Fancy Dress you can dance in?

[DavidY]

Originally Posted by Magic Hans

.... won't help halloween though, so I'll have to use make-up to make me look half dead .... hopefully with black eye liner, lipstick, nail varnish and white face paint!!! ...

I imagine there are a a few Halloween-themed parties around this weekend. I'm planning to go to the one Daventry on Saturday night, and I've left it very late to sort out any fancy dress.

But I suspect not all fancy dress is going to be helpful when you try and dance in it.

I envisage knocking off several witches' hats during the course of the night when I forget to lift my arm high enough and I also expect to get trodden on by folk wearing masks who, deprived of peripheral vision, don't see who's dancing nearby. On the other hand dancing would presumably be easy in Magic Hans' make up.

So here's the question - what fancy dress have you tried which works on the dancefloor?

[Tiggerbabe]

Originally Posted by DavidY

So here's the question - what fancy dress have you tried which works on the dancefloor?

This one worked quite well - although the bells on the bottom of the skirt acted a bit like a whip, so no-one was dancing too close

[Dreadful Scathe]

Originally Posted by Tiggerbabe

This one worked quite well - although the bells on the bottom of the skirt acted a bit like a whip, so no-one was dancing too close

woohoo

[Diane]

I dressed as a 'pink lady' , you know, the ones in Grease.

Fab pink circular skirt. I'd love the chance to wear it again

[Gadget]

Tall hats and big masks should be avoided - unless you remember and tailor your dancing: my mask at the BFG was a bit tall and I couldn't turn under my own arm... you don't realise how often you do that untill you keep knocking your own head off every time!

[Tiggerbabe]

Originally Posted by Gadget

..............should be avoided

as should looped fringes, you keep getting attached to your partner's buttons - mmmn on second thoughts

[jivecat]

I'm planning it so I can ditch the difficult bits eg a set of light-up devil horns after the first 15 minutes.

[bigdjiver]

At Emma's Moulin Rouge theme night there was a very attractive lady wearing a superb ball gown, but it was just to intimidating for me, because of its bulk, to take on in a dance. It was not until I was on the way home that I realised that I had not seen her get a dance at all. I had to just hope she enjoyed herself, after making such a superb effort.

I arrived at a "Saints and sinners" dance with no costume, and felt bad about it, but inspiration struck - I tore a piece of white card into a halo, and pinned it around my ankle. It got a few smiles, and survived half the evening.

[Bangers & Mash]

I found a dressing gown worked - especially a cuddly one

[Tiggerbabe]

Originally Posted by Bangers & Mash

I found a dressing gown worked

Really? Mine seemed to fall off

[Missy D]

Me and sis Dee went to Ealing last night dressed up as Devils. Our horns were a bit of a problem with short men dancers but, our tails really got in the way when we sat down!

Quite glad i am a woman

[baldrick]

The problem I had with a devils tail was accidently trying to lead with it having caught it after spinning my partner. It just fell into my hand, honest.

[jivecat]

Were you one of the prizewinners at Daventry, Bigd?

[bigdjiver]

Originally Posted by jivecat

Were you one of the prizewinners at Daventry, Bigd?

Not a chance - ever - the only fancy dress events I have dressed up for were in Bedford.

[Missy D]

Here is a picture of me and sis at Ealing town Hall Halloween Ball last friday.
We had no problem dancing in these outfits although sis got a few men stuck between her hills

[SilverFox]

Originally Posted by Missy D

We had no problem dancing in these outfits although sis got a few men stuck between her hills

The Mendip Hills I presume

[drathzel]

Originally Posted by Missy D

Me and sis Dee went to Ealing last night dressed up as Devils. Our horns were a bit of a problem with short men dancers but, our tails really got in the way when we sat down!

Quite glad i am a woman

I had those problems too. Although i got quite attached to my tail!

[baldrick]

Originally Posted by drathzel

I had those problems too. Although i got quite attached to my tail!

Me too

[Sheepman]

Here's one from a couple of years ago, that seemed to have the desired affect!

[drathzel]

Originally Posted by baldrick

Me too

i shall bring it with me next time we dance!!!