Sunday, August 15. 2010
Rock n Roll - The Party Dance
In the land down under we have a saying "chuck another prawn on the barbie". It means "add another diminutive crustacean to the alfresco cooking apparatus". Its synonymous with our relaxed Australian lifestyle just as music is synonymous with dancing.
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Saturday, August 14. 2010
You lead! (You wicked woman). But is this a wicked call?
Traditionally, the man leads in most types of dance. Most women don't seem to mind, being more concerned about how rather than whether or not the man leads. Sophisticated women dancers seem to regard following as another form of leading, anyway. Good male leads also do a great deal of following.
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In charge of a skirt.
I'm not sexist, but as a man I love to be in charge of a skirt. Fortunately, I know some ladies who are not unhappy about that.
I have never worn a skirt, preferring to dance Rock n Roll wearing trousers. It has more credibility for a bloke. I do love to see them on my partners, though. The swishing and swaying of gaily-colored skirts as the ladies twirl and step does something powerful to me, as it does with most men. That presumably is a large part of why women wear them!
These highly mobile bits of material seem to speak to us in a language all of their own. Whizzing racily, they loudly call our attention. Swaying gently, they softly simper. Winsome in their appearance, they help to win some hearts for the women whose figures they adorn. Continue reading "In charge of a skirt." »
I have never worn a skirt, preferring to dance Rock n Roll wearing trousers. It has more credibility for a bloke. I do love to see them on my partners, though. The swishing and swaying of gaily-colored skirts as the ladies twirl and step does something powerful to me, as it does with most men. That presumably is a large part of why women wear them!
These highly mobile bits of material seem to speak to us in a language all of their own. Whizzing racily, they loudly call our attention. Swaying gently, they softly simper. Winsome in their appearance, they help to win some hearts for the women whose figures they adorn. Continue reading "In charge of a skirt." »
Roll Over, Roy Orbison
Oh, Boy! Did Roy Orbison get it wrong. Buddy Holly would have rolled over in his grave, while Beethoven, contrary to the lyrics of Chuck Berry's classic song, rests peacefully in his, secure in the knowledge that his music has withstood the test of time. Rock 'n' Roll die? That'll be the day!
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Rock n Roll Dance Tips: Finesse, Not Force
Wildly flinging your weight around in a neatly controlled fashion is a contradiction in terms. Doing it in in time to music is a forlorn hope for most people. Every expert in every form of physical pursuit from origami through to heavyweight wrestling will tell you that it is how you use your body that counts, not simply how much force you apply.
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Light-arm rock vs rough-house rock
Dance with her? No way! She'd rip the wings off a jumbo jet! Is he dancing with that woman or is he trying to beat her up?
In Australia in the early seventies there was a television comedy show called Aunty Jack that featured a rather rough pretend female whose favourite saying was "I'll rip yer bloody arms off!" We have some Aunty Jacks in the dancing community. There are women and men who seem to treat Rock 'n' Roll dance as an exercise in attempted dismemberment. Continue reading "Light-arm rock vs rough-house rock" »
In Australia in the early seventies there was a television comedy show called Aunty Jack that featured a rather rough pretend female whose favourite saying was "I'll rip yer bloody arms off!" We have some Aunty Jacks in the dancing community. There are women and men who seem to treat Rock 'n' Roll dance as an exercise in attempted dismemberment. Continue reading "Light-arm rock vs rough-house rock" »
Thursday, August 12. 2010
The missing link - did she boogie?
Did the recently found female missing link boogie? This seems like a humorous question, but it's more realistic than you might think.
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Friday, December 7. 2007
Disabled children see rock n roll dance for the first time
On the morning of Thursday, 7th December 2007, highly popular musical duo Boris Loves To Boogie set up their equipment in the Gymnasium of the Suneden Special School at Mitchell Park, South Australia. This gig was unusual in that the audience consisted of several dozen children with various intellectual disabilities, including Down's Syndrome and Angelman's Syndrome.
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Saturday, January 20. 2007
Rock n Roll Dance -Teach Your Children!
Teaching your children to dance rock n roll may prove to be a life-saver for them.
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Wednesday, December 28. 2005
Rock 'n' roll watered down?
Rock 'n' Roll dance is no sinking ship but in South Australia at least, it could be headed for a watery grave.
Publican after publican has lost patience with the 'dancing crowd' due to their drinking habits. It isn't that Rock 'n' Rollers drink too much, it's the opposite problem. They drink too little! In Adelaide we are fortunate to have quite a few public bars with dance floors, a Rock 'n' Roll band playing and no entry charge. But if we don't drink, how does a venue operator make profits? Continue reading "Rock 'n' roll watered down?" »
Publican after publican has lost patience with the 'dancing crowd' due to their drinking habits. It isn't that Rock 'n' Rollers drink too much, it's the opposite problem. They drink too little! In Adelaide we are fortunate to have quite a few public bars with dance floors, a Rock 'n' Roll band playing and no entry charge. But if we don't drink, how does a venue operator make profits? Continue reading "Rock 'n' roll watered down?" »
Wednesday, December 1. 2004
Rock 'n' Roll Dance: In Heaven Or In Hell?
Winston Churchill wrote that after he died and arrived in Heaven he would like to spend a good deal of his first million years painting. I'm no artist, except with the BS perhaps, so after I die I think I would like to spend a good deal of my first million years dancing Rock 'n' Roll. But just what will Rock 'n' Roll be like in Heaven? Perfect, of course.
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