The Oldies

Slowly in the last few years, the "oldies but goodies" have been emerging. They have always been there but it has been live bands that have led the way. The "oldies" have been mainly Swing and Foxtrot. Fortunately along the way, many people had been willing to include more oldies. Mainly the music in the sixties in the new dance clubs in Hawaii and the introduction of the Latin dances, the Rumba and the Cha Cha Cha, predominantly. These oldies are solid in our kind of dancing.

"Attitudes are often much more important than intelligence."

 

It is all unfolding very nicely. For the old time Social Dancer the music has been primary and the dance has followed naturally. The Universal dancer wants to find a method of enjoying the music, so the music is first, then you apply the proper movement to feel the best of the music. Steps and figures are danced to the rhythm and for the beginner will have no relation to the harmony or the lyrics. That is social dancing.

"Imagine" by John Lennon

This is far different than Exhibition or Competition dancers. They are in a different realm. If they wish to call it dancing we should not complain, much of it is beautiful, but it is not something you want to see everyday on the ordinary dance floor. That is a different kuleana and they know it. Teachers? We have the best in the world right here on Oahu.

"A lot of problems in our dance world would disappear if we

talked to each other instead of about each other."