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Originally Posted by Martin Great thread Lory,
I really do not think comp dancing puts you above anyone on the "social dance scene". It is a different type of dancing and can be fun. Not a huge reflection on being a cool social dancer.
A class I went to last week was at a fairly new venue and had lots of beginners. In the consolidation class (for beginners when the intermedite class is on) they had far too many ladies, so all the "competition" guys went out to help in the consolidation class, and then made a point of dancing with them all after the class.
The main "snobery" I come across is those Lindy or Salsa dancers who say "oh, you don't do Lindy/Salsa" as if you have grown a second head.  |
Just experienced a fair bit of 'Lindy' snobbery at the 1940's Newbury Ball (Ginger jive) the weekend. There weren't many jivers, mostly Lindy/Swing dancers, but lots of them just gave my friends and me this look of "don't you dare ask me to dance - I am a Lindy 'expert' " when all we wanted to do was try to have a go for one track. A couple of men did succomb to our wiles, but as we started to dance - all made the comment "oh your not lindy are you!" and beat a hasty retreat as soon as the track ended. Only one partner bit the bullet and asked me for a second track, which gave me the opportunity to put right what I messed up on the first track and hopefully we both enjoyed it. We paid £18 a ticket and apart from dances with the two girls I went along with I only had 3 different partners all night - when I normally hardly sit down all night!
FANTASTIC CABARET AT THE BALL! Thanks to Andy & Rena, Dan & Christie and the Rock Bottoms Team who were all brilliant as usual.
There is definately snobbery about 'levels' of dancing as many girls, including myself have experienced the look of "you are asking ME to dance" when asking someone (who usually competes at a high standard) to dance or someone that 'thinks' he's better than you.