When I was around 14-15 years old I went to my first boum (party) as I lived in France at the time there was three way you could dance: the jerk which was everybody just doing their own thing by themselves, the slow, which involved hugging a girl and moving shuffling around and the rock which was what the cool guys did. Very few guys knew how to dance the rock and so they were in high demand. After my party I came home and asked my mum if she could teach me the rock which she did and I must say that was one of the many great things she did for me.
The reason I mention this is that I was at my Sister's birthday party this evening and of course there was music and dancing. Nowadays (and for a long time now) I find most of the dancing is what would have been classified as jerk back when I was a teenager. Of course that now covers a wide variety of dancing and some people do dance together or at least coordinate their movements, But in the main dancing is an individual thing. I understand that letting people express themselves is healthy and democratic, not having set dance moves means that anybody can dance and there is no judgement involved against some kind of standard. However I do miss the Rock and roll moves and the fact that you were dancing with someone rather than in front of someone. I guess I'm guilty of nostalgia. If it was up to me we would go back to Rock n Roll at parties and I'd even be happy to add some "new" dances such as Salasa, Tango, Fox trot, Twist or Charleston.
Evening Dinner Party
The reason I mention this is that I was at my Sister's birthday party this evening and of course there was music and dancing. Nowadays (and for a long time now) I find most of the dancing is what would have been classified as jerk back when I was a teenager. Of course that now covers a wide variety of dancing and some people do dance together or at least coordinate their movements, But in the main dancing is an individual thing. I understand that letting people express themselves is healthy and democratic, not having set dance moves means that anybody can dance and there is no judgement involved against some kind of standard. However I do miss the Rock and roll moves and the fact that you were dancing with someone rather than in front of someone. I guess I'm guilty of nostalgia. If it was up to me we would go back to Rock n Roll at parties and I'd even be happy to add some "new" dances such as Salasa, Tango, Fox trot, Twist or Charleston.
Evening Dinner Party
- Tarte à la tomate et salades vertes
- Assortiments de jambons
- Asperges blanches et mayonnaise faite maison (merci papa)
- Assortiments de fromages
- Gateau au chocolat maison (merci maman)
- Gateau au Fraises
- Salade de Fruits
Happy to dance rock with you tonight
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And always up for salsa!!
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