Snowballing...

[Freya]

During this period certain venues run social dancing activities such as Dance With A Stranger (all students are to ask someone, that they never danced with before, for a dance) or Snowball (starting with a few couples on the dance floor, every 30-40 seconds the "Snowball" call is made by the teacher and all dancing couples need to "split" and ask someone else [not dancing] onto the dance floor until the next "Snow ball" call is made and the procedure repeats. After a few calls, based on an even number of males to females, all students should be dancing).
Has anyone actually experienced this? Does it actually happen?

[Andy McGregor]

Has anyone actually experienced this? Does it actually happen?I do the snowball quite often. It's a fab way to get everyone back on the floor after an interruption. For example, if you stop the dancing to wish somebody a happy birthday you can get them and a chosen partner to start the dancing. By the end of the track everyone is back on the floor - which is a bit of a relief for the DJ.

[Tiggerbabe]

Has anyone actually experienced this? Does it actually happen?
Marc did this one night at the Beach Ballroom, Freya, when it was Linda's (the venue manager) birthday. He started to dance with her, and then got other people to join in, every now and then he would steal her back. By the end of the dance almost everyone was on the floor. :D

[David Bailey]

I do the snowball quite often. It's a fab way to get everyone back on the floor after an interruption. For example, if you stop the dancing to wish somebody a happy birthday you can get them and a chosen partner to start the dancing. By the end of the track everyone is back on the floor - which is a bit of a relief for the DJ.
I've not seen this in a Ceroc class anywhere, though - possibly I'm missing out on the Cool Ceroc Venues where this happens. :tears:

If Ceroc don't do it, we should move the entry out into either the Modern Jive or LeRoc entries I guess.

[Freya]

Ok sounds quite cool in those circumstances! Not sure I would want it during a regular freestyle between the beginner and intermediate class!

Is it anything like a birthday dance? from what I've seen those are stand in a circle type affairs where the birthday boy/girl daces a few moves with everyone in the circle! This sounds slightly different and probably more fun!

Back on topic though I think that The article could do with a bit of an update. Especially to include things like weekenders, utopia (move towards specialist evenings) etc etc!

[Yliander]

Has anyone actually experienced this? Does it actually happen?Ceroc Melbourne did the snowball thing when i was last there not sure about now

[adss]

Has anyone actually experienced this? Does it actually happen?

All the time. :nice:

[Russell Saxby]

I've not seen this in a Ceroc class anywhere, though - possibly I'm missing out on the Cool Ceroc Venues where this happens. :tears:

If Ceroc don't do it, we should move the entry out into either the Modern Jive or LeRoc entries I guess.


Has been done at Greenwich Ceroc Venue (:cool: :cool:) a few times, again usually after a birthday celebration

[David Bailey]

Has been done at Greenwich Ceroc Venue (:cool: :cool:) a few times, again usually after a birthday celebration
Ah, that must be a Cool Venue then :na:

[robd]

I wouldn't be too keen on some forms of snowballing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowballing_(sexual_practice)) with some of my dance partners :what:

[bigdjiver]

:devil: If, by chance, we find ourselves with the partner from hell can we shout "Snowball" and grab someone sitting out? :devil: