I always sat with my mom as she regularly watched American Bandstand. The slow dance was never a part of my dancing venture could never find a partner that just wanted to dance without something else in mind.
I went to dances all the the time as a teenager. I didn't do any particular "dance" like the hustle, disco, or any of those. I just moved around with the beat like everyone else did. I use to watch American Bandstand all the time. Some others that I can recall watching were, Where The Action Is, Shindig, Soild Gold, and Soul Train. After my teen years, I didn't go to too many dances anymore and alot of the dance shows on TV got canceled or changed their style of programing. I think I was in my early 20's when MTV started.
Excepting @Kate Ellery husband, this is gonna be a girl thread. I could never dance, and hated getting drug out onto the dance floor...it's embarrassing.
Aww, come on John. I bet you could bust a move when you was young. I don't recall any teenage boy that wouldn't get out on the dance floor to dance with a pretty girl, especially a slow dance.
I’ve jus got back into forum after being blocked out for some reason ..I cleared a hole lot of cookies but still it gave me a hard time @John Brunner we are going dancing this weekend for Christmas break dances , we’ve regrettably given our afternoon dance away as the people who ran it retired and never now got a man running it who’s not a dancer ….and is playing line dancing music for ballroom dancing ….. blah blah..just doesn't fit …..but he’s got no idea and he’s got the personality of a rock ….or what another member said a wet fish … .
They have … @John Brunner but he said he doesn't know where to buy or what music to buy ….the new president of the club wants to give him a chance ….cause she admits she wouldn’t have a clue about sequenced music we dance to …. ( we now have a woman president of the club after 25 yers of the same person running it ) Sigh …not good
"I don't know what kind of music to play or where to get it" Option A: Ask someone. Option B: Keep playing something inappropriate while acknowledging that it's not right, but keep doing it anyway. As I often say, I'm not anti-social...I just don't like people.
Remember this man is NOT a dancer ….without sounding discriminative …or like I’m putting him down he’s very overweight, so he’d unlikely be able to dance even if he knew the steps ( we know approx 100+ different dances ) due to mainly dancing in other states ( lots of different dances in Queensland ) Victoria and Canbera We are used to who ever is running dances communicating…. with us telling is what’s on where ..any upcoming functions / any birthdays …..and the list gos on and on … this one doesn't say a word ..except saying it’s a modern waltz ….so he sits on a chair playing with his phone ….blah blah..to him for stuffing up our dance and he’s getting paid $100 a dance to play the music …. It’s always been run …. voluntary but he wanted to be paid …for what ..stuffing up our day time social outing .
It’s been challenged …. john ….. and the president said it’s that or nothing ….Im going for find out his name and do some snooping who he is ….Ive been told he’s got a wife …..he’d be about 60 ish ..but comes across as gay …so maybe his “wife “has some extra bits …..”normal women” …. I don’t have