Music "styles" and outfits

**Chicklet** · 27th-March-2005, 11:29 AM

Prompted by MartinH's "style" thread ..... mostly for girls probably but guys thought very valid too

Went to my first Ceroc party for months last night in my traditional outfit style of BIG skirt, petticoat and pearls

....and could NOT do justice to Kylie (or anything "charty").....the outfit just didn't lend itself to smoothness and body rolling and funky.

Now admittedly my "funky" is limited

, but there's a bit there deep down and it just doesn't come out in the 50s outfit...does anyone else find that their "style"

of outfit of a night dictates which tracks they dance best to?

**Lynn** · 27th-March-2005, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicklet

does anyone else find that their "style"

of outfit of a night dictates which tracks they dance best to?

Interesting - what I wear does affect my attitude, but haven't thought about style of clothes for style of dancing... having said that I do tend to be rather boring, black trousers (cos I buy these black really comfy stretchy flared trousers in New Look teenage range every sale for about £4!) and sparkly top. No particular 'style'

I'll have to think about that one...

Julie G · 27th-March-2005, 02:15 PM

I'm a black pants and sparkly top myself too Lynn!
I don't find my outfit influences how I dance, but my shoes do. Wearing jazz sneakers/shoes makes me use a much more funky style that doesn't quite happen so well in heels. And vice versa - hard to be elegant in shoes that are good to bounce around in.

**Lynn** · 27th-March-2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julie G

I don't find my outfit influences how I dance, but my shoes do. Wearing jazz sneakers/shoes makes me use a much more funky style that doesn't quite happen so well in heels. And vice versa - hard to be elegant in shoes that are good to bounce around in.

The shoes do make a difference in style with me too. (Yet another good reason to have several pairs of dance shoes! Not that I need reasons...)

**Lou** · 27th-March-2005, 06:23 PM

Yup - totally agree with the clothes & the shoes thing.

Also - I normally wear trousers to a class, because it feels so weird if I end up dancing lead in a skirt.

27th-March-2005, 11:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chicklet Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,467 Status: No Status Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 3 Rep.: 448	Music "styles" and outfits Prompted by MartinH's "style" thread ..... mostly for girls probably but guys thought very valid too Went to my first Ceroc party for months last night in my traditional outfit style of BIG skirt, petticoat and pearls ....and could NOT do justice to Kylie (or anything "charty").....the outfit just didn't lend itself to smoothness and body rolling and funky. Now admittedly my "funky" is limited , but there's a bit there deep down and it just doesn't come out in the 50s outfit...does anyone else find that their "style" of outfit of a night dictates which tracks they dance best to?

27th-March-2005, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Julie G Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 12 Status: No Status Rep Power: 2 Rep.: 13	Re: Music "styles" and outfits I'm a black pants and sparkly top myself too Lynn! I don't find my outfit influences how I dance, but my shoes do. Wearing jazz sneakers/shoes makes me use a much more funky style that doesn't quite happen so well in heels. And vice versa - hard to be elegant in shoes that are good to bounce around in.

27th-March-2005, 06:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lou Not a spoon! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Holby Posts: 3,383 Status: Raising eyebrows Rep Power: 5 Rep.: 1469	Re: Music "styles" and outfits Yup - totally agree with the clothes & the shoes thing. Also - I normally wear trousers to a class, because it feels so weird if I end up dancing lead in a skirt. __________________ "I'm a girl! I don't even like the good Monty Python sketches!"

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