Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
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Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
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#2I was curious if this was some generalized guideline, but it is in fact only for social dancing. Hip hop has extremely different modes of engagement, for example.
Re: Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
#3I was curious if this was some generalized guideline, but it is in fact only for social dancing. Hip hop has extremely different modes of engagement, for example.
I'm curious. Could you elaborate?
Re: Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
#4I was curious if this was some generalized guideline, but it is in fact only for social dancing. Hip hop has extremely different modes of engagement, for example.
I'm curious. Could you elaborate?
Every dance style has its own culture, though of course many people enjoy dancing more than one style and there is a lot of common ground.
The advice given here would be appropriate for many partner-dancing social styles, such as tango, salsa, ballroom or lindy hop.
Many street dance styles are also social but with a very different dynamic. For example, in some styles you tend to gather around in a circle and everyone is doing simple moves to mark time, then one person or maybe a small group goes into the middle to do something more impressive, then they step out and let someone else take a turn.
Stage dance styles are more about performance than social dancing, so again you have a different kind of etiquette. You might still be dancing with others but usually in predetermined movements rather than improvising, and in this environment you're also working with people like choreographers and the production team for the show.
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#5Tango has a very different etiquette, especially the Argentinian tango danced in saloons in South America and Europe. The invitation, accept and decline is very different being completely non-verbal and it is as easy to accept as to decline; it makes it easy to decline without causing tensions. It took a while to learn to do it well, but it is well worth.
I know that US has different, non-traditional and relaxed rules, but in no way better.
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#6If you're interested at all in Swing (or like fun and interesting documentaries), the movie "Alive and Kicking" is a lot of fun. Looking forward to learning some day.
Re: Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
#7If you're interested at all in Swing (or like fun and interesting documentaries), the movie "Alive and Kicking" is a lot of fun. Looking forward to learning some day.
Thanks. Looks like fun. Ordered it.
Re: Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
#8So this is actually about banging right?
Re: Elements of Dance Etiquette (2005)
#9So this is actually about banging right?
This comment raises a relevant question for me: where is my downvote button? I have been using HN for a while, but can only see an upvote button? In the past, facing unproductive comments, I have taken out the time to write up why I feel it is unproductive, but I'd also like the ability to help blur it out.
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#10> A cute trend, especially in Lindy Hop circles, is to wear vintage outfits from the 1930's and 40's.
Some scenes in the US apparently went too far with that. When too many new people started coming in in their best vintage outfits, there were a few (current teachers) who made a point of going to competitions as casual as possible.
> In the past it has been the tradition that men asked women to dance. But this custom has gradually changed. Today, women should feel equally comfortable asking a partner for a dance, even in a formal setting.
Also fortunately these days many scenes are closer to "smash the patriarchy" idea and people are happy to dance with whoever. There's no role assignment, which also helps when there's no balance in genders in the room.