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PreBronze Location: Oregon Registered:: 08-04-2001 Posts: 65 | quote: This is soooo true, and let me add Ballroom vs. Country & Western, Ballroom vs. WC Swing, Ballroom vs. Lindy Hop, Ballroom vs. Arg. Tango, Arg. Tango vs. everyone else etc. etc. I was at a Lindy Hop dance last weekend. I am a dance generalist. I like it all. I am an expert at none of it, but fairly good at all of it. I caught up with a man who is into Internation style. He spend most of the evening stating how International style was better than all other types of dance (need graemlin with crossed eyes here). We danced a few partial Quicksteps when the Lindy Hoppers gave us enough room. He was at the dance only because his friend was the guest of honor at the dance. quote: Also true. I have been dancing for 20 years in the ballroom community, and as I have aged, the chances to dance if I am not in a "clique" of friends has drastically reduced over time. I leave it up to you to imagine how the "pretty" and "slender" traits have also changed. quote: DanceAm, this is the pithiest comment I have seen about social dancing in ages It brings to mind dozens of wallflowers standing on the sidelines wishing they were dancing, but afraid to ask someone, and the relief of seeing someone you know across the dance floor. Have dances always been this way? I think being a single at a dance (if you were a lady, anyway) must have been a rare think back in the heyday of ballroom dancing. Were there more mixers? quote: They are welcomed because while most guys are trolling for those young, slender, pretty girls to dance with and date, most ladies just want to dance. They don't care if the guy they are dancing with wants to date a Jack or a Jill. quote: Again, a very pithy comment. I live on the Oregon coast where social dancers OF ANY TYPE are thin on the ground. Those of us who do dance are probably seen as a clique, and we ladies do tend to keep close tabs on the few men who dance. We don't exclude extra ladies, but we sure welcome anyone who can dance a lead! quote: Laughing so he doesn't cry! This goes for short ladies with tall men also by the way |
PreBronze Location: Brooklyn/Manhattan Registered:: 09-30-2003 Posts: 66 | Hi my name is Dru and I thought you might want to meet some of the black male dancers in the Northeast collegiate sceen. Ther is me with my partner Irina. This guy from Yale whose name I don't rmeber, but his wife (also black) competes as well. James who is half jamiacan who competes with me on the NYU team. Fabrise who competes for UMASS.This guy whose name I can't remeber right now who competes for UMASS/Supershag. Did I mention I am HORRIBLE with names. And there are more, I just don't have time right now. To Be continued. |
PreBronze Location: New York, NY USA Registered:: 09-05-2000 Posts: 85 | Hi, Dru-- I took a little break from this thread, but it's nice to see people are still interested in the subject. Thanks for the photos. I finally have a couple of decent photo to post--as soon as I figure out how to copy into a post or create a link, I'll attach one. |
Championship Location: North America Registered:: 02-16-2004 Posts: 1702 | Hi Yvonne, Please email your photo to info@dancescape.com and we'll put in the DanceScape Dance Family Photo Album - click here ... Please also see the 2004 USABDA National Photo Gallery, as there are some mixed couples competing as well! ------ www.dancescape.com live, love, laugh ... DANCE! http://www.facebook.com/dancescapetv Like us on facebook! |
PreBronze Registered:: 09-20-2004 Posts: 127 | I don't know what the woman considers herself, being puerto rican but racially, you can probably go ahead and say the woman is black. On the other hand, what does it matter? She's a hell of a dancer. I've watched her compete for many years. quote: |
PreBronze Registered:: 09-20-2004 Posts: 127 | Rick's last name is Robinson. quote: |
PreBronze Registered:: 09-20-2004 Posts: 127 | Yo Yvonne, We need to talk, girlfriend. quote: |
PreBronze Location: USA Registered:: 06-14-2004 Posts: 201 | Dearest Yvonne....just wanted to say hello. This is an old friend of yours from Dancesport. One of the few blacks doing latin dancing with Felipe Telona. How have you been? Hope all is well. Haven't been dancing for about 1 1/2 - 2 years and I just started taking privates again a couple months ago. Please let me know how you're doing. I look forward to meeting in person soon! Sambakid |
PreBronze Registered:: 09-20-2004 Posts: 127 | I've got great news! I went to Ohio Star Ball this weekend and there was a black couple dancing rhythm. They at least made it to the semi-final round. I was so geeked to see this, I called my mother to tell her right away. As long time viewers of championship ballroom dancing we have never seen a black couple compete in a 5 dance competition, so for me it was a wonderful sight. quote: |
PreBronze Location: USA Registered:: 06-14-2004 Posts: 201 | Hi Volta: I know the couple you're talking about. Emmanuelle (male half of team)and partner represented Haiti at USDSC in the Mambo World Championships. He dances out of the studio where I take lessons. Glad to hear they had a good result (semi's at Ohio is nothing to sneeze at). Sambakid |
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