Inspired by the Pet Peeves thread, I remembered something a very very cute girl told me after a dance we had QuoteA dance is the most fun either if your partner is cute or if he's a good dancer. And you're both! This is about a year ago but it still warms my heart thinking about it. So, has…
Originally posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (4 years ago)
at Summer Hummer a local Advanced lead whose dancing I really look up to said...
"Your dancing has really improved fast...Some of the best dances I've had all weekend have been with you."
No lindy compliments lately--I must be losing my skills. :cry:
Originally posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (4 years ago)
Bebop is the style of music that came after swing. It was the dance the kids were doing in the 40's to the music Frankie said "isn't danceable." Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, etc. If you listen to it, it really doesn't feel right to lindy to it as we know it.
I would love to see some videos of people of the day doing bebop, but nobody has really compiled it as far as I know. There aren't many old timers in NYC that do it anymore either.
Originally posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (4 years ago)
sigh No dear, I'm quite aware of what Bebop is as a musical term.
[They didn't really play Bebop at the Savoy, simply put it wasn't generally music for dancing and the venue wasn't right for the smaller group format. There were some Bebop big bands ala Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Ventura, but they were the exception instead of the norm.] Of course at a certain point, just like the development of LPs lead to more widespread use of longer-form arrangements and limitless solos, bebop eventually influenced everyone and everything.
I was wondering what would constitute Bebop as the name of a dance?
--R
y i no haz signature? Come on people, make with the funny.
Originally posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (4 years ago)
If you skip the first and last sentence, I believe the rest is a reasonable attempt to answer your question.
Quoted from "asane" ... It was the dance the kids were doing in the 40's to the music Frankie said "isn't danceable." Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, etc. If you listen to it, it really doesn't feel right to lindy to it as we know it.
I would love to see some videos of people of the day doing bebop, but nobody has really compiled it as far as I know. There aren't many old timers in NYC that do it anymore either.
Originally posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (4 years ago)
The best compliment which was really a left handed one was when a guy in my dance class said his wife did not like to dance with him she liked to dance with me. We were all good friends so I know he was not jealous because it was not a personal thing, just a dance thing. I actually see this a lot where the couple rarely dance together preferring other dance partners. I think those WCS classes helped my lead.
Originally posted Thursday, September 6, 2007 (4 years ago)
Quoted from "TheRiz" sigh No dear, I'm quite aware of what Bebop is as a musical term.
[They didn't really play Bebop at the Savoy, simply put it wasn't generally music for dancing and the venue wasn't right for the smaller group format. There were some Bebop big bands ala Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Ventura, but they were the exception instead of the norm.] Of course at a certain point, just like the development of LPs lead to more widespread use of longer-form arrangements and limitless solos, bebop eventually influenced everyone and everything.
I was wondering what would constitute Bebop as the name of a dance?
--R
I'm not sure, but she's right, it was also the name of a dance. I think they also called it "Philly Bop", but I'm not sure if that refers only to a musical style or to dance as well. I seem to remember hearing something about it on our local jazz station here in Philly, WRTI. If I find anything on it I'll let you know.
I seem to remember reading something online about Bill Cosby dancing Bop to the music of Bootsie Barnes when we were reaching him for something. I'll look up some more info on it and tell you what I find later.
Originally posted Friday, September 7, 2007 (4 years ago)
I haven't received any notable verbal compliments of late, but there are some people I like to dance with in our local scene who will run up and grab me, or at least ask me, and that always feels special. It feels even more special to see their smiling faces during the dance, laughter and something like, "That was awesome" to end it. :)
Originally posted Saturday, September 8, 2007 (4 years ago)
I think if you stay on the scene long enough, you will see people, who once shunned you, do a complete turnabout and start asking YOU to dance. That was when I knew I was making progress. Sometimes a compliment does not have to be spoken, it can be felt. When the instructors start asking you to dance you have arrived.
Originally posted Saturday, September 8, 2007 (4 years ago)
I was upset about something unrelated to dancing when I checked my email this morning. It turns out that a leader I'd met at SONH sent me an email telling me that I am his favorite kind of follow based on my connection! :D
Originally posted Sunday, September 9, 2007 (4 years ago)
Quoted from "Brooksie"
Quoted from "bryn" 2. There is no "arriving." The more you learn, the more you realize you have yet to learn.
It can be pretty demoralizing to me sometimes 8(
First of all, Brooks, you rock, and I could come up with a whole host of compliments for you to put in this thread. But ya, as demoralizing as it can be sometimes, it's also completely what keeps me going.
Originally posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 (4 years ago)
Quoted from "bryn"
Quoted from "Brooksie"
Quoted from "bryn" 2. There is no "arriving." The more you learn, the more you realize you have yet to learn.
It can be pretty demoralizing to me sometimes 8(
First of all, Brooks, you rock, and I could come up with a whole host of compliments for you to put in this thread. But ya, as demoralizing as it can be sometimes, it's also completely what keeps me going.
It's demoralizing (for me) when I'm in the place where...
1) A week ago I felt pretty good (comfortable) about my dancing.
2) All of a sudden, I realize I suck (new awareness.)
That's where I was last week.
It's motivating when you realize that new awareness also means readiness to make improvements. (That's where I am right now.)
Originally posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 (4 years ago)
For sure. I think we all go through that. My dancing has gone through a lot of significant growing pains in the past year, and the way I've come to deal with it is training myself to automatically respond to such discouragement with the realization that it means I'm improving. Believe it or not, I actually get excited now when I start having a rough time!
Originally posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 (4 years ago)
Whereas I feel incredibly discouraged that I'm going to be in for a very rough time once I'm able to dance again. I haven't danced in months. It won't be necessarily starting from scratch, but close enough... Not to mention, I'll have to relearn how to effectively move without a bowling ball attached to the front of me.
Originally posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 (4 years ago)
Three Frams ago-Sorry I was slow to post on this one...
A dancer who has been dancing in this scene for several years said..."You really are an amazing dancer, It's in your follow- I know that you can probably go out and do just about any dance and do it well."
That's not actually true- I tried Tango and it was AWFUL! The compliment felt great!
Originally posted Sunday, October 7, 2007 (4 years ago)
I ended up in a bar with a friend where a kicka s swing band was playing, and it turns out my new friend is a lindy hopper! We dance (I lead) and we have a fun time, despite the fact that neither of us have lindy hopped in ages, and then this old guy comes up to me and says:
"I'm black so I'm born with rhythm, but damn, you're white and you have more rhythm than any white girl I ever seen. Where'd you learn to do that?" He didn't believe me when I said North Carolina. He seemed to hardly believe I was white.
It was sort of strange and awkward, but made me feel all warm and gooshy inside anyways :)
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
Originally posted Sunday, October 7, 2007 (4 years ago)
I was at Swing Hut tonight, Sam came up to me and said that just from watching me, he's noticed how much my dancing has improved. I felt all warm and fuzzy inside.
Originally posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 (4 years ago)
"You totally should have entered the contest, Mom."
Okay, so the person who gave the compliment was biased. But you have to realize what this means. My teenage daughter not only wanted to go out with me, but she actually seemed to think it would be a good idea for me to put myself on display! At her age, I was unequivocally embarrassed by mother's very existence.
[Edited because my daughter informs me I misquoted her. She would never say "definitely"]
Originally posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 (4 years ago)
Last Friday night at the Isle of Capri Casino Lounge, while out dancing to the music of Dan Doran ( http://www.dandoranband.com/ ) with on of my regular dance pal Follows (herself a native of Africa), an Afro-American lady, early to mid 60's I would guess, hollered at me as I was on my way to the restroom:
"Hey"
I turned around and responded "Yes Mam?"
"Come here"
I obliged. Then in a very careful and serious tone, complete with dramatic pause, she said to me:
"You dance . . . like you been dancin' round black folks . . . all your life."
I told her that she "had no idea how happy it made me to hear her say that."
I don't know of a better compliment that could be delivered to a lilly white Lindy Hopper like myself. Woot!
Originally posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 (4 years ago)
Quoted from "WiseFolly"
I'm not sure, but she's right, it was also the name of a dance. I think they also called it "Philly Bop", but I'm not sure if that refers only to a musical style or to dance as well. I seem to remember hearing something about it on our local jazz station here in Philly, WRTI. If I find anything on it I'll let you know.
I seem to remember reading something online about Bill Cosby dancing Bop to the music of Bootsie Barnes when we were reaching him for something. I'll look up some more info on it and tell you what I find later.
There are still Bop nights, esp in West Philly. Cmon out!
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This weekend at SONH: "Your swingouts are like buttah!"
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My early jazz blog: www.avalonjazz.blogspot.com
at Summer Hummer a local Advanced lead whose dancing I really look up to said... "Your dancing has really improved fast...Some of the best dances I've had all weekend have been with you."
No lindy compliments lately--I must be losing my skills. :cry:
Bebop -The Balboa of the 2010s. Came just after that Pipperoo phase. Wait. Is Bebop it's own dance now? What the heck is bebop dancing? --R
y i no haz signature? Come on people, make with the funny.
Umm...I'm not sure. But Peter Loggins taught some solo jazz in a cool bebop style at Herrang this year...
My early jazz blog: www.avalonjazz.blogspot.com
Bebop is the style of music that came after swing. It was the dance the kids were doing in the 40's to the music Frankie said "isn't danceable." Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, etc. If you listen to it, it really doesn't feel right to lindy to it as we know it.
I would love to see some videos of people of the day doing bebop, but nobody has really compiled it as far as I know. There aren't many old timers in NYC that do it anymore either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop
sigh No dear, I'm quite aware of what Bebop is as a musical term. [They didn't really play Bebop at the Savoy, simply put it wasn't generally music for dancing and the venue wasn't right for the smaller group format. There were some Bebop big bands ala Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Ventura, but they were the exception instead of the norm.] Of course at a certain point, just like the development of LPs lead to more widespread use of longer-form arrangements and limitless solos, bebop eventually influenced everyone and everything.
I was wondering what would constitute Bebop as the name of a dance?
--R
y i no haz signature? Come on people, make with the funny.
If you skip the first and last sentence, I believe the rest is a reasonable attempt to answer your question.
-- Rachel
The best compliment which was really a left handed one was when a guy in my dance class said his wife did not like to dance with him she liked to dance with me. We were all good friends so I know he was not jealous because it was not a personal thing, just a dance thing. I actually see this a lot where the couple rarely dance together preferring other dance partners. I think those WCS classes helped my lead.
I'm not sure, but she's right, it was also the name of a dance. I think they also called it "Philly Bop", but I'm not sure if that refers only to a musical style or to dance as well. I seem to remember hearing something about it on our local jazz station here in Philly, WRTI. If I find anything on it I'll let you know.
I seem to remember reading something online about Bill Cosby dancing Bop to the music of Bootsie Barnes when we were reaching him for something. I'll look up some more info on it and tell you what I find later.
Moved to the "What the heck is that dance?" thread.
I haven't received any notable verbal compliments of late, but there are some people I like to dance with in our local scene who will run up and grab me, or at least ask me, and that always feels special. It feels even more special to see their smiling faces during the dance, laughter and something like, "That was awesome" to end it. :)
I think if you stay on the scene long enough, you will see people, who once shunned you, do a complete turnabout and start asking YOU to dance. That was when I knew I was making progress. Sometimes a compliment does not have to be spoken, it can be felt. When the instructors start asking you to dance you have arrived.
I can relate to that experience, but I would hope that...
I was upset about something unrelated to dancing when I checked my email this morning. It turns out that a leader I'd met at SONH sent me an email telling me that I am his favorite kind of follow based on my connection! :D
It can be pretty demoralizing to me sometimes 8(
First of all, Brooks, you rock, and I could come up with a whole host of compliments for you to put in this thread. But ya, as demoralizing as it can be sometimes, it's also completely what keeps me going.
Yes, Brooks, you are great fun to dance with and I'm sorry I haven't seen you around lately.
Anyway, back to the topic, three compliments I got at Baljam this past weekend, in ascending order:
3) Jeremy Oth: Good following! 2) Peter Loggins: That was awesome! 1) Ray Cunningham: Great legs! 8)
***************************** Hot rhythm stimulates me! *****************************
It's demoralizing (for me) when I'm in the place where... 1) A week ago I felt pretty good (comfortable) about my dancing. 2) All of a sudden, I realize I suck (new awareness.)
That's where I was last week.
It's motivating when you realize that new awareness also means readiness to make improvements. (That's where I am right now.)
-- Rachel
For sure. I think we all go through that. My dancing has gone through a lot of significant growing pains in the past year, and the way I've come to deal with it is training myself to automatically respond to such discouragement with the realization that it means I'm improving. Believe it or not, I actually get excited now when I start having a rough time!
Whereas I feel incredibly discouraged that I'm going to be in for a very rough time once I'm able to dance again. I haven't danced in months. It won't be necessarily starting from scratch, but close enough... Not to mention, I'll have to relearn how to effectively move without a bowling ball attached to the front of me.
Funny, 'cause imagining a bowling ball in my tummy is one of the techniques I've used to improve my dancing ;)
Imagining one and actually having one there are two completely different things. :-P
In your tummy ... not attached to the front of it. :)
Three Frams ago-Sorry I was slow to post on this one...
A dancer who has been dancing in this scene for several years said..."You really are an amazing dancer, It's in your follow- I know that you can probably go out and do just about any dance and do it well."
That's not actually true- I tried Tango and it was AWFUL! The compliment felt great!
I ended up in a bar with a friend where a kicka s swing band was playing, and it turns out my new friend is a lindy hopper! We dance (I lead) and we have a fun time, despite the fact that neither of us have lindy hopped in ages, and then this old guy comes up to me and says:
"I'm black so I'm born with rhythm, but damn, you're white and you have more rhythm than any white girl I ever seen. Where'd you learn to do that?" He didn't believe me when I said North Carolina. He seemed to hardly believe I was white.
It was sort of strange and awkward, but made me feel all warm and gooshy inside anyways :)
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
I was at Swing Hut tonight, Sam came up to me and said that just from watching me, he's noticed how much my dancing has improved. I felt all warm and fuzzy inside.
"You totally should have entered the contest, Mom."
Okay, so the person who gave the compliment was biased. But you have to realize what this means. My teenage daughter not only wanted to go out with me, but she actually seemed to think it would be a good idea for me to put myself on display! At her age, I was unequivocally embarrassed by mother's very existence.
[Edited because my daughter informs me I misquoted her. She would never say "definitely"]
-- Rachel
Last Friday night at the Isle of Capri Casino Lounge, while out dancing to the music of Dan Doran ( http://www.dandoranband.com/ ) with on of my regular dance pal Follows (herself a native of Africa), an Afro-American lady, early to mid 60's I would guess, hollered at me as I was on my way to the restroom:
"Hey"
I turned around and responded "Yes Mam?"
"Come here"
I obliged. Then in a very careful and serious tone, complete with dramatic pause, she said to me:
"You dance . . . like you been dancin' round black folks . . . all your life."
I told her that she "had no idea how happy it made me to hear her say that."
I don't know of a better compliment that could be delivered to a lilly white Lindy Hopper like myself. Woot!
There are still Bop nights, esp in West Philly. Cmon out!
And here's some "Philly Bop" on you tube. Looks pretty much the same as triple count ECS, but done in a relaxed, cool, smooth way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=insbDZgYcaE
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