View Poll Results: The Demon Drink: good or bad thing?

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  • Alcohol is Evil, as it makes me fall over / asleep

    6 18.75%
  • Alcohol is not generally helpful, but it's not that bad - get a life, you square

    11 34.38%
  • I don't care, just don't spew on me

    2 6.25%
  • Alcohol in moderation is OK, it loosens me up

    7 21.88%
  • Alcohol makes me dance superbly, last for hours, and be irresistible to the opposite sex

    6 18.75%
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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper
    If I recall, a pint of beer takes around 4 hours to fade out of your system. (2 units = 4 hours?). So, after the first 20 minutes I imagine you were still under the influence, but just better able to cope.
    Martin for info,

    One unit of alcohol increases the blood/alcohol level by 15 mg /100 ml in a man (and 20mg/100 ml in a woman).

    In a healthy person 90 % of the alcohol is cleared from the blood by the liver at a rate of 15 mg / 100 ml per hour.

    So one unit of alcohol disperses every hour in a healthy person on average.

    But vigourous excercise (dancing) would allow to body to "process" or metabolise (sp?)the alcohol quicker, but only by a small amount.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    1st off David, my post was not aimed at you in particular . This subject has come up before.

    My feeling is more towards all things in moderation. Different people cope with alcohol differently. Sure drop your dancing standards regularly and your reputation suffers, rightly. However the forum brings out the members with the strongest feeling/responses, and I'm trying to be a balance to a possible anti drink leaning.

    No-one, lead or follow, should have to cope with unpleasant behaviour. Wether that is fed by alcohol is not entirely relavent. Play nice has never seemed such good or apt advice.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames
    Having been corrupted last night by a certain Forumite, who shall remain nameless (you know who you are...) into having a whole beer before dancing, I realised I have very little tolerance for this alcohol stuff



    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    what can I say, I'm a square.




    Before anyone says anything, I'd like to say, I mainly drive myself to all venues and I DON'T drink and drive, so in reality, I don't drink and dance that often! BUT when I do, I love it! (bad bad woman )

    AND I don't think I'm particularly awful to dance with either.

    When we were at Camber, most people at the barbie had a drink and it created a great atmosphere and I believe it was the very same people who were there dancing right till the bitter end, all having a great time.

    I remember meeting up with a couple of people who are NON drinkers and thinking to my self, Gosh, you really need to lighten up....moan moan moan!

    So, at Southport, for all those, who look down on people who like to let their hair down and have a drink.... make a note to... AVOID me!

    How to recognise me... I'll be the one enjoying myself!
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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    How to recognise me... I'll be the one enjoying myself!
    Ah Lory may we meet again, and let me buy you a drink

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by under par

    But vigourous excercise (dancing) would allow to body to "process" or metabolise (sp?)the alcohol quicker, but only by a small amount.
    I don't agree with this, I believe alcohol to be an example of a "capacity limited" drug, ie metabolism is fixed, with zero order kinetics, and therefore is not affected by changes in blood flow to the liver (drugs that are are termed "flow limited"), ie alcohol metabolism would not be affected by exercise. I would be interested to see evidence to the contrary.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    I remember meeting up with a couple of people who are NON drinkers and thinking to my self, Gosh, you really need to lighten up....moan moan moan!

    So, at Southport, for all those, who look down on people who like to let their hair down and have a drink.... make a note to... AVOID me!
    I'm sorry Lory. I didn't realise that you felt quite that strongly about non-drinkers....

    Guess I won't be getting those dances at Southport then

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    AND I don't think I'm particularly awful to dance with either.
    As always, you are divine to dance with, of course.

    This is not about you, it's about me, and a general curiosity to see what other people think.

    Apologies for any offence - that seems to be my catchphrase at the moment.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames
    And Friday's experience just reminded me why I don't drink and dance; basically because I can't. No morals involved, just practicality.
    I'm the same. I can't drink and dance.

    Well.... except last night, when driven to several gin & tonics due to dreadful wedding music (especially Shania. Oh god. Shania. ), when I quite cheerfully muggle danced all night.

    But my Modern Jiving goes completely screwy if I drink. I don't lose my balance too badly, but I find it much harder to follow a lead.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lou
    ... dreadful wedding music (especially Shania. Oh god. Shania. ),...
    I dunno, I always had a soft spot for "That Don't Impress me much"

    Did you have the Piano song?

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames
    I dunno, I always had a soft spot for "That Don't Impress me much"
    Me too.

    In the incinerator, on top of various beige & brightly coloured items of clothing. That'll be nice and soft.....

    Piano song?

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lou
    In the incinerator, on top of various beige & brightly coloured items of clothing. That'll be nice and soft.....
    But it's such a great video

    Quote Originally Posted by Lou
    Piano song?
    You know, "I am the piano man, I come from far away,... " etc, with the chorus of naming all those instruments, and "Pia, Pia, Piano".

    Every wedding plays it, I think it's The Law or something. It couldn't have been a proper wedding without it, the marriage will probably have to be annulled if it wasn't played...

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidB
    I like having a drink when I dance.
    I like to have a drink when he dances too.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    [QUOTE=Lory]

    When we were at Camber, most people at the barbie had a drink and it created a great atmosphere and I believe it was the very same people who were there dancing right till the bitter end, all having a great time.

    QUOTE]

    Guilty as charged, and if I remember rightly I was still dancing until the end - unless of course it was an alcohol induced hallucination


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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    When we were at Camber, most people at the barbie had a drink and it created a great atmosphere and I believe it was the very same people who were there dancing right till the bitter end, all having a great time.
    That is SO TRUE !

    all night to the bitter end ....

    BOTH NIGHTS

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Having been a (very) willing recipient of Russell's moves right to the end at Camber I would have to say that alcohol does apparently work for some when dancing (especially the blues). Although being described as an alcohol-induced hallucination is interesting

    For me, spinning is best taking place from my feet than from my head.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Rebecca

    (First posting - been a voyeur until now)
    I think I remember you! Welcome to the Forum Rebecca!
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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Will
    I like to have a drink when he dances too.
    Will - that was a bit uncalled for. Especially when I was so sympathetic about Man City not making it into the Uefa Cup...

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Ballroom queen
    .... (my third year project at uni was "kinetics and tolerance to depressive drugs" - we used alcohol in humans and reaction time tests, great fun!!! Reaction times get slower as you get drunk, as you sober up they get better at a higher breath alcohol level ...
    Though I've seen a couple of surveys showing reaction times speeding up after a small amount of alcohol ( I think one drink ), before getting slower with additional drinks.

    Accuracy deteriorated with a single drink though.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    There's an interesting paper on "ethanol errors speed-accuracy trade-off", if anyone's interested. It has graphs and things, so it's comparatively light reading.

    In my (limited) experience, dancing with a 10% impairment in reaction time is kinda like dancing to music that's 10% faster (only without the extra exertion). Dancing to faster tracks after alcohol would be a mistake, but the slower tunes should be safe enough.

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    Re: Alcohol and dancing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory
    I think I remember you! Welcome to the Forum Rebecca!
    Thanks for the welcome Lory (and the complimentary PM). Seeing as alcohol is the subject I'll buy u one when i meet u next

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