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    Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Simple - just pick beginner moves that you think are not safe on a crowded floor, if any.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by bigdjiver View Post
    Simple - just pick beginner moves that you think are not safe on a crowded floor, if any.
    Very safe
    # Armjive
    # In and Out

    Safe
    # Slo Comb

    Neutral
    # Side to Side Shoulders
    # Backpass
    # Manspin
    # Shoulderslide
    # Armjive Pushspin
    # Octopus

    Unsafe
    # Basket
    # Armjive Swizzle
    # Cerocspin
    # First Move
    # First Move Pushspin
    # Yoyo

    V Unsafe
    # Catapult
    # Shoulderdrop

    NB this is based on how safe I and my partner are from other bad floorcraft so during the catapult and shoulderdrop, there's a huge blindspot behind us.

    Obviously it also depends on how you want to define "crowded" and "safe" - I'm talking about being bumped not dropping someone from an aerial.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    and I missed out the step across, which was the move that inspired the thread ...

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by bigdjiver View Post
    and I missed out the step across, which was the move that inspired the thread ...
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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    I've seen a nose bleed as a result of a arm jive push spin once.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    They're all safe.
    And they're all potentially hazardous.

    It ain't what you do....

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    I thought there was a beginner's move called "The Not-so Hidden Agenda". But then again maybe not.


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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    It ain't what you do....
    ... it's the way that you do it. (dammit Stray.. I've got that song in my head now)

    As someone who ONLY dances beginner moves regardless of the floor being busy or quiet I would say IMHO they are as safe as the person leading them.

    I'd rather someone did an arm jive than a drop on a busy floor that's for sure.

    I can , and do, keep my followers under control as much as I can, and keep moves small as possible if space is cramped and manoeuvre/turn so moves develop into unoccupied space.

    *still singing that darned song

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    I would say IMHO they are as safe as the person leading them.


    It's the same old argument as "are guns dangerous?", "are cars dangerous?" and so on. The answer is always the same. None of them are dangerous, but I'm sure all the moves could be done in a dangerous way if you find a big enough numpty.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    ... it's the way that you do it. (dammit Stray.. I've got that song in my head now)

    As someone who ONLY dances beginner moves regardless of the floor being busy or quiet I would say IMHO they are as safe as the person leading them.
    I used to dance at a very crowded venue where the floorcraft was truly appauling What I found was that any move with blind spots was unsafe because sooner or later other dancers would come in from that angle and bump / elbow / step on etc.

    Pretty much summed up by this conversation
    Me - "So how many times to you think you get bumped on an average night"
    Her - "10, maybe 12"

    I don't dance there any more.....

    (and yes, aerials were done on the dance floor)

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    I think they are all safe. It's just the need to pay attention to other dancers. Especially when joining and leaving the dance floor. It's the awareness of not joining the dance floor and standing too close.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    If it was truly crowded, I'd probably steer clear of the lot. Anything in open position is suspect in that kind of environment.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Spiky Steve View Post
    I think they are all safe. It's just the need to pay attention to other dancers. Especially when joining and leaving the dance floor. It's the awareness of not joining the dance floor and standing too close.


    also its not that enjoyable to do too much flaying around on a busy dance floor. I much prefer the cooch up close and sway method.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Its not the moves that are not safe....its begginers like me that are not!!!

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    It's all unsafe. I think we should start a petition to get dancing banned.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by StokeBloke View Post
    It's all unsafe. I think we should start a petition to get dancing banned.
    I am a bad poll designer. I missed the "None of them are safe" option.

    Not for the first time I have asked myself a question I cannot answer.
    I am still trying to decide.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Every one of them can be danced in such a way to increase the likelihood of injury to anyone dancing close. And any one of them can be danced to minimise the likelihood of injury.

    As a rule of thumb, the longer a move lasts and the more distance the follower travels, then the more 'dangerous' the move could be. This holds true of any move, not just "beginner" moves.

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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gadget View Post
    As a rule of thumb, the longer a move lasts and the more distance the follower travels, then the more 'dangerous' the move could be.
    News flash.. Ceroc to introduce tape measures and stop watches to all dancers to limit dance floor collisions.


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    Re: Poll: Which Beginner moves are not safe on a crowded floor.

    I would rate the windmill as one of the most dangerous moves
    some of the men try to rip the arms off their victims.


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    Ceroc introduces Dancing Test!

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    News flash.. Ceroc to introduce tape measures and stop watches to all dancers to limit dance floor collisions.

    And along the lines of the Driving Test, they have an exam all beginners must pass before hitting the freestyle floor.


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