[Squaredancing] [Square dancing] Ladies dancing without their clothes on!...

Mon Jun 30 00:26:26 EDT 2008

Maybe some happy 'lightweight' medium should be established for hot summer
weather. Nylons and pettycoats could ignite. But shorts just don't cut it.
Cynde
in freezing cold Maine (with promises to be in the 90's next week)

> I agree that women look, act and feel better when they are dressed with
> crinolines, pettipants, etc.  But in the summers here in AZ where the
> temperature
> is well over 110 most of the time, a person has to be made of ice  (so as
> not
> to perspire) and have the bladder of an 18 year old to enjoy dressing  in
> "costume."
>
> I myself prefer dancing with all the accoutrements.  But if one should
> have
> to go to the ladies room during the dance it is much like trying to pull
> up  a
> wet bathing suit.  NOT a pretty experience.
>
> Anne
>
>
> In a message dated 6/29/2008 10:08:30 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> cannotdance at verizonmail.com writes:
>
> To those  who love Square Dancing,
>
> The same old topics pop up from decade to  decade. I danced a good bit in
> the Eighties, and those were the days that  when we
>
> thought Square Dancing could never die. I can still remember  telling
> people that, "Now that I have found Square Dancing,
>
> I shall  never be lonely again." I do miss the eighties. In those days,
> "Even a  broke clock was right twice a day". I am not too sure
>
> that is true  anymore.
>
> I would like to present two ideas that counter the idea that  we would
> have more dancers if we got rid of the "Dress Code".
>
> My  first observation may not apply much anymore due to the fact that we
> do  much less swinging than we used to. However,
>
> let me assure you that in  Square Dancing, and in Square Dance rounds
> there is still some small amount  of leading going on.
>
> When a man swings a women, or pivots her, or  twirls her, the Square Dance
> Dress gives the lady perfect  balance.
>
> It feels really great to be leading a women who, due to her  Dress and
> crinolines, is in perfect balance.
>
> If you watch dancers  spin and turn around on the floor, it is difficult
> not to notice how  beautiful the female form is when she has
>
> her crinolines floating out  and her legs appear so thin because her dress
> is covering up the top of her  thighs, (as well as her hips),
>
> and all one sees is the most beautiful  parts of her legs.
>
> I doubt that any male dancer can say that he was not  greatly surprised on
> the occasion that he first saw some of his  sexiest
>
> dance partners "without their clothes on".
>
> I am sure all  of the ladies know how much a beautiful dress improves a
> womens appearance.  However, I bet there are still a
>
> couple of men who will be as surprised  to find out that their favorite
> corner, is actually a bit larger, and  older, than she seemed when
>
> she had her Square Dance clothes on.
>
> I can remember being a bit embarrassed when I discovered that one of  the
> ladies that I had been dreaming of,
>
> was actually nearly twice my  age. (With her SD clothes off.)
>
> So to the ladies out there, give it a  little thought before you toss out
> those silly old Square Dance  clothes.
>
> You might find that you will miss the gleaming eyes of the men  who watch
> you twirl and spin on the floor.
>
> As for the men, at least  one of us, (ME), will miss seeing you at  your
> sexiest.
>
> Mick
>
> PS--- I wonder how many little girls would  love to wear crinolines?
>
> My vote, Sexy women, who have great balance,  are pretty good.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Robinson"
> To: "This list for discussing all aspect of  MWSD"
> Subject: Re: [Squaredancing] The 57th NSDC is now  history
> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:21:53 -0500
>
>
> At  12:09 AM 6/29/2008, Heinz D. Trost wrote:
>> Ken et al,
>>
>> thank you for the data.
>>
>>  >The 57th National Square Dance Convention is now history. The
> final
>> >total attendance number that I saw was 6,025. :-(  They had
> projected 7,000.
>> >
>>  >
>> >
>> well, square dancing is still dying  and so the Nationals is, too.
>> Maybe the 58th next year will  raise up the attendance a bit,
> because
>> Long Beach, CA  is better connected to the world and more attractive
> than
>> Wichita, KS, was.
>> But as long as the NEC still forces  "proper" attire, but means
>> "Traditional" in the definition of  Legacy, Callerlab, ECTA and
> EAASDC,
>> instead of  "casual" or at least "proper" in the definition of
> Legacy,
>> etc.,- and as long as there still are too many people in the  hobby
> who
>> won't see the hard reality and block any  major changes to adjust
> the
>> hobby to the needs of the  actually and younger customers, square
> dancing
>> won't  stop extincting.
>
> Looking around the dance floors I noticed that  the dress code wasn't
> being enforced. There were plenty of guys in  short sleeved shirts and
> women in slacks dancing. I don't know the  numbers of young dancers
> at the convention as a percentage of total  dancers, but it seemed to
> me, there were more younger dancers there  this year than I remember
> in previous years. And not all were from  exhibition groups. In fact,
> there was one major exhibition group  missing this year -- The
> Maycroft Square Tappers.
>
> It  would be interesting to see the percentage of youth dancers at the
> last few conventions.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
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