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    Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    This weekend I attended a fabulous dance, held, in a splendid regency Town Hall, measuring 92 feet x 52 feet, and 53 feet high. Complete with Corinthian style columns a coved ceiling, and a real sprung dance floor (not lamented boards). Many of the ladies were beautifully dressed, or at least I think they were. The problem was I had forgotten my night vision goggles, and could not really see the venue or the fabulous dresses. On one occasion, I very nearly asked a blok for a dance. A friend accused me of ignoring her, when I was in fact, I trying to find her in the gloom.

    I appreciate blues can only be danced in dimly lit rooms, but this was early on and the music had not switched to “Utopia style”

    I also appreciate if the venue is a grotty gymnasium, the operator has create an atmosphere, but sorry John, for me at last Saturday night, while being hugely enjoyable, was just a bit too dark
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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    Be careful what you wish for. Although I'm not fond of dark rooms, they're preferable to rooms that would be dark if it wasn't for the strobe-like lighting, ideally aimed directly at dancers' eyes for maximum disorientation.

    (I've *once* been at a venue whose main lighting component was genuine strobes. You couldn't see motion, just a succession of stills. Fun trying to catch the hand etc...)

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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    I have to say I attended the same fabulous event at the weekend and I was thinking how wonderful the ambience was due partly to the lighting as well as to the amazing venue and great music. For me I loved it. I dislike overly lit venues even before the evening switches to the blues part. I suppose it comes down to preference once again.

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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    At 10.30am on Saturday I turned to the lady sat beside me and asked, "Would you like to do something depraved and twisted?"

    All credit to her, after initial surprise she did say, "Yes, what?"

    "Dance in daylight."



    I _like_ it being dimly lit. It's the only way women will ever say 'yes' to a dance with me..

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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    I'm another fan of having light.

    If I can't work out who someone is, or work out whether I recognise them, I'm much less likely to dance with them, especially if they're sitting set back from the dancefloor so you can't pretend you were going to find someone else when you find your way to the gloom towards them.

    Not that I won't ask a stranger to dance, but I need to know they're a stranger.
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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    If you just want to dance with a group of friends light isn't needed so much.

    Lack of light is a much bigger problem outside usual venues.

    Atmosphere can be controlled to a level by using a non-white light colour. However darkness is much easier to achieve.

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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    Quote Originally Posted by frodo View Post
    ...........Atmosphere can be controlled to a level by using a non-white light colour. However darkness is much easier to achieve.
    Do I detect another reference to Octarine

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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    Personally I hate bright flat light but it sounds as though the venue could have been enhanced, had they used spot lights to highlight the beautiful ceiling etc
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    Re: Night Vision Goggles (Why do we dance in the dark?)

    The one I hate is the light reflecting from a disco ball, makes me dizzy every time.

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