Oh, DD! It was just a term I used to point out that some of us dance at classes that aren't part of a bigger Collective™, and so have no need of "membership numbers".
Besides, I am not a number, I am a free... oh, drat!
Originally Posted by Lou
Prompted by a comment by Lou on another thread..........what exactly is an "Independant Organisation"?........Is it one that operates purely under it's own banner. If So are all dance organisations not "Independant"...including the larger ones........ or are independants so called because they are" independant " of the larger ones....... and if so...what does that make the larger ones..
Oh, DD! It was just a term I used to point out that some of us dance at classes that aren't part of a bigger Collective™, and so have no need of "membership numbers".
Besides, I am not a number, I am a free... oh, drat!
.. man?Originally Posted by Lou
Just couldn't resist it
Top Ten Signs Your Venue May Not Be Independent:
10. Joining forms only slightly less complicated than your tax return.
9. It's like the Stepford Wives - all the teachers are mysteriously young and good looking.
8. "Footwork? What footwork?"
7. Teacher insists on counting "5, 6, 7, 8" rather than the much cooler "zip, zap, zippety, zappety".
6. Staff greet you with a scanner.
5. You discover the girl in the black and orange T-shirt who keeps asking you to dance doesn't fancy you - she just thinks you really need help.
4. Teacher thinks "No, your other left" is the funniest joke ever.
3. All move names include a (tm).
2. Nigel still not allowed in your venue...
And the number one sign your venue may not be independent:
1. "Semi-circle to the left, and step back..."
If my venue stopped being independent would I suddenly become younger and better looking?Originally Posted by David Franklin
That semi circle to the left deal is tragic, we never used to have it out here til my dance partner arrived from the UK and continued teaching out here.Originally Posted by David Franklin
He ALWAYS says it in the classes.. like at least SIX TIMES.. and i have to stand there and attempt to keep a straight face while watching the class look at him with confused faces..
cos us kiwi's dont even know what a semi circle is, let alone where our left's at
Either that or you'd be 'disappeared'. I guess it depends which option is more difficult:Originally Posted by Andy McGregor
[Wayne's world / Scooby Doo ripple/fade into fantasy world]
Wizard of 'roc: Andy, as a reward for joining the collective, I can grant you one wish.
Andy: I want my venue to be the greatest on the planet. I want magic air conditioning units that keep the air as cool and fresh as a spring morning. I want the dance floor to be at least 1 square mile, and made of purest gold. It must have huge chandeliers using nothing but the finest diamonds. The bars must serve nothing but the finest champagne (free of charge).
Wizard of 'roc: You ask too much. Do you know how hard it is to find gold deposits these days? And for a whole square mile. And the airconditioning - Maxwell's Demon is all very well in theory, but do you know how many of the bugg*rs you need to cool somewhere that big? And the chandeliers - it's hard work squeezing a lump of coal into a diamond you know. And who's going to know if it's diamond anyway? And the champagne - with the amount dancers drink?
Andy: Well OK - maybe you could just make me young and good looking.
Wizard of 'roc: {pauses}...So, how many chandeliers do you want for this venue?
(Yes, I know it's an old joke...)
Originally Posted by David Franklin
Although, in fairness, ISTR in the RebelRoc take-over blurb wasn't there something about N&N continuing to do a monthly class...??
I went to it last week. But the venue is currently branded RebelRoc. Will N&N continue to teach there when the venues are fully assimilated?Originally Posted by ChrisA
When we were at a workshop with N&N recently I'm sure they kept saying soto voce "Resistance is futile"Originally Posted by Andy McGregor
I do have a soft spot for Frankie Manning's "a-one, a-two, you know what to do". I also liked Jordan and Tatiana's "five, six, ready, go", which I thought had cool cultish overtones going on.Originally Posted by David Franklin
Brilliant wish I could give you rep, but too soon after the last lotOriginally Posted by David Franklin
--ooOoo--
Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Leroy (Satchel) Paige (1906-1982)
Mickey Mouse's girlfriend, Minnie, made her film debut, along with Mickey, in "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928.
That date is recognized as her official birthday.
Wizard of 'roc
I would have said "Friary Roc Mother" - Or is that Andy's name
--ooOoo--
Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter
Leroy (Satchel) Paige (1906-1982)
Mickey Mouse's girlfriend, Minnie, made her film debut, along with Mickey, in "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928.
That date is recognized as her official birthday.
We dont use it in OZ either (well not in Adelaide anyway) and I dont think Nicky and Robert in Sydney teach it either. It looks quite naff if you ask me.Originally Posted by Anna
I know! I know! An independant venue is a mis-spelled independent venue.Originally Posted by Dance Demon
Sorry, but I think you'll find it's pronounced pedant... (and yes I know I've used that one before)
KatieR,Originally Posted by KatieR
what do you think of the semi-circle to the left/right currently used in some non-independant dance classes??
Good point. Since the introduction of the slo comb™, a true independent organisation should be more particular with its spelling!Originally Posted by Purple Sparkler
Hmmm..... i just wondered why it seems that anything that isn't Ceroc, is classed as an independent. So we have large Companies which operate in various regions, and we have small local operations. But sureley if they all operate independently of each other, they are all "independent"...including the large ones............So why is it when people ask " is there any dancing in *where ever*" the response is often " well there's *this venue*, but it's not Ceroc(tm)..it's an Independent......independent of what?
or hanging out there ...Originally Posted by Purple Sparkler
or corruption of "in deep end, ennit?"
Originally Posted by Dance Demon
To me, an "independent" is a single-person franchise - Leroc etc. are just "other organisations" which happen to be not Ceroc.
For example, independent MPs - interestingly, George Galloway is not called an independent MP, but "The Respect MP", simply because he belongs to an organisation.
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