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The complicated connections of dance and beyond

This past Thursday, I danced with one particularly amazing follow, and everything was on. She smiled, I smiled, we moved so well together and connected wonderfully. To my surprise and great pleasure, she continued beaming after our dance and complimented me on my "great connection" and some other stuff that I can't recall since I was in such a delighted daze. Here is this competition-winning, well-respected follow that is gushing about a dance with mediocre-ol' me!

In an ironic twist, this particular woman -- we'll call her Maria -- is often sitting on the sidelines, not being asked to dance. And that just seems downright strange to me.
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 18:10 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Society • People and relationships
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(non) sexual healin’

As many folks know, I'm a Lindy Hop (swing dancing) addict, as evidenced by my creation of the Lindy Hop Whiteboard Supreme, and my dance entries in this blog.

Every once in a while, especially on 'off' nights, I ask myself why I continue to dance for hours every week, and what Lindy Hop really means to me.
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 16:44 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Happy body • Personal • Society
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To neither have nor hold—a voyeur’s lament.

Imagine that you're invited to a private house party every three months or so.
Live music. Free alcohol and snacks. Beautiful and talented women. Handsome and confident men.
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, February 14, 2004 at 4:16 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Personal
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The Lindy Hop equivalent to comparing sexual partners

Last night, after dancing with a budding Rockstar, she and I had a chance to chat for a bit. After a few minutes, she asked me who my favorite follows were, and -- since I had already noted how much I was impressed with and liked her dancing -- I understandably mentioned the names of some other follows. In response, she noted who her favorite leads were (several of them I'm friends with) and why.

At the time, I didn't really think much of this, but then it sunk in, and now I view the conversation with both detached bemusement and slight awkwardness.
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 17:12 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing
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I anonymously slapped her, yet she kissed me

A few weeks ago, I posted a note on a prominent swing board urging dancers to "Just Say No" when they really don't feel like dancing with someone. The gist of my note was as follows:

[...] I'd like to go against conventional wisdom and practice and urge people to say NO when asked to dance if saying yes would result in misery for both dancers.

With regards to the three awful dances I had recently, in each case, the follow accepted my invitation quite reluctantly. Maybe she just learned that her pet poodle died, maybe I look like her abusive ex-boyfriend, or maybe she was just really, really tired. But it doesn't matter. In each case, her movements and expression while dancing with me evoked images of someone cleaning the bathrooms of Grand Central Station with their tongue, and boy, was that painful (dancing with her, but yeah, undoubtedly the imagery, too).

If these women had simply said, "No," the following would have happened:
- We'd both have been saved several minutes of unpleasantness.
- We'd have had the opportunity to likely ENJOY several minutes of blissful dancing with a different partner (or a bit of blissful rest). [...]

 
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- Blathered by Adam on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at 18:02 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Geekery • Personal • Society
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On dancing and cybersex

I once had a Lindy Hop-related yahoo ID (note: NEVER put "swing-" or especially "swinger-" anything in IM or e-mail names!) and I got some, ahem, interesting messages.

I remember one yahoo asking me if I wanted to "roll play."
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 18:02 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Wackiness
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Now I swing both ways, and I love it!

I don't know exactly when the thought first occurred to me.

But eventually I felt that it was something I really wanted, something I had to try.

Actually, it kind of started about two months ago, with the realization that sometimes there just weren't enough women around, and, well... I had needs.
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 1:47 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Personal
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What I have learned (and re-learned) from PiYo

I recently attended my second class in PiYo -- a strange but wonderful mixture of Pilates and Yoga.

Here is what I have learned and what I have been reminded of via my new PiYo journeys:
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Monday, August 11, 2003 at 0:17 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Personal
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A spring in her step! :)

Nate helps partner Rachel perform an impressive aerial in a well-received Lindy Hop routine at the Ariel Dance Competition and Show event in San Jose, July 13, 2003
Rachel gets an impressive lift from partner Nate during a well-received Lindy Hop routine performed at the Ariel Dance Center Showcase and Competition on July 13, 2003 in San Jose, California.
 

- Blathered by Adam on Sunday, July 13, 2003 at 18:14 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Photography
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Swing dance, go to jail

Water-swilling swing dancers... threat to a moral and orderly society. They Must Be Stopped!

Or so goes the thinking of some pretty aggressive Salt Lake City law enforcement officials, as noticed by this (verified) forward:
 
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- Blathered by Adam on Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at 16:38 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Society • Law • Wackiness
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