Comments on: Jumping at the GUU http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/04/13/jumping-at-the-guu/ Ascending Rising Harmonising Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Jumping at the GUU by: Tramp http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/04/13/jumping-at-the-guu/#comment-277 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:31:17 +0000 http://ducasi.org/blog/2006/04/13/jumping-at-the-guu/#comment-277 Hmmm. Over-baked. Not sure. The problem is, that generally, the people who do that sort of move with beginners, either aren't at the class, or if they are, don't bother listening to you anyhow. The most serial offender for dips and lifts knows all to well that he shouldn't be doing them, both with the people that he does them with, and also where/when he does them. But that doesn't seem to stop him. The idea was to make sure that beginner ladies know that they don't have to put up with it. Or even that what is being done is dangerous - if someone who looks experienced tells you that it's fine to do that sort of move, as a beginner, you don't always know that it's not. At Ceroc, there is the mantra that you're never allowed to turn down a dance. While, in the broad sense, I agree with that statement, I do think that it does cause problems. Tell a beginner that they aren't allowed to turn down a dance. Then someone who they don't like dancing (for whatever reason) with asks them 3 times that night, and we'll never see them again. I think that it's important to make people (especially beginners) aware that, while the usual code is to accept an offer of a dance, if someone is doing things that make you uncomfortable, it is perfectly acceptable to refuse, or even walk off the dance floor. Anyhow, moving on. Glad that you generally liked the moves and the music. I had a good night too. Except for having to keep an eye on someone else that I received 2 complaints about, and ended up having to do something about, rather than getting as many dances in as possible. The ones that I did have though were rather fun. Especially the double (and triple, and quadruple) trouble, and the partner swapping one at the end. Some of the dances with ladies were great too!! ;) Hmmm. Over-baked. Not sure. The problem is, that generally, the people who do that sort of move with beginners, either aren’t at the class, or if they are, don’t bother listening to you anyhow.

The most serial offender for dips and lifts knows all to well that he shouldn’t be doing them, both with the people that he does them with, and also where/when he does them. But that doesn’t seem to stop him. The idea was to make sure that beginner ladies know that they don’t have to put up with it. Or even that what is being done is dangerous - if someone who looks experienced tells you that it’s fine to do that sort of move, as a beginner, you don’t always know that it’s not.

At Ceroc, there is the mantra that you’re never allowed to turn down a dance. While, in the broad sense, I agree with that statement, I do think that it does cause problems. Tell a beginner that they aren’t allowed to turn down a dance. Then someone who they don’t like dancing (for whatever reason) with asks them 3 times that night, and we’ll never see them again. I think that it’s important to make people (especially beginners) aware that, while the usual code is to accept an offer of a dance, if someone is doing things that make you uncomfortable, it is perfectly acceptable to refuse, or even walk off the dance floor.

Anyhow, moving on. Glad that you generally liked the moves and the music. I had a good night too. Except for having to keep an eye on someone else that I received 2 complaints about, and ended up having to do something about, rather than getting as many dances in as possible. The ones that I did have though were rather fun. Especially the double (and triple, and quadruple) trouble, and the partner swapping one at the end. Some of the dances with ladies were great too!! ;)

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