You weren't thinking particularly of 'Call on Me' were you Lynn ????Originally Posted by Lynn
'Muggle' is also used here in the context of 'non dancer' - ie someone who has not learned any form of partner dance. The only connection with Harry Potter is the borrowing of the term 'muggle'.Originally Posted by mick
I wouldn't consider musicality 'drivel'... unless you happen to like dancing to tracks where little musicality is required....
You weren't thinking particularly of 'Call on Me' were you Lynn ????Originally Posted by Lynn
(Good ploy! - try to pull the wool over their eyes.... tee hee hee)Originally Posted by Lynn
I completely agree! point well made!Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
(except for the eric bit, im inclined to want to dance with....... too many males to list!)
Hmm, this confuses me a little. What I think you're saying is that muggle dancers can't lead modern jive, and therefore aren't very musical when attempting to dance modern jive. Is that what you're saying?Originally Posted by Feelingpink
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I guess I was comparing a dance floor at an MJ venue with a dance floor at a club or party or the like. Gringo makes a good point about fear and self-confidence - I'm not taking into consideration all the folks sitting down and watching because they're too scared to dance. By contrast, at an MJ event most people tend to be dancing most of the time.
Another difference is that (IMO) MJ can disguise a lack of rhythm, etc. If I've got absolutely no connection to the music at all (for whatever reason), I can hide that behind some fancy MJ moves, whereas in muggle dancing it quickly becomes painfully obvious.
Does that matter Martin if the dancer and the dancee are enjoying themselves?Originally Posted by MartinHarper
Clive
Dancee - did I really write that? Let's look. Yep.
I always find in my "muggle" days that i was not particularly bothered about being watched on a busy dance floor, and I could move well enough that the only chat up line i had, "do you want a dance" worked quite well I wouldnt ever dance on an empty or near empty dance floor for the reason you state and the same is true nowadays with other forms of dancing, the emptier a floor is, the more nervous I get - amplified many times in a competition when I know people are specifically judging me. To be honest though, I feel that despite having a partner they are still looking at me enough to be just as uncomfortable as if it WAS solo dancing. With practice comes confidence and I have had at least 2 times where my confidence was so high i wasnt bothered - and i got into finals both times
Strangely, in team cabarets I dont get nervous at all because i've already practiced what i am going to do, and if anyone is going to make a mistake its less likely to be me
Well I actually danced better and with more confidence when i was a muggle than I do now.. which is odd.
Ok my "dancing" was all flailing arms and odd leg movements and lacked structure and precision. but it was that lack of structure and precision that made it easy.. which meant I wasn't worrying about it.. which made it fun.. which in turn meant I was a much better dancer.
Now with all these moves , musicality and style to worry about .. that's all out the window. Odd really.
Ooh, good thread resurrection!
While I am not sure about the "average" anything, I could hit every break as a "muggle" dancer long before I started doing Ceroc. Still not as good when I'm dancing MJ – even after a year and a half's practice.
I guess it's something to do with brain overload... There's lots more to think about when partner dancing!
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
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