Comments on: Brain Drain http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/ Ascending Rising Harmonising Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:57:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Brain Drain by: DavidY http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/#comment-67 Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:47:09 +0000 http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/#comment-67 Quote: "You won’t be surprised to hear that tonight was more of the same. It’s like my brain has been draining away until I’ve only got the dregs left. Those dregs being the half-dozen of so moves I’ve got so hardwired into my muscles, I could do them not only in my sleep, but probably even in a coma." Yep - all too familiar. The best and worst example of this for me was on the last Southport weekend - I was down to about 3 moves by the early hours of Sunday morning, and these were by necessity the moves I could do in my sleep. David Quote: “You won’t be surprised to hear that tonight was more of the same. It’s like my brain has been draining away until I’ve only got the dregs left. Those dregs being the half-dozen of so moves I’ve got so hardwired into my muscles, I could do them not only in my sleep, but probably even in a coma.”

Yep - all too familiar. The best and worst example of this for me was on the last Southport weekend - I was down to about 3 moves by the early hours of Sunday morning, and these were by necessity the moves I could do in my sleep.

David

]]> Comment on Brain Drain by: Clive http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/#comment-66 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:49:16 +0000 http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/#comment-66 Quote "It’s like my brain has been draining away until I’ve only got the dregs left. Those dregs being the half-dozen of so moves I’ve got so hardwired into my muscles, I could do them not only in my sleep, but probably even in a coma." /Unquote As you commanded on "THE FORUM" - here is my response. All I can say is - "I know exactly how you feel" :( I dream of becoming a move monster. I have my little black book where I am writing down new variations I learn. I read moves on the various online databases. I practise. And what happens? First Move, Wurlitzer, yo-yo, Arm-Jive, Catapult, Basket. Repeat. Endlessly. Love your writing style. "coma" indeed. Ha! Ha! Ha! Know anyone prepared to rent me a bed for a few days late August so I can get my festival fix? Keep blogging - it's all most entertaining. Clive Quote
“It’s like my brain has been draining away until I’ve only got the dregs left. Those dregs being the half-dozen of so moves I’ve got so hardwired into my muscles, I could do them not only in my sleep, but probably even in a coma.”
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As you commanded on “THE FORUM” - here is my response.

All I can say is - “I know exactly how you feel” :(

I dream of becoming a move monster. I have my little black book where I am writing down new variations I learn. I read moves on the various online databases. I practise. And what happens? First Move, Wurlitzer, yo-yo, Arm-Jive, Catapult, Basket. Repeat. Endlessly.

Love your writing style. “coma” indeed. Ha! Ha! Ha!

Know anyone prepared to rent me a bed for a few days late August so I can get my festival fix?

Keep blogging - it’s all most entertaining.

Clive

]]> Comment on Brain Drain by: CJ http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/#comment-65 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:32:16 +0000 http://ducasi.org/blog/2005/08/03/brain-drain/#comment-65 Madsion Blues is a killer track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was a request, tho... ;) What u say re the comb thingy being close 2 a shoulder drop: is quite true... U will get to the point where u realise a lot of internediate moves are "beginning of move A" + "ending of move B" = new intermediate move. Mixing & matching like that helps with musicality and getting things to match beats, breaks, etc... The 3rd move is basically a back pass with a flourish: u could do the backpass with the extra turn without the comb, or u could add the LH comb + turn away to most other moves... See: 2 moves for the price of 1!!!!!! lol... FWIW, I really think ur dancing has come on: ur movement is more fluid and u seem to have better sense of musicality. The next step is for you to enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take care, mate. CJ Madsion Blues is a killer track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was a request, tho… ;)

What u say re the comb thingy being close 2 a shoulder drop: is quite true… U will get to the point where u realise a lot of internediate moves are “beginning of move A” + “ending of move B” = new intermediate move.

Mixing & matching like that helps with musicality and getting things to match beats, breaks, etc…

The 3rd move is basically a back pass with a flourish: u could do the backpass with the extra turn without the comb, or u could add the LH comb + turn away to most other moves…

See: 2 moves for the price of 1!!!!!! lol…

FWIW, I really think ur dancing has come on: ur movement is more fluid and u seem to have better sense of musicality. The next step is for you to enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take care, mate.

CJ

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