Who can dance?


Not exactly a tech topic but dancing is an important aspect of music for a lot of people......including my wife.

Sadly, in our 30+ years of marriage I have never been what you’d call a dancer. Danced some in college for obvious reasons and with the necessary inhibition suppressor.

My wife likes to shag. And for those of you from across the pond it is not what you think......the shag is a type of dance that originated on the U.S. east coast and is associated with beach music bands. It is in the standard dance inventory across most of the south.

Well, as a joke one day I told my wife I’d learn the shag if she gave me the nod to get a drum kit. Well, I got a drum kit and I’m learning.......slowly........to dance to beach music. The shag also works for most R&B and even swing music.

Any of the rest of you music lovers know how to or enjoy dancing?

I’m the living model of two left feet. And last weekend we were dancing and I was pathetic and started laughing because all I could think about was Dr. Frankenstein’s monster in Young Frankenstein........Puttin’ on the Ritz!
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^^^ Talking about Fred Astaire, do any of your guys have recordings of his vocals? He was quite the singer as well as a dancer ... not to mention a total fashion plate.

Check these out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV5e7mWcQJE

Check out this dance scene featuring Fred Astaire and Elenore Powell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZPndC-F5SE

And, he was quite the drummer too. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxIZpFn-Pg

Pure genius ...

Frank
^^^ That was really cool, Geoff. Thanks. 

This was from an era that is sorely missed by us old farts.

 What happened to the entertainment industry? Is this type of talent still out there? 

Frank