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    Question Manly Man Spins

    Recently (ooh say Southport a couple of days ago) I was informed that my man spin was a little... camp? This was confirmed by another girl there who agreed that it was more of a Gary Spin than a Man Spin. I figured that wouldn't do, wouldn't do at all as it is quite clearly a man spin not a girly spin or something like that. Therefore I need to macho up my man spin. I figured maybe if I gave a manly grunt as I went past? Or had a pint in my hand as I did the spin?

    Anyone with any suggestions on how I can butch up my man spins? I don't care if the rest of my dancing looks camp it's just important that said spin of men looks as manly as possible.

    Thanks !

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    I have to say I don't remember if it was you (I think it might have been) or not but one guy I danced with had sometimes his wrist 'broken' (as in bent 90 deg angle from the forearm) from time to time when we danced, and I remember thinking ... 'that doesn't look very manly that'...

    I'd say keep everything straight

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by killingtime View Post
    Anyone with any suggestions on how I can butch up my man spins? I don't care if the rest of my dancing looks camp it's just important that said spin of men looks as manly as possible.
    To be honest, I think it can't be counted as a real manly manspin unless you drop-kick three little old ladies through the nearest window on your way round, a la Chuck Norris.**

    Stray
    **it can be tough getting that many little old ladies into our local venues these days, for some reason, which is why I don't do a whole lot of manspins anymore.

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by killingtime View Post
    Gary Spin
    a what? Who's Gary? I do Pete Spins.. they're not particularly MANLY either.

    Why worry? it just shows you're more in touch with your feminine side anyway. and isn't dancing in general perceived to be camp by non dancers anyway?

    when I read this post I immediately thought of the Burger king advert for "Manly burgers.. "Man that's a lot of meat"

    dance dressed as a fireman, or a rugby player.. advertisers always try to tell us that that's what manly is supposed to look like (never the bespectacled geek.. no!!! )

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    dance dressed as a fireman...
    now there's an interesting idea

    remind me, when's the beach ballroom again?

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by Caro View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    dance dressed as a fireman
    now there's an interesting idea
    Aye - I'm told they have pretty long hoses

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    Aye - I'm told they have pretty long hoses


    I did wonder who would come up first with the easy hose joke and send this thread upstairs...

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    dance dressed as a fireman, or a rugby player.. advertisers always try to tell us that that's what manly is supposed to look like
    Additionally, you could be carrying a baby in order to look new manly.
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    I shouldn't be allowed to post on this thread....
    You could turn your man spin signals into the start of a martial-arts style blocking routine. So start your man spin with a right-handed right-to-left block at head height, followed by a left-handed left-to-right block at head height as you catch right.


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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Insead of doing one spin do 12

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Dance near Dave the Scaffolder. Everything you do will look manly then

    Sorry Dave, couldn't resist

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper View Post
    I shouldn't be allowed to post on this thread....
    You could turn your man spin signals into the start of a martial-arts style blocking routine. So start your man spin with a right-handed right-to-left block at head height, followed by a left-handed left-to-right block at head height as you catch right.

    Hmm.. wouldn't those moves require a whole new set of skills?

    And would it not mean the lead would need to be as fast as lightning
    and in fact become a little bit frightning
    But dancing it with expert timing?

    (can hear the track now...
    Oooh ooooh oooh ooooooooh HA!
    Oooh ooooh oooh ooooooooooh HA!)

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Maybe you could form your hand into a fist and swing your arm round in the style of a solid, manly, definitely not-camp punch?

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    a what? Who's Gary? I do Pete Spins.. they're not particularly MANLY either.
    Gary is me. I probably should have put [killingtime] spin, but that's kinda scary.

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    ...manly manspin unless you drop-kick three little old ladies through the nearest window on your way round, a la Chuck Norris.**
    "There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live."

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    dance dressed as a fireman, or a rugby player..
    Quote Originally Posted by woodface View Post
    Insead of doing one spin do 12
    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper View Post
    You could turn your man spin signals into the start of a martial-arts style blocking routine.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jhutch View Post
    Maybe you could form your hand into a fist
    So so far I've got do 12 spins while dress as a fireman and keeping a manly fist doing some fu like Chuck Norris on the way around?

    Yeah I can do that .

    As a side note since I've had a PM and a comment. I only started this post because I said I would. I don't really care about making my man spin more manly, I not really striving to have the most manly man spin in all of man-spinydom or anything. I was hoping that people would pick up on the slightly humorous nature of the thread when I talked about spinning with a pint in hand.

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Just do spins next to Jamie doing his. You'll look manly then!

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    I want to make my American spins more American.
    Any advice?

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by killingtime View Post
    Recently (ooh say Southport a couple of days ago) I was informed that my man spin was a little... camp?
    I've noticed a few dancers (and on some very experianced/good dancers) tend to have 'camp' hands, especially on the man spin - it's not the actual spin that's camp, it's the preperation:

    Weight on the back foot, front heel lifted slightly, hips and shoulders turned slightly away, head facing, back elbow behind shoulder line, with the fore-arm away from the body and hand hanging loosley, lead hand holding on.
    Assume this position and tell me it's not camp... lier.

    A couple of things I try to do that addresses each point:
    - when stepping back, heep the hips (and shoulders) parallel to your partner.

    - Don't signal, but don't have a 'dead arm'; elbows should be slightly bent at all times and hands slightly raised (Nb: in general terms, the further from your body your hands are, the camper you will look)

    - when you draw your elbow back for the signal, the rest of your body follows and you tend to rotate; be aware of this and counter it.

    - try not to move the fore-arm away from the body; the follower should be looking down the length of it, not at it's side

    - think about having more of the fleshy bit of your palm/thumb facing your partner rather than the top of your wrist (without raising the fore-arm above horizontal)

    - On the step in, lead the follower forward, then pivot on the left; this is the point to start taking the hand over your linked hands.

    - Don't reach past yourself when turning to catch; let your hips and legs move your body round to face rather than having your shoulders face and the rest of you catch up. (To do this, you may have to alter the timeing of how you normally do the move)

    - (There is also a shoulder roll thing that some stylish followers do when rotating to face, bringing the lead shoulder up and forward as they enter the rotation and taking the opposite one down and back on exit; if you have been leading some of them and have started mimicing, then then it can look camp as well.)

    ... lots more about the lead, connection and timeing you could say, but none of it results in a more or less camp execution.

    {This is why I still do beginners classes - so much more to learn about the "basic" moves! }

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    You could always leave the handbag at your table?

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by killingtime View Post
    I figured maybe if I gave a manly grunt as I went past?
    Ahh that explains it.... I'd assumed it was something to do with your tummy bug
    Quote Originally Posted by TheTramp View Post
    Just do spins next to Jamie doing his. You'll look manly then!
    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    ... Anyone looks manly next to me, I spend most of my time dancing as a lady (Emily Howard Stylee)
    If you don't want to emulate Jamie's camp spins.. then, do NOT place your hands/arms across your chest whilst spinning, in the 'about to be layed out in a coffin' style!

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    Re: Manly Man Spins

    Quote Originally Posted by killingtime View Post
    I don't care if the rest of my dancing looks camp it's just important that said spin of men looks as manly as possible. !
    but ALL your dancing is camper than John Inman in a tent....if you fix the man spin it'll just look odd

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