MrScorpio
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Sun May-08-05 06:53 AM
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When they come to convert us, you must learn to line dance properly |
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Sun May-08-05 07:03 AM
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1. I've long suspected that if there were a hell . . . |
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it would involve line dancing.
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Sun May-08-05 07:06 AM
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2. Cheer up you will not be asked to read any books but the Bible |
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Sun May-08-05 12:40 PM
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Sun May-08-05 07:43 AM
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3. Line dancing is an abomination |
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upon the earth. One of the early signs of the antichrist.
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Karenina
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Sun May-08-05 08:11 AM
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Y'all got it ALL WRONG!!! Line dancing is the most fun you can have with a bunch of folks where EVERYONE puts their petty differences aside!!! It's the essence of DEMOCRACY!!! The Madison! The Stroll! The Wanderer!!! The ELECTRIC SLIDE!!! NO ONE physically able to participate is excluded!
(Now them hieroglyphics you linked to are another issue entirely...)
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Sun May-08-05 12:57 PM
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6. line dancing - a great way for white guys to boogie down without looking |
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they're having a gran mal seizure.
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Sun May-08-05 01:50 PM
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EVERBODY of a mind to can participate without fear of looking silly. It's like traditional Irish music, everyone plays till everyone gets it and then some more.
LINE DANCING IS A DEMOCRATIC, HUMANISTIC INSTITUTION!!!
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Sun May-08-05 01:59 PM
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8. line dancing is a sheep like institution |
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everyone does the same thing, so there is no need to be creative. Also it kinda spoils the whole idea of having or finding a dance partner, doesn't it. Plus, "The Electric Slide" is not a song, just a bunch of talky dance instructions. I am waiting for the "Simon says" version. Simon says slide to the left. Simon says slide to the right. Everybody clap your hands. Aha. I didn't say Simon says.
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Sun May-08-05 02:32 PM
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It's All a matter of perspective. Line dancing is like singing "Happy Birthday to You." Everybody KNOWS the drill! The purpose is celebratory!
OBVIOUSLY, you have no point of reference for "The Stroll." IT had a solo section and your partner was whoever appeared at the front of the opposite line. All I know of "The Electric Slide" is the LINE DANCE. If there's an accompanying song, I missed that bit of media madness. (It's NOT my favorite as I prefer the 8-bar meme).
I had a EUREKA flash reading your post. What's DYING in America is that sense of COMMUNITY!
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Sun May-08-05 02:51 PM
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12. doesn't everybody know the drill to "baby got back"? |
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You get out on the dance floor and shake your booty. But that's why I detest the electric slide. At a dance, you are supposed to hear songs, you get up and dance to the songs, or just sit and enjoy the songs if you prefer. The electric slide is a travesty and a mockery and a sham of that - it has no beat and you cannot dance to it. I give it a 7 on a scale of 1 to 100. Sorry, but if I am at a dance I would much rather hear a song I like than participate in someone else's idea of fun. In the old days, the community had a place for their friendly neighborhood curmudgeon.
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Sun May-08-05 04:55 PM
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OK FORGET the Electric Slide. I have NO reference to the earworm that pushes your buttons. Lucky me, I'd prolly agree with you.
Let's talk, rather, about the COMMUNITY aspect of line dancing. It REALLY is SUCH FUN!!! Two recent cases in point (both weddings):
The 2 older sisters of the groom, in their late 60's are emboldened by me doing a line dance alone on the floor. They picked up the steps, much to my amazement, immediately Turns out these two shake a tailfeather WEEKLY in their little British village. Taught me 3 MORE. Some of that shit THEY had down took me awhile!!! Danced all damn night!
Turkish folk songs, Aslans voice giving me gooseflesh and EVERYBODY has the next person's pinkie and the whole room is in motion. The women's line was a basic step, the arm and hand changes were the challenge. The men did this one dance that I ALMOST got before the next tune... I saw the old women pointing, smiling and laughing at me and felt TOTALLY supported in my efforts! VERY. HIP. FOOTWORK. Danced all damn night.
Which brings us to the link MrS posted and the challenge of Dance Notation. It is only useful as an adjunct. First and foremost, one has to be TAUGHT to dance by a LIVE HUMAN BEING. The notation cannot describe center of gravity/weight shift stuff which is crucial in getting from here to there.
How many times did my coach tell me "Get down into the ice?" I had no idea as I struggled and strained UNTIL I danced with this 14 year old who grabbed my hand and took me on this fast-paced adventure... "Don't worry Karenina, I won't let you fall. Just get down into the ice..." I grokked in 5 seconds what I had not in the previous 5 MONTHS! I was SUDDENLY on a serious edge, moving swiftly, noiselessly and COMPLETELY UNAFRAID.
Tanzen ist Leben und Leben ist tanzen.
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Sun May-08-05 06:28 PM
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22. Some People Obviously Didn't Learn To Play Well With Others |
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Sun May-08-05 02:33 PM
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11. Oh, I don't know...have you seen them doing the Macarena? |
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Sun May-08-05 07:07 PM
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25. Can you do the same steps to |
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Sun May-08-05 02:04 PM
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9. I now can't stop thinking about mullets... |
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And this piece of horror! Ever see a group dance the achy breaky? :cry: :cry: :cry:
Achy Breaky Heart
Sung by: Billy Ray Cyrus Written by: Don Von Tress
You can tell the world you never was my girl You can burn my clothes when I'm gone Or you can tell your friends just what a fool I've been And laugh and joke about me on the phone
You can tell my arms to go back onto the phone You can tell my feet to hit the floor Or you can tell my lilps to tell my fingertips They won't be reaching out for you no more
But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart I just don't think it'd understand And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man Ooo
You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas Or you can tell your dog to bite my leg Or tell your brother Cliff who's fist can tell my lips He never really liked me anyway
Oh tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please Myself already knows that I'm okay Oh you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind It might be walking out on me today
But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart I just don't think it'd understand And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man Ooo
But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart I just don't think it'd understand And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man Ooo
Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man Ooo
Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man Ooo
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Sun May-08-05 04:57 PM
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14. Line Dancing: Proof Beyond Any Doubt........ |
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....that some guys will do ANYTHING to get laid......
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Sun May-08-05 05:53 PM
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with YOU PEOPLE??? :freak: :freak: :freak:
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Sun May-08-05 06:03 PM
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16. Sorry but if I'm going to dance with someone |
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I'm going to dance with THEM, not everyone in the damn joint. I don't want to be doing the exact same thing as everyone else and I sure don't want to do it to the painfully bad noise that passes for music at a line dancing shindig.
You call it democratic - I call it the ultimate in sheeplike group behavior - no originality, no spontaneity. It's like a nightmare, long version of the Hokey Pokey.
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Sun May-08-05 06:22 PM
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19. Ah, the exclusivity of it all... |
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:SIGH: Such a limited view of the joys of dancing and the subtleties of body movement. Is it fear of contact? Poor thing. Noise that passes for music? Are you land-locked? Get outta there much? :shrug:
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Sun May-08-05 06:31 PM
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23. Egotism Run Amok. Memememememememe... |
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It's all about MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
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Sun May-08-05 06:05 PM
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17. Mr. Scorpio, if I confess to knowing the "Electric Slide" |
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(may God have mercy as well), can I still come to the bar occasionally? I promise I won't do it--I doubt you have the music anyway!
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Sun May-08-05 06:58 PM
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You're always welcome in my bar
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Sun May-08-05 06:14 PM
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18. you Left out the best/worst part |
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the onLy music is achey breaky heart
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Sun May-08-05 06:24 PM
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Sun May-08-05 06:26 PM
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21. Will You Be My Partner. I'm A VERY Good Dancer & Learn Quickly |
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