View Poll Results: The Pony Tail Thing

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  • I am a Man and always like a Pony Tail on a Lady

    5 11.36%
  • I am a Man who is sometimes pony tailed but enjoy it.

    14 31.82%
  • I am a Man who dislikes being Pony tailed

    6 13.64%
  • I am a Man/Lady. A Ponytail is practical when dancing

    7 15.91%
  • I am a Lady. I am conscious where my Pony tail is spinning.

    8 18.18%
  • I am a Lady. I fashion a short sharp one for good reason.

    5 11.36%
  • I am a Lady without a pony tail but I wanted to vote anyhow!

    8 18.18%
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Thread: The Ponytail Thing

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    The Ponytail Thing

    Dancing with a MJ legend at the week end I was pleasantly ponytailed. Like all events on the dance floor, if you are aware, lead into it and therefore see it coming, it can be amusing.

    Any contrary opinions?

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Used to be an excellent dancer called Yvette in Glasgow, who had a pleated waist-length ponytail. It was a great way of reminding me not to put the lady into too many spins. We always had a laugh though.

    Nowadays I only have problems with Jane's earring.

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Despite not being male, I don't really like being pontailed by long fly away ones, especially when they catch you in the eye when you're both being spun by your respective partners....


    just as an aside, I love pony tails on men ! (but have the same dancefloor issues with them)

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    A pony tail is practical when dancing. Last night at Godalming Ceroc I was reminded of this. I was dancing with a lady with lovely, long dark hair which was hanging loose like the best shampoo commercials. Her hair looked stunning - until we started dancing: after that we had problems, it was hard to find her face after spins and her hair kept joining in with our hands, bringing moves to an abrupt halt in a hair/arms/hands birds nest.

    Pony tails are never a problem, Lily has hair down to her..
    ... a long way down her back and I've never had a problem with her pony tail.

    One plea though. Girls, if you're going to tie your hair up can you avoid those metal things that look like a crocodiles jaws - they keep biting me

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    On most girls a pony tail is fine but depends on the volume of hair. we had a young woman in Aberdeen a few years ago who had thick and long hair. When in a plait it was lethal and when spinning it was advisable to stand well back

    When the hair is long and quite fine then it doesn't carry the same weight so is less of a hazard. Have found the same problem as Andy with some women who have long hair which isn't tied back. Can make dancing a bit of a problem.

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    An Alternative opinion.....

    double your pleasure - double your fun,

    Girls, could you wear your hair in bunches ??? Please.....


    Sorry - still got an Emma Bunton thing goin on.....

    I might grow out of it......
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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Well, I've tried it all ways! And you definitely can't please everyone all the time!

    My hair's fairly long and it sometimes even gets on MY nerves when it's hot BUT on the few occasions I've worn it in a ponytail, I've nearly blinded men! So I've been told!

    It all depends on the height ratio... a swift whip round the neck or on the chest, generally seems to get the all clear, even a WOW I LIKE THAT! and on those occasions I've ended up dizzy by the end of the dance! BUT if you get a short man, its not so well received, a full on slap straight across the eyes

    I once tried it in a nice soft pleat, it looked nice for about 5 minutes, the pins started to fire out of my head like machine gun! And I was reduced to the 'not tonight Josephine' look for the rest of the night!

    Then there's the 'ballet bun' tight back off the face, slick with gel, enough pins to pick up radio Luxembourg! Great until u want to take it down......Ouch!

    Plaits, they're OK for comfort and cute! (on a teenager! ) My hair looks OK in them, shame my face doesn't match anymore!

    So, I just tend to wear my hair down and take all the mixed responses that go with it,

    I've had people say they love it, even when they get their fingers stuck in it, I've had disgruntled tuts and I've even had men pull it on purpose!
    One grumpy old man said, You really need to DO something with your hair when you come dancing! I politely asked, what do you suggest? he curtly replyed....CUT IT OFF!

    But the best hair moments truly outweigh the others 10fold....When my little boy was a baby (now 13) he would gently play with my hair to get him self off to sleep! Ahhhhhh, fond memories!
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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    I've had disgruntled tuts and I've even had men pull it on purpose!


    Think of it as evolution in action, Lory.

    You'd want to encourage the dancers that are sufficiently well coordinated to be able to smoothly avoid any distress either to or from the hair, wouldn't you?

    And discourage the ones that can't ??

    Your hair is great. Ignore anyone that that doesn't think so.

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    I must admit that the breakthrough stage of my hair-growing was when I could 'lash' my partner with my ponytail. This has only just become possible (unless they were standing waaaaay too close )

    But it is a bit of a problem for men of a certain height and I am already looking into alternative options. I have found that the concertina band (looks like a comb and stretches all the way around your head to fasten under the hair at the back) is cheap (coupla squids from Claire's Accessories) and does a great job at keeping hair off my face, and off my neck, but allows it to hang loose to get the full effect of the 'big hair' when dancing, and to avoid pony-tail lashing my partner. Have you tried one of these, Lory?? It was a breakthrough for me, I must say.

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Divissima
    and to avoid pony-tail lashing my partner.
    Oh come on girls, if a guy can't even time a blink to avoid any trouble...

    Dance with me instead

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Divissima
    concertina band (looks like a comb and stretches all the way around your head to fasten under the hair at the back)
    You were getting Franck all excited then - he thought there was a new variation on the comb that he had not done.

    (But the more I think about it, he probably has a move called the 'concertina band', along with half a dozen variations on it.)

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidB
    But the more I think about it, he probably has a move called the 'concertina band'
    Is that not just a lot of accordions all at the same time?

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidB
    - he thought there was a new variation on the comb that he had not done.
    Ha, ha, ha, ha - good idea for a competition at the BFG though - how many different combs can you fit into one dance?
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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Divissima
    Have you tried one of these, Lory??
    I'm wondering if it's one of those plastic 'zig zaggy' things with very sharp teeth, that if you don't get it 'in' right first time, rips half your hair out, trying to reposition it? If yes, then I've tried it! I think it's designed for people with layered hair then it wouldn't tangle as much!
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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Sheena
    Ha, ha, ha, ha - good idea for a competition at the BFG though - how many different combs can you fit into one dance?
    Hee Hee Mr Hancock was doing that very thing in Perth with me the other week!

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Mr Hancock - comb - same sentence - nah!
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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Sheena
    Mr Hancock - comb - same sentence - nah!
    He'd parted it differently that night - didn't you notice??

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Emma
    He'd parted it differently that night - didn't you notice??
    Nope!
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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    I'm wondering if it's one of those plastic 'zig zaggy' things with very sharp teeth, that if you don't get it 'in' right first time, rips half your hair out, trying to reposition it? If yes, then I've tried it! I think it's designed for people with layered hair then it wouldn't tangle as much!
    That's the one. If positioned incorrectly it can be a bit nasty to remove/adjust I find my hair tangles anyway at dancing, no way around it

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    Re: The Ponytail Thing

    i love having long hair but i hate it getting in my way when i am dancing and no one is safe!!!

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