| Aug 13, 2006 @ 4:50 AM |
"Shall We Dance?" - Who has the "moves" here?
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LatinButterfly
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I finally saw this movie and it made me feel like dancing!  I thought I'd start this thread to find out who else likes to dance. When I was young I learned several "ball-room" dances and at least once a month went to a formal dance at a club we were members of. Even though I have not done it in years, I would love to dance again!
So, please share which are your fave rythms and why and if there's any others you'd like to learn. If you don't dance but would like to learn, please list what you'd like to learn and why.
Here's my list:
1. Merengue - very energetic, "happy" and sexy.
2. Salsa - same as above.
3. Cha-cha-cha - same as above.
4. Bolero (slow dance) - sexyyyy....
With a little practice I think I could probably still do the waltz, a little mambo and the Colombian cumbia.
Want to learn (because they're American and seem fun):
1. Two-step.
2. Swing.
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 9:33 AM |
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robodad
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I got the moves....I move away 
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 9:47 AM |
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razzired
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I adore dancing, especially couples dancing. I stick more to the country side of things, though.
I grab a partner for:
two-step
western swing
shaddish
sidekick
El Paso
waltz
western nickle
Just remember your cowboy boots or make sure the heels you're wearing have a heel strap.
I know some very easy line dances, but not many. I use those songs for cool-down breaks.
MJ
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 10:10 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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Oooh oooh!! Are we gonna dance??? 
If you like cruises, it's merengue time!! Most cruises have at least one session of merengue lessons each night...last year my partner and I took second (out of about 30+ couples, my roomie took first), and NEXT week we're cruising again!!
My all time favorite is the tango (the sexiest, especially Argentine - ay ay ay!), then rumba, then bolero (which is really kind of a slow rumba, you're right Latin, very sexy), cha cha, salsa, merengue's the easiest and lots of fun.
Fox trot's a lot more fun than you'd think until you start to do it (grapevine steps are a kick if you have a big floor), peabody is an absolute blast, I love east coast swing, can't abide west coast (probbly cuz I'm from Noo Yawk), Arizona two step's a hoot, so's Texas, but believe it or not, the most totally exhausting dance is the waltz, and the Viennese waltz is not only demanding it's downright dangerous if your footwork's off.
Ya think I love to dance????? Oh yeah, baby!
Side note - in Argentine tango, the lead's done by using the torso, not the hands, and it's so intimate that it's got its own etiquette. A man doesn't embarrass a woman by asking her to dance, he gives her 'the look'. If she looks away, neither of them are embarrassed in front of other people, if she smiles, they dance. Etiquette also demands that if she looks away, she cannot accept a dance with another, so essentially she's told him it's 'nothing personal'...
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 10:20 AM |
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Loreli
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I love dancing! My ex and I took country dance lessons through the radio station here (many years ago)- we were asked to tour with them! I would have loved to!
When we learned the waltz, the guy teaching was super-graceful, (this is myyy frame, this is youuur frame)
we learned 2 step
3 step
slide
boot scoot
waltz
jitterbug (how fun!)
barn dance
sway
cha cha
many many line dances
I'd love to learn latin dancing-all of them-how sexy!
(oh-I think I can still do the hustle too!  )
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 12:06 PM |
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CrackerJackPat
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Did somebody say dance????
I'm there!!!! I'll dance to anything!!!!
Swing.... I was just in about the 4th grade when my mom made my older brother (9th grade) dance with me at the noon "sox hops". He of course hated it.
Swing again & Big Band -- I was married to a non-dancer who refused to learn.
Friends took us out to a special dinner/dance pavillion in Los Angeles with some Big Band. I'm not one for wasting money.... if I saw a table dancer unattached or otherwise, I would politely ask his wife if I could borrow her husband for a dance. 
Charleston
Irish Jig
Line Dancing
Ball Room -- lots & lots of twirls & swirls
Polka -- nothing like ostentatiously taking up the whole dance floor! 
Tango -- I was brave enough to learn a very rough version "ON" the dance floor in a club. Of course I had great incentive... a smooth Latino!
Embarrassed my children dancing in New Orleans Square in Disneyland. (An annual event.)
I dance in front of the tv.
Dance to CDs to do my Saturday morning cleaning.
Dance down the grocery store isles (well, toe tap & thigh slap while searching the shelves.)
The latest I would love to learn.... I just saw at our local Farmer's Market.
Must be an Indian dance as they were dancing to the drummers.
It was beautiful! A slower version of a belly dance or hula!
Yep..... another dancer here!
[Edited on 8/13/2006 12:12 PM]
[Edited on 8/13/2006 12:18 PM]
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 12:25 PM |
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Palomino
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Gee...you ladies are talented! I just get out there and shake my thang. ~honky tonk badonkadonk~ 
I do want to take belly dancing classes, though.
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 1:03 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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I just get out there and shake my thang. ~honky tonk badonkadonk~
Hey Pali...one of my favorite quotes...nobody cares if you can't dance well, just dance!
(another's that you should never worry about who's watching you, you'd be amazed at how few people really care what you're doing!)
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 2:40 PM |
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sweet5red
Posts: 9,712
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pali here your song.. i love trace hes a HOTTIE.. lol  Sweet N Louisiana
Artist/Band: Adkins Trace
Lyrics for Song: Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
Lyrics for Album: Songs About Me
Turn it up some
Alright boys, this is her favorite song
You know that right
So, if we play it good and loud
She might get up and dance again
Ooh, she put her beer down
Here she comes
Here she comes
Left left left right left
Whoo
Husslers shootin' eightball
Throwin' darts at the wall
Feelin' damn near 10 ft. tall
Here she comes, Lord help us all
Ol' T.W.'s girlfriend done slapped him outta his chair
Poor ole boy, it ain't his fault
It's so hard not to stare
At that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
That honky tonk badonkadonk
(Aww son)
Now Honey, you can't blame her
For what her mama gave her
You ain't gotta hate her
For workin' that money-maker
Band shuts down at two
But we're hangin' out till three
We hate to see her go
But love to watch her leave
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
(Ooh, that's what I'm talkin' bout right there, honey)
We don't care bout the drinkin'
Barely listen to the band
Our hands, they start a shakin'
When she gets the urge to dance
Drivin' everybody crazy
You think you fell in love
Boys, you better keep your distance
You can look but you can't touch
That honkey tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
That honky tonk badonkadonk
That honky tonk badonkadonk
Yeah, that honky tonk badonkadonk
(That's it, right there boys, that's why we do what we do
It ain't for the money, it ain't for the glory, it ain't for the free whiskey
It's for the badonkadonk)
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 5:04 PM |
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Palomino
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Thanks Sweet...yep, Trace is a hottie alright! 
I plan on shakin it some at the concert tonight....Faith and Tim!
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 5:07 PM |
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kattsmeow
Posts: 22,629
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So Pal, are you going to make it through the show?
When was the last time you saw Tim Mcgraw??
Oh and isn't there a baby due soon?? 
Ballroom dancing, the Waltz!!!
Belly dancing too.
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 6:38 PM |
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holding4u
Posts: 1,098
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I tried to dance once, but I was so bombed I couldn't walk which proved my long standing theory that I couldn't dance unless I was too drunk to walk.
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 7:34 PM |
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Solitaire
Posts: 1,359
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I dance...if "lurch..2..3..lurch..2..3...is considered dancing.
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 7:38 PM |
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Ensaged
Posts: 620
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Where are "Men without Hats" when you need them?
Safetttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Daaaaaaannnnccceeee............
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 8:10 PM |
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Kimmaranclh
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I really enjoy the latin dances....I think because it's structured and fun....and it takes a strong leading man to make the dance look great. I've taken some free lessons and learned from my friends so most of my knowledge is more of a "street" type of dance than a classroom setting.
Merengue - so much fun, sexy
Salsa - fun, complex, sexy
Bachata (not sure of spelling on that one) - slow, sexy, lovers dance
Would love to learn
Ballroom
Swing
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 9:52 PM |
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keeno
Posts: 2,363
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anyone else do the "time warp"
usually a party going on here when that breaks out.
"rocky horror picture show" still shown here annually on halloween
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 10:19 PM |
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willsmalto
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no bragging but dancing is what I do best. I got incredible moves baby. I went to the nightclub yesterday but wasn't what I hoped. I could see guys just jumping around without acually following the rhythm of the music 
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 10:26 PM |
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Loreli
Posts: 25,417
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I forgot-I know the hand jive too!
(no guys-not THAT kind )
Sweet, just watching Trace move his hips to that song is about as good as sex! 
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 10:34 PM |
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Jankia
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just watching Trace move his hips to that song is about as good as sex!
Thinkin bout alligator dancin again aintcha Loreli?
I'm not much of a dancer but did contribute some fine square dancing when our 4H club won the county activity contest years ago.
I also enjoyed when we all had the happy feet at a popular bluegrass festival years ago,kickin up a ton o dust!
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| Aug 13, 2006 @ 10:44 PM |
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Loreli
Posts: 25,417
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Oops! One more to add to my list of can dos!
But I can't can can.
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