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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    This is all getting a little too serious. Lighten up. Tag is fun. It's only swapping about for one song - 4 minutes at most. We are not talking about swapping for the whole night here.

    As for blues tag I have been doing this for a few months now and I love it. The guys I play with are quite proficient now and we can swap around mid air. I love it.

    Looking forward to Utopia. It sounds so good I can't even let the 6 hour round trip put me off.

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Spiky Steve View Post
    Are you bringing a lead or coming alone. Either way it will be good to know you like to play and make sure you get a chance to play tag after the class.

    Steve
    Hi again Steve

    Looks like I'll be there with my mate Phil, so possibly either a lead or alone!!

    Also, I think I'll know more forum peeps there this time - please be nice to me and make this Utopia one to remember for the good dances!! LOL

    I promise to be cheerful and relaxed!!

    Silverfox - see above

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocky View Post
    Clearly John must have started the tagging to get you away from the 'guff' zone only to find Tom sending you back at him before he had a chance to waft suffeciently...



    another typo

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
    Perhaps we should wear coloured lights. Put it on red if we want to stay with our partner and green if we want to be tagged.
    would this work a bit like in Brighton on the g.a.y. seen

    Quote Originally Posted by Spiky Steve View Post
    Another one would be:

    "Expect the unexpected"
    yeah that!

    lets just go for it

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
    I know I hate to be tagged if I am dancing with a lead that i've been desperately trying to dance with for ages. But if he wishes to join in the tagging then that's tough on me and I'd hope to get the next dance with him to compensate.
    just let me know Di and i'll keep 'em from you



    shhhh don't tell her, i'll steel him myself

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirlie Bird View Post
    This is all getting a little too serious. Lighten up. Tag is fun. It's only swapping about for one song - 4 minutes at most. We are not talking about swapping for the whole night here.
    it might if your desperate

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Isn't there a Gentleman's Excuse Me and a Ladies' Excuse me?

    Which one will be taught at the class?

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    Isn't there a Gentleman's Excuse Me and a Ladies' Excuse me?

    Which one will be taught at the class?
    You'll have to wait and see..

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Sparkles View Post
    I'm not sure about these ettiquette pointers you suggest... and I'm not even sure that *strict* rules are necessary.
    However, how about these instead? :

    1. If you wish to do a tagging dance, agree with another partnership/s before you begin the dance and do not involve couples outside of this without the prior consent of both Lead and Follow.

    3. At no point during a tagging dance should any person be left without a partner on the dance floor looking like a lemon (ie and have one Lead doing double trouble, for example), unless it has been pre-agreed before hand that this is acceptable to all parties.

    Your no rules rule 1 wouldn't work for me. Somes we have 20 to 25 people tagging and sometimes I'm not even sure who is tagging. If someone looks curious then I attempt a steal or exhange.

    your rule 3 wouldn't work for me either. Again during a mass tag people often get left on their own. It's part of the fun. Also if I am stuck with two follows due to too manu follows then I will send one happily on their own way to work out how to join another lead or take the lead themselves.

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirlie Bird View Post
    This is all getting a little too serious. Lighten up. Tag is fun. It's only swapping about for one song - 4 minutes at most. We are not talking about swapping for the whole night here.
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    4 minutes !!!!

    We tag for whole sessions. I think we did about 20 to 25 people for 45 minutes at Bliss last year. Only the close stopped it.

    Steve

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Kel_Warminster View Post
    Hi again Steve

    Looks like I'll be there with my mate Phil, so possibly either a lead or alone!!

    Also, I think I'll know more forum peeps there this time - please be nice to me and make this Utopia one to remember for the good dances!! LOL

    I promise to be cheerful and relaxed!!

    Silverfox - see above
    If your lead wants to play tag during the evening let me know on the night or if you want to lead same applies.

    Steve

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Spiky Steve View Post
    Your no rules rule 1 wouldn't work for me. Somes we have 20 to 25 people tagging and sometimes I'm not even sure who is tagging. If someone looks curious then I attempt a steal or exhange ...

    your rule 3 wouldn't work for me either. Again during a mass tag people often get left on their own. It's part of the fun. Also if I am stuck with two follows due to too manu follows then I will send one happily on their own way to work out how to join another lead or take the lead themselves ...

    We tag for whole sessions. I think we did about 20 to 25 people for 45 minutes at Bliss last year ...
    Oh dear! Well, please exclude me then. I am happy to play tag with 2 leaders, or as a four-some, but not as a mass-tag.

    I agree entirely with Sparkles - IMO it's all about manners and personal preferences. If people do not know my preferences, they should not assume.

    Not unless they're Rocky or Silverfox

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    When I read this thread, I realise why people never believe that dancing isn't just a front for a big swingers party...

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious View Post
    When I read this thread, I realise why people never believe that dancing isn't just a front for a big swingers party...
    Blimey, hasn't Fletch not been giving you double negative sentence construction lessons...

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    "No, you are NOT putting it in there"

    Is that a double negative sentence Rocky?

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Gav View Post
    I can feel a new forum T-shirt coming...

    "Please don't tag without asking as a smack in the mouth often offends".
    I am hopefully attending my first Utopia. Should I bring my old Refferee Shirt for the tagging. An independent control might be needed. (Where is that Blasted whistle and red card)

    DJ Chris U

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by robd View Post
    "No, you are NOT putting it in there"

    Is that a double negative sentence Rocky?
    It's only a double negative if you're not given another option of where you can put it Rob. Besides, I bet you've heard that phrase more often than I have..

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by LilyB View Post
    Oh dear! Well, please exclude me then. I am happy to play tag with 2 leaders, or as a four-some, but not as a mass-tag.

    I agree entirely with Sparkles - IMO it's all about manners and personal preferences. If people do not know my preferences, they should not assume.

    Not unless they're Rocky or Silverfox
    Glad you enjoy a tag

    Our mass tag's are generally by invite anyhow and usuallly formed of a small group of people that we already know and maybe people who we know and who look interested.

    Any problems I have had with tag is not with people being asked but with people trying to join a tag or there becoming too many and a mass double trouble being the result.

    I would agree a called mass tag of the untrained like from your experience with Jive Nation simply does not work well and should be avoided.

    Steve

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    I didn't realise that tagging would carry on all night!! Would like to try if for a few dances maybe, but not all night (<- spot the Utopia blues newbie dancer here!)

    Is that OK, or is it an "all or nothing" agreement? Clarification pleaseeeeee

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Kel_Warminster View Post
    I didn't realise that tagging would carry on all night!! Would like to try if for a few dances maybe, but not all night (<- spot the Utopia blues newbie dancer here!)

    Is that OK, or is it an "all or nothing" agreement? Clarification pleaseeeeee
    I'm sure it's only the class.

    Then as usual in any event. You pick and chose want you want to do. Dance, sit, talk, drink, jive, blues, WCS, tag, double trouble, etc etc

    It's your dance, it's your night.

    Steve

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Kel_Warminster View Post
    I didn't realise that tagging would carry on all night!! Would like to try if for a few dances maybe, but not all night (<- spot the Utopia blues newbie dancer here!)

    Is that OK, or is it an "all or nothing" agreement? Clarification pleaseeeeee
    As Steve says Kel, it's only for the class, and to be fair we don't usually get a ton of people involved in the classes - so I really don't expect a tagging epidemic to breakout throughout the freestyle session. (Steve, Warren & Mr Hunt please take note..)

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocky View Post
    As Steve says Kel, it's only for the class, and to be fair we don't usually get a ton of people involved in the classes - so I really don't expect a tagging epidemic to breakout throughout the freestyle session. (Steve, Warren & Mr Hunt please take note..)
    I expect there will be a Birthday Tag for a certain birthday boy.

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    I expect there will be a Birthday Tag for a certain birthday boy.
    Are we talking about the Cool Cat with the Hat?

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    Re: Tag blues at Utopia Ashtons on the 4th April

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocky View Post
    Blimey, hasn't Fletch not been giving you double negative sentence construction lessons...
    what ?

    explaine please

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