dhermann1
I'll Lock Up
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Dancing close
The one thing I miss whenever I go to a place with a live big band is the ballads. You know, songs like Moonlight Serenade and Getting Sentimental Over You, and all the slow schmaltzy songs Sinatra sang when he was with Tommy Dorsey. It is SO simple to do a basic slow fox trot with your honey and just enjoy the closeness (NOT to be confused with copping a feel!). This whole "Ballroom Dancing" craze has utterly perverted the whole idea of social dancing, in a totally opposite, but just as deadly way as non touch dancing (i.e. the Twist) did in the 60's.
I really think if the bands would play more ballads more regular guys would get up and dance. And if more regular guys would get up and dance the whole nightclub experience would make a whole lot more sense. If you look at the pics of those elegant places, they're all dancing close, they're not jittering all over the place. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to Lindy, but I also LOVE a nice slow dance that's nice and close. You can float over the floor and actually have a conversation at the same time. That's what makes it classy.
I think this is an overlooked factor in the equation.
The one thing I miss whenever I go to a place with a live big band is the ballads. You know, songs like Moonlight Serenade and Getting Sentimental Over You, and all the slow schmaltzy songs Sinatra sang when he was with Tommy Dorsey. It is SO simple to do a basic slow fox trot with your honey and just enjoy the closeness (NOT to be confused with copping a feel!). This whole "Ballroom Dancing" craze has utterly perverted the whole idea of social dancing, in a totally opposite, but just as deadly way as non touch dancing (i.e. the Twist) did in the 60's.
I really think if the bands would play more ballads more regular guys would get up and dance. And if more regular guys would get up and dance the whole nightclub experience would make a whole lot more sense. If you look at the pics of those elegant places, they're all dancing close, they're not jittering all over the place. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to Lindy, but I also LOVE a nice slow dance that's nice and close. You can float over the floor and actually have a conversation at the same time. That's what makes it classy.
I think this is an overlooked factor in the equation.