There may one thousand Latin dances that are danced regularly in the World. Which ones could be danced socially, for a social occasion on Oahu, as in a Night Club? The decisions are continually being made by the Night Club owners in conjunction with their DJs. But that is never final. If you want to do business you have to listen to the dancers and "they" will and should make the final decisions. This is then applied to the music too. This new fancy kine music is nice, but nuttin' like da reel teeng, the oldies but goodies. If they play a paso doble at a night club and only two people are dancing it, it should be quite understandable for management. Dat ain't it.
If you play a Rumba and the floor is packed. Then you know, and everyone will know. Dat's it. If they are not dancing you got the wrong kind of music. Should be pretty easy for a good bean counter. And also, incessant music without a stop is counter productive for the real Latin dance environment. Another reason live music is so popular on Oahu. A little time to take the lady back to her table, a little social conversation at your own table and a couple of sips and you are ready to go for the next memorable dance. And, of course, they become memorable. In the more civilized countries, it is 60 and over, which are the "Oldsters," the social security and the retired - a natural division.
On this island this growing number of very good experienced dancers still consider themselves "not old." And yet needless to say they are not interested in learning that new acrobatic step pattern where you throw the lady over your shoulder. For some of us that are still dancing in our eighties we also consider them quite young. These oldsters are very good in dancing the recreational style of social dance that we dance on this Island A style in search of the right terminology. Once the Disciplines have established their kuleana, and the Night Clubbers have establish theirs, then this great group of us that had been so rudely excluded before, will be able to move as a more cohesive unit. It's coming.
"Social Dancing is never choreographed and while dancers don’t plan on how to dance the song entirely, the leader leads every step and the followers do their part beautifully."
If you play a Rumba and the floor is packed. Then you know, and everyone will know. Dat's it. If they are not dancing you got the wrong kind of music. Should be pretty easy for a good bean counter. And also, incessant music without a stop is counter productive for the real Latin dance environment. Another reason live music is so popular on Oahu. A little time to take the lady back to her table, a little social conversation at your own table and a couple of sips and you are ready to go for the next memorable dance. And, of course, they become memorable. In the more civilized countries, it is 60 and over, which are the "Oldsters," the social security and the retired - a natural division.
"Shores Of Haleiwa" by Loyal Garner
On this island this growing number of very good experienced dancers still consider themselves "not old." And yet needless to say they are not interested in learning that new acrobatic step pattern where you throw the lady over your shoulder. For some of us that are still dancing in our eighties we also consider them quite young. These oldsters are very good in dancing the recreational style of social dance that we dance on this Island A style in search of the right terminology. Once the Disciplines have established their kuleana, and the Night Clubbers have establish theirs, then this great group of us that had been so rudely excluded before, will be able to move as a more cohesive unit. It's coming.
“Social dancers believe that we must not allow other people’s
limited perceptions to define us.”
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