I think you can get away with talking to me about dancing
We're going to a 50s swing night for NYE and I can't fucking wait for that
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 9:53, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Oh man.
Has everyone got plans for NYE already?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 9:55, Reply)

Yup! : ))

( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 9:56, Reply)

NO WAY!!
Mind you, I went to the first Xmas party of the season last Thursday. the 3rd of November!! Bonkers.

Where are you going to ring in the Olympic year?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 9:58, Reply)

A black person, a blue person, a yellow person, a red person and a green person
Do they have phones at the North Pole?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:02, Reply)

?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:04, Reply)

Olympic rings
Blue person = cold

It wasn't very well thought out
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:08, Reply)

Yup!

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 10 Nov 2011, 9:58, Reply)

50's swing is great,
I love that there are themed nights based around actual proper dancing styles and not just getting munted on booze.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 10 Nov 2011, 9:59, Reply)

Agreed, unsurprisingly
Last one we went to was 20s, I had a fantastic time. My knowledge of Swing steps is pretty limited beyond the timings, but Ms Foxtrot and I just freestyled all night. So different from Ballroom but I love it.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:01, Reply)

I would say mine is limited... but I can do all the basics and pretty much if I have a good Lead then I can follow most of the time.
Freestyling is fun! And as one of my teachers says "There are no wrong moves in swing, only new ones... And some bad ones".
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:04, Reply)

Excellent philosophy :-)
As long as you keep the knees flexed and grounded and are in time with the music you can do more or less anything.

I can lead very well in Ballroom but am less good at doing it spontaneously, it really helps if the music is awesome
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:10, Reply)

Strictly Come Munting.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:02, Reply)

Natalie Cassidy was on the show a couple of years ago

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:02, Reply)

Did she have her trumpet?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:04, Reply)

I don't get this, sorry
and I don't want to think about that hideous mess and longer than absolutely necessary
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 10:11, Reply)