Monday, 19 April 2010

Ten Great Dance Tips for Left-Footed Loafers

Are you the type of person who thinks that that really annoying aphorism (the one you only ever see embroidered on a chintzy cushion in someone else’s bathroom next to the really oppressive air freshener) “Dance like no one’s watching” … is actually the wrong way round?

What is the point of dancing while no one is watching? Dancing, unlike robbing banks, making sausages or picking your nose, was never intended to be carried out unobserved.

Think about it. If, for some reason, when you do dance unseen your customarily clumsy and choreographically-challenged carcasse is captivated by the combined cha-cha-chi of Fred, Gene, Ginger, Cyd, Patrick and Michael, then who are you dancing for?

Surely we should all dance like everyone is watching. Well, everyone except me, because I dance like Fred (Flintstone), Gene (Hunt), Ginger (McCain), Sid (Owen), Patrick (Moore) and Michael (Fish).

Having ranted about that piece of useless dancing advice, I should make amends and offer some better terps tips. Here are ten of my favourite pieces of dance advice.


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Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Strictly Quote Dancing Quiz #1

STRICTLY QUOTE DANCING
Quiz #1

Work out the missing word(s) that complete the following quotes about Strictly Come Dancing.

1. "SCD - a late-night 70's show burdened with a prime-time slot ... the TV equivalent of a geography teacher ???? at the school disco."
Ally Ross in The Sun (2004)
A. Dad Dancing    B. Hand-Jiving    C. Pogoing


2. On the secret to a great dance partnership -  "Lots and lots of ????. And Tic-Tacs on call at all times."
Brian Fortuna in The Mirror (2009)
A. Chemistry    B. Body Contact    C. Deodorant


3. On Peter Schmeichel's Paso Doble -  "Paso Doble? You couldn't pass a ????."
Len Goodman on Strictly Come Dancing (2006)
A. Football    B. Tortoise    C. Gallstone


4. On Jodie Kidd's Samba - "She had all the grace of a ???? hen party."
Scott Matthewman in The Stage (2008)
A. Line Dancing    B. Pole Dancing    C. Slam Dancing


5. On Kate Garraway's Paso Doble -  "???? in a frock would have done a better Paso."
Bruno Tonioli on Strictly Come Dancing (2007)
A. Frankenstein    B. Tutankhamen    C. John Prescott





ANSWERS

Quiz #1 

1.  B. Hand-Jiving  
2.  C. Deodorant
3.  B. Tortoise 
4.  A. Line Dancing  
5.  B. Tutankhamen
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Friday, 9 April 2010

STRICTLY QUOTE DANCING - THE BOOK

STRICTLY "QUOTE" DANCING 
A COMICAL COLLECTION OF
1500 TONGUE-IN-CHEEK-TO-CHEEK
DANCE QUOTATIONS

from Strictly Come Dancing  to Footloose

from Daddy Cool  to Hot Gossip

from the Moulin Rouge to The Red Shoes

from Arlene Phillips to Fiona Phillips

from Stomp The Yard  to the Soft-Shoe Shuffle

from Nijinsky to They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 

This volume of 1500 quotations is a light-hearted and light-footed tongue-in-cheek tribute to the great names in dance: Dancers, Choreographers, Films, Stage Shows, TV Programmes … even fictional dancers, dancing animals and other lifeforms. 


BOOK DETAILS
Pages: 212
Cover: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-907338-02-1
Price: £8.99 (exc p&p)
Click here to buy



As its title suggests, this book pays homage to the 21st century phenomenon known as Strictly Come Dancing. As well as including many names from these global TV shows, Strictly “Quote” Dancing expands the Ballroom dance world to allow Strictly… fans the chance to explore the social and celebrity dance scene outside of their TV. 

"Strictly... is a proper, serious, intelligent sport. Unlike football, which is just some petty form of light entertainment."
Viv Groskop in The Mail on Sunday (2009)

"That's pro-celebrity Ballroom for you. It damn near strips a man naked, bar the sequins."
Giles Smith in The Times (2006)


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