a balanced approach here -- one wherein I advocate giving people the benefit of the doubt AND trying to avoid...
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