The Rootzi Tootzis in Honolulu

The Beginners?
By Sylvester Chung, Kunia

Be thoughtful of your goals, "I would like to dance just like Waldo or whoever" It is like saying, "I want to speak with a British accent because it sounds so good." Perhaps, coming from those who have spoken that way for years. But on a newcomer it would sound very fake and affected.

Look at the attributes that make a particular dialect or dance style so attractive, and on our dance floors there are many, Then try to assimilate those attributes that can positively benefit your own personal dance style.

You may do this with other dancers that you admire and you will gradually develop your own distinct style, socially speaking of course. It is not the same with the disciplines, they are in the business of cloning. But you cannot blame them. They must have certain prescribed standards that are necessary in order to judge. ****
Sylvester

As Milton Berle once said. "I hate sex in the movies.

Tried it once and the seat folded up."

Anonymous has some very nice observations. Unfortunately we can allow them in the comments only. Because no name is attached we cannot post them in the body of the blog. Any others that would like to comment, better to use a pen name, that can be easier to post. The entire blogosphere needs more input from anyone, and opinions are like noses. Everyone has got one.

Breaking News from Sharon: There is a good possibilty of the Tea Dances to continue in April. I will post the news when we get the latest from Sharon. They still do not know if it will be on Tuesday or Wednesday. There is also something in the wind about a Tea Dance at the Honolulu Club. It is all sounding pretty good.

"Stranger In Paradise" by the Four Aces

The Peter Principles

Our understanding of the rootzi-tootzies will continue. They will continue to ignore us. That is our fate, their destiny or whatevah. They will never understand that we can admire a juggler that can juggle five balls at once. But, let me tell you, that juggler can never play ball like we can. Nevah!

There are few among us that are acquainted with the Peter Principles, by Dr. Lawrence J. Peter (1969), but they will understand, as it applies to dancing, "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence".

"There are no hopeless situations, only people

that have grown hopeless about them."