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    Standing v sitting

    It's very rare for me to sit down at all during even a very long freestyle. I prefer to take as little time out as possible and I find that I lose my fluidity if I sit down for even a few minutes. Does anyone else experience the same thing, or are you able to reconnect with your body immediately you get up?

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    you are the same as me, I never sit down, i'm usually prowling around the floor looking for victims, I tend not to sand in the same place all night eighter, i'm to worred I might miss someone or someone might miss me

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I find that at a lot of venues you won't get asked to dance if you are sitting down so I tend to stand most of the time - nothing to do with losing my body connection though

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Quote Originally Posted by SeriouslyAddicted View Post
    I find that at a lot of venues you won't get asked to dance if you are sitting down so I tend to stand most of the time - nothing to do with losing my body connection though
    When I do not know who's who I tend to ask ladies that are standing and moving to the music.

    When running a venue too much comfortable seating can be a mistake.

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I do sit down, if I need a rest. If I want to dance, I stand. I get asked to dance whichever I'm doing - I wish I could work out the best way to get asked, but there doesn't seem to be one. And it has no effect on my dancing, unless I sit down for too long (which never happens at a class night, as I'll get up before I get settled). And if I am standing, and want to be asked rather than do the asking, then I'll make sure that I don't stay in one part of the room for too long either.

    But could this be different for leads and follows?

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I do sit down, usually when I need a rest, but also if I'm a) not enjoying the music or b) my dancing is terrible.
    I've found that sitting out for a while if you're (in your own opinion) not dancing well can really help .

    Fatigue (of either mind or body) is my greatest threat at weekenders. If I get tired or my feet get sore and I sit out for too long it can mean the end of my dancing night - and I believe it's to do with the 'disconnection' Spin dryer mentions. But I've only ever really experienced this at weekenders (and funnily enough only at Southport, where there is no finish time - I think if I know it will end at, say 6:30am, I can work towards that 'goal', if there is no finish time I get fatigued much earlier and then my dancing suffers ).

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I think prowling around the edge of the dance floor...hands on hips, looking like you have lost your lilos, is a great look. Not creepy in the least.

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I hardly ever sit down at a freestyle. I have gone to dance and that's what I try to do. Occasionally I will sit down if I am sitting a particular song out (usually Candy Man if I've managed to escape the dance floor in time)

    I find that if I am sitting down I don't get asked as much. I think this is because if I am sitting down then I am usually chatting. If I see a guy sitting down I tend not to ask them either. If a guy is stood up and especially by the dance floor then they 'look' like they want to dance.

    I don't think I disconnect but I do think that if I sat down for too long I would loose the buzz and not really want to start again sometimes.

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Quote Originally Posted by Spin dryer View Post
    It's very rare for me to sit down at all during even a very long freestyle. I prefer to take as little time out as possible and I find that I lose my fluidity if I sit down for even a few minutes. Does anyone else experience the same thing, or are you able to reconnect with your body immediately you get up?
    I'm OK if I only sit down for one or two tracks but if it's more than that there's a real risk of losing the impetus to dance. If it's more than half a dozen tracks in a row (not uncommon) I tend to give up and go home. It gives me time to notice if my feet are hurting, say, and several times recently I've even felt cold whilst sitting out. COLD?! At a dance venue? Once I put my coat on, why then it's only natural to find my car keys and make a swift exit.

    I used to spend 95% of the time on the floor, but that's probably gone down to less than 50% - I'm not motivated any more to trawl the room for partners.

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    When I'm not dancing, it's usually because I'm resting. I find it easier to rest sitting down than standing up.

    During weekenders, I think it's especially important (for me, anyway) to sit down when I'm not dancing, otherwise my feet and legs will just get more tired and sore for no reason. Unfortunately, I find it much harder at weekenders just to sit, as you're never sitting where you want to be.

    I don't feel myself becoming "disconnected" after sitting, though sometimes I do find it hard to stand back up again!
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Depends on the venue if I sit or stand, at Coventry there is lots of tables and has area where it is very social, chatty and relaxed and I like to do a bit of sitting and chatting, and there other venues like Marcus Garvy in Notts where I am standing most of the night as it does not have that nice feel about it to sit and chat as it is a grotty place. When I hear a song I really like then I am up like a shot, my fav at the moment is the Candy man but you have to be quick to get the right dancer for that song or it can end up being your worst dance of the evening

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I prefer not to stop at all ... but if I do, then it will depend on why I've stopped as to whether I sit or stand. If it's because I want a rest (which is rare) or to talk to someone then I will more likely sit, but if I want to dance still and am looking for someone to ask or just can't find a partner I want to ask then I will stand. I do find that if I stop I get tired - so long as I keep dancing I don't notice that I'm tired at all, but as soon as I stop it really hits me, especially if I've been dancing a long time (like at a weekender)

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    I do sit down, if I need a rest. If I want to dance, I stand. I get asked to dance whichever I'm doing - I wish I could work out the best way to get asked, but there doesn't seem to be one.
    You should do a survey, do you get asked by short guys when you are sitting and taller guys when you stand. Due to the level for eye contact.

    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_4711 View Post
    I prefer not to stop at all ....snip... I do find that if I stop I get tired - so long as I keep dancing I don't notice that I'm tired at all, but as soon as I stop it really hits me,

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Once I get warmed up properly, I don't usually sit down for the rest of the night...too busy looking for new partners on whom I can inflict my dancing!

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    On a normal class night, I don't think I sit down... from entering the venue untill leaving it again. In fact it feels really strange if I do

    Weekenders and parties are slightly different - I will normally sit down for a track or two and watch for a while... but normally my hands are kneeding out the music during this time

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Quote Originally Posted by Gadget View Post
    but normally my hands are kneeding out the music during this time
    On the back of someone's neck?

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I tend to lean against the wall or one of the supports or something

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    Um oky Im gonna be a thickie here (watch it sunshine!! )

    WHATS THE POINT OF THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac View Post
    WHATS THE POINT OF THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
    No point whatsoever...thats the point.

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    Re: Standing v sitting

    I'm a sitter... I like to wait until my feet begin to pulse and swell from the lack of activity before making an attempt at dancing again. Normally a few hobbles towards the floor whilst I warm up again....

    *note to self* ----- Buy some cod liver oil! ----- *end of note*

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