bus stop

dancing teachers say bus stops are a good place to practise. just about anything goes at melbourne bus stops, swing wise. bus wise, much less goes. i found myself at this stop today. waiting. a lot.

dancing teachers were right. practising however, while having utility, has less fun-tility. for fun-tility, just add bus stop.

making moves that work with a bus stop pole is what i'm talking about. unlike doors, poles don't move. they don't swing. being round makes it possible for you to swing from them though. like the monkey you are. i haven't worked out how to make looking like a monkey cool though.

i did however, think hooking feet on poles had potential. at legs distance from a pole, turn sidways to it. hook your closest foot on pole. twist towards the pole and away, and hook the new hook onto the pole. you need to wave your arms about to make that work. it looks about as cool as a monkey on a merry-go-round, turned sideways.

but it's fun to make up stuff with bus stop poles. who knows, maybe that move would even work if you were hooking your foot onto another persons foot...

KN

take the stairs

it's fun to dance on stairs. i like the slightly dangerous descending charleston spin. that one's cool even when you think you're alone but people catch you in the act. that happened to me one time, and it was still cool.

the tension is always between having fun and getting to your stairway destination. that's because basic steps in dancing aren't always forward going. some people take the two steps forward, two steps back approach. which is good if you have some time. some people adapt their steps, so they are going forward all the time. kick step, kick step, etc.

there is also the tension between risk taking and safe stair navigation. dancing is more risky because i'm a beginner dancer, but a pretty advanced walker. the reward for risky stair climbing technique usually comes in the form of enjoyingny funness. i think it depends on the mood.

sometimes i like to use my newfound balance to go fast down stairs. zippy.

those bits of the stairs that don't go up, but connect stairs to other stairs are a great spot for expression. it's comforting to know where they are so when you do the miss-step, you won't fall too far.

stairs. yeah.

swinging doors

since i started learning to swing dance, there've been some changes in my day.  at first i started practicing when i was alone in the elevator.. then the tram stop.  now it's the fridge door.  i wonder if i'll look at another door the same way again.  they swing!!  dancing is making everyday stuff fun.

so i was wondering, is it just me who thinks this?  nah.  but why hasn't anyone written something about it that i can find on google?  well if you found this via google, you're not alone.  there is at least one other person that does this too.