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LSPoorEeyorick · 04-10-2009, 09:01 AM

If you look at me in the red-and-white, you'll rethink that. It is supremely dorky.

lindyhop · 04-11-2009, 10:32 AM

Tuesday night I wanted to go to an Intermediate/Advanced Balboa class but I managed to leave my shoes at home. Even leaving them on the doorknob so I can't miss them didn't work. I'll try again next week or maybe just wait for the next series in May.

I went to Atomic Ballroom in Irvine last night to dance. They get a good crowd of dancers every Friday night. I'm still working on being a regular there so I spend a little too much time watching but there were a couple of highlights. I always want to dance with the "pros" and last night I got to dance with Ben who (I think) teaches in the Pasadena area. (I also think he's behind the website Geek Swing where I got my <lindyhop> t-shirt.) The great thing about dancing with someone like Ben is that he pays attention to the level you're dancing at but also pushes a little to see what you can do. The bottom line is he makes you look good. Later I danced with just the opposite type of dancer. This guy kept leading sudden changes in direction (that I followed damn well, thank you) and made me feel like I was just keeping up, not dancing.

And I got to dance some Balboa with Ray (one of the best at Bal). And I followed him a few times like I was dancing in another dimension. He clearly led in one direction and I took off in the other, I don't know why.

Back to reminiscing about early dance experience, I'd nearly forgotten a modern dance class I took as part of P.E. in high school. I sucked at everything in P.E. but I loved this class. We split into teams of about four people and choreographed a dance that we performed for the rest of the class. Our team danced to the theme from Peter Gunn and we really got into it and outshone everyone else. I should have paid more attention to how good that felt and not waited so many years to get back to dancing.

ToriBear · 05-08-2009, 01:21 PM

I had a dance class at my school today, and will be 'till the 11 of June, and I had to pair up with someone, (or as my teacher says, girls better pair up with the boys or else.) Luckily, one of my friends (who is a big twilight fan), paired up with me and helped me with most of the dances that I was having trouble with. ( I said I would be Bella Swan at one of the dances, which was the polka. Ugh!) So far we've done the polka, some type of a waltz that I forget, the silly waltz, and the..... well, I forgot that one too. But my toes hurt from standing on it the past hour. Still, it was so much fun!

04-10-2009, 09:01 AM	#1
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	If you look at me in the red-and-white, you'll rethink that. It is supremely dorky.
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04-11-2009, 10:32 AM	#2
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	Tuesday night I wanted to go to an Intermediate/Advanced Balboa class but I managed to leave my shoes at home. Even leaving them on the doorknob so I can't miss them didn't work. I'll try again next week or maybe just wait for the next series in May. I went to Atomic Ballroom in Irvine last night to dance. They get a good crowd of dancers every Friday night. I'm still working on being a regular there so I spend a little too much time watching but there were a couple of highlights. I always want to dance with the "pros" and last night I got to dance with Ben who (I think) teaches in the Pasadena area. (I also think he's behind the website Geek Swing where I got my <lindyhop> t-shirt.) The great thing about dancing with someone like Ben is that he pays attention to the level you're dancing at but also pushes a little to see what you can do. The bottom line is he makes you look good. Later I danced with just the opposite type of dancer. This guy kept leading sudden changes in direction (that I followed damn well, thank you) and made me feel like I was just keeping up, not dancing. And I got to dance some Balboa with Ray (one of the best at Bal). And I followed him a few times like I was dancing in another dimension. He clearly led in one direction and I took off in the other, I don't know why. Back to reminiscing about early dance experience, I'd nearly forgotten a modern dance class I took as part of P.E. in high school. I sucked at everything in P.E. but I loved this class. We split into teams of about four people and choreographed a dance that we performed for the rest of the class. Our team danced to the theme from Peter Gunn and we really got into it and outshone everyone else. I should have paid more attention to how good that felt and not waited so many years to get back to dancing. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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05-08-2009, 01:21 PM	#3
ToriBear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In my laptop Posts: 549	I had a dance class at my school today, and will be 'till the 11 of June, and I had to pair up with someone, (or as my teacher says, girls better pair up with the boys or else.) Luckily, one of my friends (who is a big twilight fan), paired up with me and helped me with most of the dances that I was having trouble with. ( I said I would be Bella Swan at one of the dances, which was the polka. Ugh!) So far we've done the polka, some type of a waltz that I forget, the silly waltz, and the..... well, I forgot that one too. But my toes hurt from standing on it the past hour. Still, it was so much fun! __________________
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