Hyperreal

Well, this forum is as adictive as dance has now become with you.

Hey, I’m a long-time internet addict, and as a new dance addict, I can get a double dose here!

If I hadn’t have read the bit about you meeting with CJ, I would have thought this was a very clever thread trying to give a beginners insight, and encouragement, to dancing at a Ceroc venue

Besides CJ, I know of three other regular forumites who have witnessed me at this venue - two of whom I’ve danced with, one of whom may not have realised she was dancing with me. I also know a few people who go to the other Glasgow location.

I’m real, and I’m really a beginner - ask the poor woman whose toes I trod on on Wednesday if you don’t believe me! :really:

however, I will give you the benefit and again compliment you on one of the most encouraging and informative threads for a L O N G time.

Thanks, I’m glad you think it’s encouraging - I’m not sure my first couple of posts alone would have that impression. Some way back in this thread, fkirk10 seemed discouraged by what I’d written. I wonder if she went to the class, and how she found it.

You’ve made it thru the first barrier, and now I see you classing yourself as something other than a beginner.

Oh, I still definitely see myself as a beginner - just not a clueless beginner. I hope to go to a couple of beginner’s workshops in the next few weeks. If I get through that, maybe I’ll be ready to move on from beginner-dom by perhaps the end of April…

The only fear I have now is that you will class yourself as “too good for beginners”. PLEASE, never do that.

Always remember this thread, as some years, nae months from now YOU will be showing a beginner how to do a certain move.

Oh no, I love the hero-worship too much to avoid beginners. I think mentoring someone can be such a rewarding experience for both parties. I could see myself being a taxi dancer eventually.

I feel a bit ashamed that I can’t remember in such detail what I did just after breakfast today, let alone what I did last night, but your recollections of a nights dancing lesson lead to such detail of the moves, I still find it hard to believe you have not been planted here just to encourage beginners.

If you look carefully, I think you’ll see I usually end up posting the same night as the class - while things are still fresh in my mind. My memory is just as bad as everyone else - like I said before, I can’t even remember the first move!

My motivations for posting these are many-fold. Here’s some of them:

1. To let Ceroc organisers know what the beginner’s experience is like
2. To let others know what it’s like, or to remind them.
3. To get encouragement and feedback from experienced dancers
4. To have a record of my experiences
5. To maybe encourage other people starting out

COME ON… OWN UP….WHO ARE YOU REALLY ?

OK, I give up, I’m actually Belle de Jour! :really:

(Oops, I hope people realise I’m only joking! )

If you are truly a beginner….. THANK YOU :worthy:
1/ for the interesting read
2/ for the fine descriptions of those moves I should really know
3/ for making this a good bible to point newcomers to (I hate the beginners description)
4/ for taking your time to make us aware of what it’s like
5/ for reminding us what we all felt like on “our” first visits
6/ for your blow by blow recall of “the night before”

Gee, shucks! Thank you. :blush:

Good luck on the dancefloor, and if you ever get down to London, check out the many welcoming dancefloors down here.

Oh yes…… and welcome

Can’t say I’m likely to be in London any time soon - haven’t been there since… um… the 80’s! But if I ever make it back again, I will try to meet up with as many of the London jivers as I can.

:cheers: