What Do We Dance?

For this coming year we are getting some much clearer conclusions on the dance scene. 10% of the dance scene is the Ballroom Dancer and as they have insisted, it is the International Style of Dance for theirs is an art. These are their quotes.

Q: How do we know the Indians were the first people in North America?
A: They had reservations.

Because the Internationals have unknowingly dragged the terminology of "ballroom" down, we in the main body should and are accepting their suppositions. In their minds they are the Rootzi-Tootzis and we are the "junk" dancers. We can accept that in order to separate them from us.

Now may we just leave them aside and go on our business. As our own group, as cultural or recreational dancers, we will do just fine. We are over 60% of the total and that is quite hefty compared to the other groups.

"Oh! What It Seemed To Be"   ...   Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes

We dance predominately the American Style of dance and we tend to go with more of the basics than the fancy exhibition kind. We try to enjoy the music by moving to it and not worry too much about the dance. And yes, we are the cultural, recreational dancers, and we have been accused by Club Dancers of being International types. You got the wrong cat, Dude.

The Peripherals have at least 10%, Tango, Line, Salsa and Swing, they have been mainly in protest of "Ballroom." And the Club Dancers have at least 20%, they don't want anything to do with "Ballroom" and they differ from the rest of us mainly because they insist on live music, they prefer to dance in a Night Club environment and they use alcoholic beverages. They should follow their own likes and we don't criticize them.

We, the recreational, cultural dancers, dance in libraries, malls, school cafeterias, district parks and community centers, and yes, even night clubs. And we dance predominantly to recorded music. To dance a rumba "Y Volvere" by Los Bunkers, is an experience never to be seen or heard in any live dance on the entire Pacific Basin, I don't care who they are. Perhaps it is only my experience. If I started at five and I am 87 years old now, I will admit to my limitations.

"Your beliefs don't make you a better person. Your behavior does."

Pub's Side Note: The super market costing more? You ain't seen nuttin' yet, wait till you see your property tax bill. You have been unanimously selected to pay for the rail. Billions and Billions of dollars in pure unadulterated profits. Nobody asked the users, it's the money, Honey.