Running after a (dance) partner

[Trouble]

I find it hard to believe you are a shy little thing! I bet you arrange Double hijacks with your sister, and take them from in front and behind at the same time.. no escape!

Moi and my sister,, us,, double hijacks,,,,,, never. we are two shy flowers who wait to be asked unless provoked into action then we surround, trap and take the innocent victim...... who surrenders to our every whim.....

[David Bailey]

Moi and my sister,, us,, double hijacks,,,,,, never. we are two shy flowers who wait to be asked unless provoked into action then we surround, trap and take the innocent victim...... who surrenders to our every whim.....

That's a scary keyboard problem you've got with the "," sign there. I'd get a man in.

[Twirly]

You know I'm getting the imperssion from this thread that there are lots of people chasing/getting chased around the dancefloor and no-one is winding up dancing with whom they intended!

[Cruella]

You know I'm getting the imperssion from this thread that there are lots of people chasing/getting chased around the dancefloor and no-one is winding up dancing with whom they intended!

I just had a vision of the Benny Hill credits


If your not old enough to understand this, Tough!

[Twirly]

I just had a vision of the Benny Hill credits


If your not old enough to understand this, Tough!

[TheTramp]

I just had a vision of the Benny Hill credits


If your not old enough to understand this, Tough!

I'm not

I just caught the repeats. Honest!

[Beowulf]

So Twirly would be the glamourous model being chased by Benny "TheTramp" Hill and Cruella and co all running after him and i'd probably be the old bald guy who got his head slapped a lot (except I'm not bald.. at least not when I wear my Toupee)

With that image firmly in your head

CLICK HERE

(from my mobile.. it's my "custom ringtone" for when certain people call me.. shhh don't tell Gadget )

[stewart38]

Inspired after Southport by the sight of (some) women sprinting after (some) men - and I am sure the same happened in reverse - I wondered:

Do you ever run across the dancefloor to ensure you 'get' a dance partner?

I walk fast and when they start running away i start running

[David Bailey]

I walk fast and when they start running away i start running

Dah... dee-dee-diddy-dah-dee-dee-diddy-dah-dum-dee-diddy-dah-dum.

Or something like that.

[LadyMarmalade]

I walk fast and when they start running away i start running

I sometimes wonder if the person who I want to dance with actually wants to dance with me!?!?

[TheTramp]

(from my mobile.. it's my "custom ringtone" for when certain people call me.. shhh don't tell Gadget )

Thank you. I think that I'll be using that for a ringtone as well

[Clueless]

Dah... dee-dee-diddy-dah-dee-dee-diddy-dah-dum-dee-diddy-dah-dum.

Or something like that.

Classic

How long did that take you to do that?

[David Bailey]

How long did that take you to do that?

Scarily, only 30 seconds from memory.

[Genie]

So very sad. Yet so very funny.

It's not so easy to run after partners in J.Jacks at Aberdeen. The Dance floor is walled in. The only way to grab a guy/girl is to actually BE on the dance floor and relatively close. Or you'll never get there in time

[Clueless]

So very sad. Yet so very funny.

It's not so easy to run after partners in J.Jacks at Aberdeen. The Dance floor is walled in. The only way to grab a guy/girl is to actually BE on the dance floor and relatively close. Or you'll never get there in time

or you lurk round the exit

[Andreas]

I never thought I'd do it but during this year I have now, I think, turned down three ladies with the excuse that I wanted to dance with another one when they intercepted me on my way to respective other lady. I hate turning somebody down but sometimes you'll just not get the chance to dance with a person that you want to dance with. On the other hand, I made an effort afterwards finding them for a dance which didn't always result in success but I tried.

As for running for a dance partner myself, not really. Usually the night is long enough to get a dance and if not then there is always a next time. Patience is a virtue.

[David Bailey]

I never thought I'd do it but during this year I have now, I think, turned down three ladies with the excuse that I wanted to dance with another one when they intercepted me on my way to respective other lady.

Something similar's happened to me twice this week - I promise the next dance with someone, go to find them, then they're dancing with someone, then I dance with someone, then that person asks for another dance but I feel I should find the first person for the next dance... It's hard work, this dancing etiquette stuff.

[Andreas]

Something similar's happened to me twice this week - I promise the next dance with someone, go to find them, then they're dancing with someone, then I dance with someone, then that person asks for another dance but I feel I should find the first person for the next dance... It's hard work, this dancing etiquette stuff.

Yup, let's go to Hammersmith and learn from the 'no row'. They seem to have perfected it.

[DavidY]

Something similar's happened to me twice this week - I promise the next dance with someone, go to find them, then they're dancing with someone, then I dance with someone, then that person asks for another dance but I feel I should find the first person for the next dance... It's hard work, this dancing etiquette stuff.

This reminds me. If I don't dance with someone (for whatever reason) I try not to promise "the next dance"; just to catch them later.

As DJ says "the next dance" is logistically quite complex.

But also you may find that, for instance, you may have asked someone because you the track playing was suitable for dancing with them (eg. someone you know likes dancing fast). But the next track may be a completely different tempo & you may not enjoy it so much.

Is it just me who does this?

[Northants Girly]

This reminds me. If I don't dance with someone (for whatever reason) I try not to promise "the next dance"; just to catch them later.

Is it just me who does this?

Sounds like a good idea to me