You Know you are Addicted to Dancing when...

[DanceMentor]

...you name your pets after dancers/musicians.

May I introduce Eartha Kitty:
http://www.dance-forums.com/images/Eartha_Kitty.jpg
:lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Yup, the owner of Champions, Mary Murphy, has a little dog who frequents the studio named cha cha.

(1) You blow out a tire on the freeway and you’re upset that won’t make it to the salsa club in time!

(2) You lose your wallet, and your #1 concern is that, without ID, you won't be able to get into the salsa clubs until you get a new ID!

[salsarhythms]

You fall down on your a**, you hear something break, and hope
it wasn't the latest CD you bought...

[DanceMentor]

You sneak in dance steps while you're shopping at the grocery store when the aisle is clear. You're especially addicted if you don't care if there are other is the aisle as you dance smooth with the shopping cart as your partner. :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

You're especially addicted if you don't care if there are other is the aisle as you dance smooth with the shopping cart as your partner. :lol:

That's biased! I object! Shopping carts are perfectly suited for the practicing of rumba walks as well!

As an aside, I'd like to also point out that everything from the "how far would you go" thread also fits/belongs under the category of "you know your addicted when..."

[DanceMentor]

That's biased! I object! Shopping carts are perfectly suited for the practicing of rumba walks as well!

I think I've spilled my drink! :lol:
Yes, a shopping cart is especially good for practicing rumba walks as well as open breaks. I also like to do twist turns and (solo)pivots while maintaining a consistent distance from the cart.

The broomsticks on the cleaning supplies aisle also make excellent partners! :)

[MissAlyssa]

You're addicted when you wake up in the morning and realize you still have your dance shoes on :? :shock: :wink:

[Vince A]

I knew i was addicted when I spent nearly 3 months building a 20x12 dance studio in my third-car garage equipped with a "floating dance floor" (see other post on this), mirrors, sound system, and fans everywhere.

Now I can practice in the middle of the night if I cannot sleep, etc. I know there are much better things that can be done to get back to sleep, but if it's better than dancing . . . . . . . . . .

[borikensalsero]

You are addicted to dancing when as a male you show up to a girls only styling class wearing high heels, a dress, and a wig, and hope the instructor thinks you are french.... :shock: No disrespect to those who don't believe in shaving... :D

[MissAlyssa]

I knew i was addicted when I spent nearly 3 months building a 20x12 dance studio in my third-car garage equipped with a "floating dance floor" (see other post on this), mirrors, sound system, and fans everywhere.

Now I can practice in the middle of the night if I cannot sleep, etc. I know there are much better things that can be done to get back to sleep, but if it's better than dancing . . . . . . . . . .


o__0 I wanna see!!

[Vince A]

"You Know you are Addicted to Dancing when... "

Hey, we haven't heard anything on this one since August, and we have many new members.

Let's hear some answers on this topic from some of you newer members.

[jon]

"You Know you are Addicted to Dancing when... "

...you don't have enough free time to post to message boards ;)

[dancing_moogle]

"You Know you are Addicted to Dancing when... "

Hey, we haven't heard anything on this one since August, and we have many new members.

Let's hear some answers on this topic from some of you newer members.

1. You try to determine if a song (any song) is dance-able to any ballroom/latin dance that you know. Then try doing that dance to the song yourself. :D

2. You're frustrated because you wanna get out of work in time to go see a competition, but find that you have to stay behind a while. :x

How are these for answers? ^_~

[jetski]

You know you are addicted when....

You get in a car accident because you were to busy choreographing a dance while driving, you forgot to pay attention to the road!

I get some of my best ideas while driving! Probably not the safest thing to be doing!

[LindyQuest]

...You can never get any housework done because you're too busy scouring the Internet, looking for cool dance websites.

...You're willing to travel alone to new cities just to attend a workshop.

...You start saving every penny so you can afford to go to several more workshops over the summer.

...You start collecting lots of dancing shoes and clothing.

...You keep trying to get your non-dancing friends to come dancing with you, just once (Try it! You'll like it!) :wink:

[twodance]

You just don't listen to music anymore cause your minds always dancing.

[tsb]

you kick out two (2) roommates (giving up almost $1000/month in rental income), move all the furniture from the family room into those bedrooms, and convert the family room to a dance studio (floating floor, mirrors and bars) and start hosting dance parties for free.

[tsb]

You just don't listen to music anymore cause your minds always dancing.

the first thing you think of when you hear a song is "what would i dance to this song?"

[NeoDevin]

the first thing you think of when you hear a song is "what would i dance to this song?"

Or you don't think about it, and instinctively start dancing... while you're sitting at your desk at work.

[Sagitta]

you kick out two (2) roommates (giving up almost $1000/month in rental income), move all the furniture from the family room into those bedrooms, and convert the family room to a dance studio (floating floor, mirrors and bars) and start hosting dance parties for free.

Got to visit Pasadena, california!! :)

the first thing you think of when you hear a song is "what would i dance to this song?" Ditto!! I do this more and more often. It's getting addicting. :)

[Swing Kitten]

"You Know you are Addicted to Dancing when... "

...you don't have enough free time to post to message boards ;)

:lol: hahahaha it stings but I like it!! :lol:

[Sakura]

You know you're addicted when:
Any and all money (i.e. my $40 a month allowance) goes to buying yourself more lessons. (I'm also buying my shoes with that, which means, :cry: :cry: no more two lessons a month for me for THREE months! :cry: :x :cry: )
You wish you were older so you could get a job for more money for more lessons.
You practice your steps in any open spaces that you can. (I do mine at swim practice when I'm on runs to the training room. I practice my walks/locks for Cha Cha.)
You begin to speak more about dance than anything else that you were previously addicted to. (It knocked out anime and band/music... Until I realized that the people around me just don't get it... :wink: :D )
You dream about the day you'll be able to go to a real dance.
You dream about the day you'll be able to compete.

:D Is that a good enough list?! *laughs* And Vince, I'm sooooo jealous! You actually have a dance floor in your own house! I have to practice in my kitchen/computer room, which is about 8" x 4'5! *sighs* Anything for dance....... =^__^=
Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Jmatthew]

...you find yourself thinking, "I wish I had a Girlfriend so I'd have a regular dance partner to practice those really tough moves with...."

....you think this...

I knew i was addicted when I spent nearly 3 months building a 20x12 dance studio in my third-car garage equipped with a "floating dance floor" (see other post on this), mirrors, sound system, and fans everywhere.

...makes the authoer a personal hero of yours. ;)

[MadamSamba]

An oldie but a goodie...you know you're addicted when you don't buy that gorgeous, gorgeous skirt that's on a super sale because "there's no point, I couldn't dance in it"...

then there's the CD collection that's categorised by dance: salsa, cha cha, rumba, samba, jive, argentine tango... :)

[salsachinita]

I can't resist this one.....

You realised that ALL your relationships for the last 15 years have been dance-related (even the non-dancers)!

:shock: This is serious :shock: !

[tsb]

the past week while my car was in the shop the only thing i removed from the trunk to put into the loaner car were two pairs of dance shoes - or just the fact that i always have at least two pairs of dance shoes in my car.

[dancin_feet]

I realised that I was addicted when the weekly studio party was cancelled due to a power outage in the area and I hung up the phone and realised that I was shaking! Thought about ringing them back and offering to hook up a power cable from my place to the studio (I live 6 kilometres away). Impossible, I know, but it crossed my mind!

[Sagitta]

then there's the CD collection that's categorised by dance: salsa, cha cha, rumba, samba, jive, argentine tango... :)

That's mine, then there is non-dance music. If the dance CDs are always growing much faster then the non-dance music. :)

[dancin_feet]

That's mine, then there is non-dance music. If the dance CDs are always growing much faster then the non-dance music. :)

Is there such a thing as non-dance music? :?: :?: :?:

[MapleLeaf Salsero]

You´re in a small café and see this hot babe walking in and think, hmm... wonder if she can dance...

[Vince A]

ML S,
You need HELP!

[Sagitta]

That's mine, then there is non-dance music. If the dance CDs are always growing much faster then the non-dance music. :)

Is there such a thing as non-dance music? :?: :?: :?:

Well I'll dance to any sort of music, BUT...there is music that fits a dance style and those that don't, or not to a dance style that I am fond of...so that is in the Sagitta "non-dance" category.

[danceslave]

You sneak in dance steps while you're shopping at the grocery store when the aisle is clear. You're especially addicted if you don't care if there are other is the aisle as you dance smooth with the shopping cart as your partner. :lol:LMAO..that is soo me

[danceslave]

this thread is great!!!

Okay here's mine.. you know you're addicted to dancing when

- You start choreographing phrases to the theme song of Blue's Clue's, Dora The Explorer...etc

-When you start teaching a 9 month old baby the moves that you made up.

-When the 9month old baby turns 14mnths and still remembers the moves.

-When you get depressed that you might end up getting married to some who doesn't know how and love to dance

-When you learn 90% of the choreography of every music video or show u watch

[Sakura]

Is there such a thing as non-dance music? :?: :?: :?:

You see that comment and start thinking, "So long as I can count my Latin dance steps to it, no......." :wink: :roll:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[dancersdreamland]

When you spend an ABSURD amount of spare time (sleepless nights) creating a really LARGE dance related website from scratch when you really have NO CLUE how to create a webpage...www.dancersdreamland.com.

[SDsalsaguy]

When you get in a car accident on your way to practice, total your car, have it towed to your house, call your partner to pick you up at home, and go practice... :oops: :shock: :oops:

[salsachinita]

When you get in a car accident on your way to practice, total your car, have it towed to your house, call your partner to pick you up at home, and go practice... :oops: :shock: :oops:

.........so that's how you killed your car.......

At least you are ok enough to practice 8) ! That's gotta be a good thing...

[SDsalsaguy]

When you get in a car accident on your way to practice, total your car, have it towed to your house, call your partner to pick you up at home, and go practice... :oops: :shock: :oops:

.........so that's how you killed your car.......

At least you are ok enough to practice 8) ! That's gotta be a good thing...
Yeah, well I can tell that I'm going to be *really* sore tomorrow, my back aches, my knee feels a bit tweaked, and I can see that I'm not walking entirely straight at the moment…hopefully all things that my chiropractor can help straighten out tomorrow afternoon.

As far as practicing, my old partner (Janelle) and I are reprising out old Rhythm routines for a comp here on campus in 3 weeks. Given that we only started working on this a little over a week ago, and that we haven’t done these routines or competed in almost two years, we needed the practice. More than this though, psychologically I *really* needed to go dance with her…

[Sakura]

When you get in a car accident on your way to practice, total your car, have it towed to your house, call your partner to pick you up at home, and go practice... :oops: :shock: :oops:

:shock: I'm glad to hear that you're okay SD! But, *smiles* ah, the mark of true devotion! =^__^= I probably would have done the same thing (provided that I had a real partner -- I'm assuming that this is either a competition thing or something you've formed through your years of dance. I only dance with my teacher, which isn't a bad thing! :roll: :oops: ) much to the dismay of my parents... :oops: :wink:

my knee feels a bit tweaked… Did you get hit from the front (in your car)? If you did, and your knee hit the dashboard, you could have a PCL (Posterior-Cruciate-Ligament) injury. :oops: :) Sorry, that's a bit of my Sports Med. terminology/knowledge being put to use there.... I hope you don't mind my mentioning it. It's nothing terribly serious, like an ACL (Anterior-Cruciate-Ligament) tear (I'm sure you knew what that was... :oops: ), but I thought it might be worth bringing up. Hope you feel better soon!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Sakura]

=O_O= My, that post got screwed up................ I'm sorry about that!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[SDsalsaguy]

Not to fret Sakura... your well wishes and points all made sense in the end!

No, I think my knee is just a 'foot on the break pedal transmiting force of impact up into the knee' type thing. It's a little tender along the rim of the lower inside edge of my kneecap, but otherwise seems fine. My chiropractor (who I just saw an hour ago) says I'm in good shape and should just make it in another time or two this week if I can. I was definately carrying some tension in my mid-upper back and was jammed up a bit there, and my nerve zone was shot because of all the associated stress, but he felt that everything was clearing up well. I may still hit up the health center for some muscle relaxants tomorrow, but I seem to be OK.

As afr as practicing, Janelle and I used to compete together and decided to reprise our old comp routines for our local collegiate comp coming up on March 6. We only started working on this a week and a half ago, so didn't really have any time to spare... aside from that, however, I think that psychologically I needed to be on the floor practicing with her just to help get myself out of shock and to focus on something else aside from the accident (especially as the financial ramifications thereof are going to hit me really hard).

Anyway, thanks again for the concern and the information...

--Jonathan

[salsachinita]

I needed to be on the floor practicing with her just to help get myself out of shock and to focus on something else aside from the accident (especially as the financial ramifications thereof are going to hit me really hard).

8) That's exactly what I would have done, SD!
When all else fails........keep dancing :wink: !

[crystal clear]

"You know you're addicted to dancing when... "

- You don't sleep very well because your feet are always moving. And the routines are flying around in your head and WILL NOT go away.

- You teach every family members your routines, even though they aren't that interested.. and are finding it hard to follow.

- You can put a dance move to almost every beat in a song.

- You cannot LISTEN to a song without moving your feet to the beat, and imaging yourself dancing to it on stage.

- Your every dream and desire is about performing.

:)

[MadamSamba]

Ha, ha...I've got a new one...the other night I saw a classical pianist play and, despite being awestruck by his talent and the beautiful music, I kept thinking, hmm...what dance could I dance to that and oh, that would be a beautiful waltz and, worsestill, gee I wish I'd learned ballet as a kid! :)

[crystal clear]

gee I wish I'd learned ballet as a kid! :)
I feel like that sometimes. :D

[bordertangoman]

gee I wish I'd learned ballet as a kid! :)
I feel like that sometimes. :D

Some of the best AT dancers I know seem to have trained at ballet at some time so I echo that too.

[danceslave]

"You know you're addicted to dancing when... "

- You don't sleep very well because your feet are always moving. And the routines are flying around in your head and WILL NOT go away.

- You teach every family members your routines, even though they aren't that interested.. and are finding it hard to follow.

- You can put a dance move to almost every beat in a song.

- You cannot LISTEN to a song without moving your feet to the beat, and imaging yourself dancing to it on stage.

- Your every dream and desire is about performing.

:)so true!

[peachexploration]

You wear you "dance" shoes at work just in case you have a quick break to practice. :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

You wear you "dance" shoes at work just in case you have a quick break to practice. :lol:
Or, in a like vein, you live in your jazz sneakers -- because you can wear them to campus, on the job, walking around socially, etc. -- and *always* be ready to dance! :D

[peachexploration]

You wear you "dance" shoes at work just in case you have a quick break to practice. :lol:
Or, in a like vein, you live in your jazz sneakers -- because you can wear them to campus, on the job, walking around socially, etc. -- and *always* be ready to dance! :D
:lol: :lol: Guilty of that one too. :P

[pygmalion]

You guys (and gals LOL) have a serious problem. needless to day, I dont. :oops: (Or at least, I'm not admitting to one. LOL)

[virginiadancegirl]

"You know you're addicted to dancing when... "

...You buy a portable mp3 player so that you can have the music for the routines you're working on with you at all times...

...You work on rib isolations and latin motion walking ANYWHERE...down stairs, down the hallway, sitting at your computer desk....

...You get upset when you DON'T have practice....


Just a few off the top of my head.............

[ShyDancer]

This is great!


Hmmmmm ok I know Im addicted when....


Im in bed and my feet are working my current cha cha routines, and my fiance tells me off for fluffing the covers about! :oops:

Everytime I go out to buy clothes I wonder "Can I wear that to dancing?" and if I cant it stays in the shop.

I listen for a beat in every song that comes on the radio and wonder which dance could be done to that beat.

Even people I only see once a month know exactly what dance Im doing at the moment in class.

My family and friends know all my teachers names and what styles they teach :oops: :oops: :oops:

I get mad at my daughters singing Bear in the Big blue house because his cha cha song has no cha cha beat!

You practise spins in the shower because you turn easier!

You cant walk from one room to another without incorpirating a few dance steps in (hallways are really good for locks!)


Ok I ll leave it for now......although I could probably muster up a few more heheh

[Christina75]

How about if I'm just addicted to DF? :shock:

Christina

[Vita Rara]

non-dancing friends

What are those?

[SDsalsaguy]

How about if I'm just addicted to DF? :shock:

And you've only been a member since March 9th??? :shock: :shock: :shock:

:twisted: Hehehehehehe... We got another one! :twisted:

[delamusica]

How could anyone not get addicted to DF?? You guys rock! :bouncy:

[SDsalsaguy]

How could anyone not get addicted to DF?? You guys rock! :bouncy:
What do you mean "you guys"??? :shock: :x ...that's "WE Rock!" :wink: :D

[NeoDevin]

I must agree with SD on this one, as much as I hate to agree with him, he's right, you're one of us now.

[Christina75]

resistance is futile? :?

Hello, my name is Christina and I'm a dfaholic...it's been about a minute and a half since my last post. Please help me...I am weak. :|

<sigh>

[SDsalsaguy]

:uplaugh: :uplaugh: :uplaugh:

:banana: :banana: :banana:

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[delamusica]

yea! :D

[ShyDancer]

Heres a new one

You know youre addicted when ...

Your doctor tells you that you must rest, and asks you if you do any strenuous activities during the week.....and you LIE tellig him you only go to the gym, for fear that he will tell you not to attend dance class!

[peachexploration]

You are using a pair of Salsa shoes as your bedroom slippers.

[love2swing]

...you just started dancing a few months ago but already wonder what you did with all your free time before dance, and how you lived without it before.

[etchuck]

I suppose if we're reviving this thread...

1) when you have a cool dancing avatar ;)

2) You carry business cards introducing yourself as a dancer.

3) When the man's pickup line is "Follow me."

[setsuna713]

You know you're addicted when you loose count of how many dance related forums you're a member of.... I think i'm up to 5 or 6

[love2swing]

3) When the man's pickup line is "Follow me."

Oooh! I like this one!

[Sakura]

You guys (and gals LOL) have a serious problem. needless to day, I dont. :oops: (Or at least, I'm not admitting to one. LOL)

When you won't admit you have a problem! :lol: :lol: :wink:

I must agree with SD on this one, as much as I hate to agree with him, he's right, you're one of us now.

*chanting* One of Us... One of Us... One of Us... :twisted: :roll: 8)

resistance is futile? :?

Hello, my name is Christina and I'm a dfaholic...it's been about a minute and a half since my last post. Please help me...I am weak. :|

<sigh>

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

*waves and smiles enthusiastically in stereotypical "therapy group" manner* Hi Christina!! You're not weak: You've attained a higher level. Fast posters are good posters!


3) When the man's pickup line is "Follow me."

Oooh! I like this one!

So do I! =^__^=

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

( :evil: This is another topic that didn't email me that there had been updates... =O_O= Has the DF website gone Skynet on me?! :cry: :cry: )

[DancePoet]

You know you might be addicted when your co-workers start asking on Fridays if you are going dancing again that night!

And you really are addicted if you start saying no, but really go! (Thank goodness this has not happened to me, yet!)

[standardgirl]

when your feet are seriously injuried, hurt even when walking, but you are still taking private and groups lessons, going to dance parties, dancing 3 hours plus a week, and doing pliate hoping to improve your ballroom dancing....

[love2swing]

Your sister cringes when she hears the phone ring on a night she knows you've had a dance lesson.

[love2swing]

when your feet are seriously injuried, hurt even when walking, but you are still taking private and groups lessons, going to dance parties, dancing 3 hours plus a week, and doing pliate hoping to improve your ballroom dancing....


Heh! I know this feeling. Somedays after a long day of dancing when I take my dancing shoes off, my feet ache, but all I can think is I can't wait to put these babies back on and dance again!

[Sakura]

When you are constantly in fear of your mother telling you you can no longer dance because you have knees that are about 80 years older than you**, but continue to dance all the time and play a dance-related video game (DDR)!

SK :kitty:

**Which have me taking *5* Ibuprofen a day (1000 mgs) Not a dose someone my petite self should normally be taking. :roll: :oops: :roll:

[SDsalsaguy]

You know you might be addicted when your co-workers start asking on Fridays if you are going dancing again that night!
No, no, no... you're not really addicted until they know better than to even bother asking! :wink: :oops: :lol:

[Sakura]

:uplaugh: :uplaugh: :uplaugh: :uplaugh: :uplaugh:

Suppose that *is* the Milestone, isn't it?! :lol: :lol:

SK :kitty:

[Vince A]

...when you call in "sick" two days in a row just so you can spend lots of time talking dance on the DF. I'm such a "bad boy!

[Sakura]

...when you call in "sick" two days in a row just so you can spend lots of time talking dance on the DF. I'm such a "bad boy!

*starts humming the "Cops" theme* :lol: :lol: :wink: :twisted:

SK :kitty:

[MacMoto]

You know you might be addicted when your co-workers start asking on Fridays if you are going dancing again that night!
No, no, no... you're not really addicted until they know better than to even bother asking! :wink: :oops: :lol:
You are really addicted when the question changes to where you are going dancing this time.

[salsachinita]

You are addicted to dancing when you realised that your entire social network IS your local salsa scene :shock: .....when you can also find all sorts of non-dance related things (rooms to rent, financil/legal advice, any househld goods, books fiction/non-fiction, shopping/travelling/food tips, jobs, even relationships etc)........ALL from salsa net-working 8) !

[Sakura]

You are addicted to dancing when you realised that your entire social network IS your local salsa scene :shock: .....when you can also find all sorts of non-dance related things (rooms to rent, financil/legal advice, any househld goods, books fiction/non-fiction, shopping/travelling/food tips, jobs, even relationships etc)........ALL from salsa net-working 8) !

*making notes to include a "living in Australia" phase in her life* :D

SK :kitty:

[MacMoto]

Yes, Melbourne's now definitely on my "places I must visit" list, after hearing so much about its beaches, good food and vibrant salsa scene with live band music (and, of course, Salsachinita as your guide! 8)).

[Lita_rulez]

You know you are addicted to dancing when to put in the name and phone number of that new salsera/ salsero, you have as usual erased those of someone you do not see anymore.

And you realise afterwords that by doing this, you now ONLY have salsa related names, adresses and phone numbers in your mobile :shock:

[MacMoto]

you now ONLY have salsa related names, adresses and phone numbers in your mobile :shock:
I only use my mobile to contact my salsa pals and arrange dance outings anyway. Anyone who receives a text message from me knows it's dance-related even before opening it.

[Lita_rulez]

you now ONLY have salsa related names, adresses and phone numbers in your mobile :shock:
I only use my mobile to contact my salsa pals and arrange dance outings anyway. Anyone who receives a text message from me knows it's dance-related even before opening it.

Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention : I only have a mobile phone... No land line or anything at home :shock:

[salsachinita]

You know you are addicted to dancing when to put in the name and phone number of that new salsera/ salsero, you have as usual erased those of someone you do not see anymore.

That's me exactly 8) !!!!! My mobile phone is the salsa directory of Australia :lol: !

[KevinL]

That's me exactly 8) !!!!! My mobile phone is the salsa directory of Australia :lol: !
When was the last time you copied all those names/numbers off of your phone? I'm asking because mobile phones are small and easily lost. It would be a shame to lose all that information as well...

Kevin

[MacMoto]

That's me exactly 8) !!!!! My mobile phone is the salsa directory of Australia :lol: !
When was the last time you copied all those names/numbers off of your phone? I'm asking because mobile phones are small and easily lost. It would be a shame to lose all that information as well...
:oops: :oops: :oops:
I had that problem once... I lost my mobile on a train one night and was unable to contact any salsa pals for a week (until the following weekend when I was able to get numbers off people at clubs/mutual friends). That was a nightmere! And only a few days before that, I actually thought about copying the numbers on my PC and did nothing... :oops:
Needless to say, I have a backup directory now.

[Sakura]

Yes, Melbourne's now definitely on my "places I must visit" list, after hearing so much about its beaches, good food and vibrant salsa scene with live band music (and, of course, Salsachinita as your guide! 8)).

:D Of course, we have to hire her first! Anyone know how much she's charging these days?? :wink:

SK :kitty:

[DancePoet]

SD and MacMoto: Both make excellent points! :)

Haven't been asked in awhile, but haven't been asked where yet either. Not sure I'm addicted yet, but might be. :)

[salsachinita]

Anyone know how much she's charging these days?? :wink:

:wink: Wouldn't you like to know?!

[SDsalsaguy]

Anyone know how much she's charging these days?? :wink:

:wink: Wouldn't you like to know?!
Umm, isn't that why he asked? :wink:

[Waltz Lover]

You know you're addicted when you re-evaluate every song on the radio to see if it's dance-able - oh! a rumba! or a waltz!

Also when the friends you attend church with, get whispered to "hey! We're singing a Viennese Waltz!"

~Viennese Waltz Lover :wink:

[TemptressToo]

You know you are addicted to dancing when....

...you wear your dance shoes around the house because you like the feel of them.
...you seriously bid on good crystals on Ebay so that you can make your own Latin costumes. Have you ever seen those prices?
...you practice samba steps while walking down the street in New Orleans...passerbyers give you strange looks.

[Kate]

Your addicted when you watch Angelina Ballerina :shock: A show for 2+
Also wear your ballet shoes around the house..
Dance anywhere and everywhere. Literally.

[pygmalion]

Angelina Ballerina? Never heard of it. Huh? :? Sounds like a kids' show. Is it?

[Shiva diva]

......... when you can't sleep at night and you spend the whole night just going through dances you have performed or made up in the past

.......... when you persuade your parents to pay an extra £200 a term so you can do dance GCSE

............ when you are in your lessons and you are tapping away with your feet to some music in your head untill your best friends tell you to "Shut the **** up, for the millionth time." :cry:

............ when you are in one dance lesson and you start doing a different type of dancing when the teachers not looking

.............. when you make up a dance a year in advance for this small show at school

[MacMoto]

Angelina Ballerina? Never heard of it. Huh? :? Sounds like a kids' show. Is it?

Yup. See w w w.hitentertainment.com/angelinaballerina/

[etchuck]

You know you're addicted when you re-evaluate every song on the radio to see if it's dance-able - oh! a rumba! or a waltz!

Also when the friends you attend church with, get whispered to "hey! We're singing a Viennese Waltz!"

~Viennese Waltz Lover :wink:

If you start DANCING VW while in church service... you are addicted.

[etchuck]

Your addicted when you watch Angelina Ballerina :shock: A show for 2+
Dance anywhere and everywhere. Literally.

Hmm... do you critique technique they show on that program?? ;)

[pygmalion]

............ when you are in one dance lesson and you start doing a different type of dancing when the teachers not looking




Guilty! :oops: :lol:

Welcome, Shivadiva. 8)

[Shiva diva]

Hey, we all do it ........... well, you and me .......... um yeah I've learned to speak for myself, so I won't jump to conclusions :?

[pygmalion]

:oops: :lol: I can relate. 8)

[DancePoet]

You know your addicted when ...

When your using the alley behind your home, and the parking lot odf a local collge as your dance practice area cause none of the rooms in your place is be enough to practice a showcase routine!

[pygmalion]

Have you tried the racketball court at the gym? (I'm not telling how I know this. :roll: :oops: :lol: )

[Purr]

You order new checks from the bank. The pattern you order is Moonlight Dancer, with a message that says "I'd rather be dancing". 8)

[pygmalion]

Yup. You're hooked. :wink: :lol:

[Purr]

You try to practice the cha-cha-cha with your cat at home. :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Have you tried the racketball court at the gym? (I'm not telling how I know this. :roll: :oops: :lol: )
Been there, done that. ...and basketball courts too, both inside and outside! :shock:

[ShyDancer]

Have you tried the racketball court at the gym? (I'm not telling how I know this. :roll: :oops: :lol: )
Been there, done that. ...and basketball courts too, both inside and outside! :shock:

*nods* Yep basketball courts are great! (provided they are indoor ones..concrete is suede soles evil nemesis)
Local scout and church halls are also great.



Hmm and heres another ..... Yous shoes are always in your car just in case you may get a chance to do a spot of ballroom dancing somewhere!

Or the main worry of having you car stolen is the precious shoes in there!

Or taking your shoes into your 3 year old daughters ballet class because they have a good wooden floor in there....

[SDsalsaguy]

..... Yous shoes are always in your car just in case you may get a chance to do a spot of ballroom dancing somewhere!
.... or how about, when not dancing, you only wear jazz sneakers... "just in case!" :oops:

[TemptressToo]

Actually, I have not one, but two pairs of dance shoes in my car at all times. One is more a practice pair and the other for the more serious stuff. :)

[salsachinita]

All of my (current) shoes are in the car, permenatly.

Just in case :wink: ........

[etchuck]

Actually, I have not one, but two pairs of dance shoes in my car at all times. One is more a practice pair and the other for the more serious stuff. :)

You only have two pairs of dance shoes? I'm definitely addicted then (3 standard, 2 Latin, 1 jazz shoes).

[etchuck]

You try to practice the cha-cha-cha with your cat at home. :wink:

Hmm... I do "the wheels on the bus" with my cat. ;)

[DanceMentor]

All of my (current) shoes are in the car, permenatly.

Just in case :wink: ........

So true! There have been a couple of times when I got to the studio with no shoes, so now I keep a pair of dance shoes in each of our cars.

[dancin_feet]

All of my (current) shoes are in the car, permenatly.

Just in case :wink: ........

So true! There have been a couple of times when I got to the studio with no shoes, so now I keep a pair of dance shoes in each of our cars.

I have often thought about leaving shoes in the car, but with the heat here, especially in summer, I always worry that they'll buckle and warp and never be the same again.

If I need to take shoes to work because I'm going straight to a class afterwards, I'll take them in a backpack and put them under my desk.

[MacMoto]

Actually, I have not one, but two pairs of dance shoes in my car at all times. One is more a practice pair and the other for the more serious stuff. :)

You only have two pairs of dance shoes? I'm definitely addicted then (3 standard, 2 Latin, 1 jazz shoes).
I've only got 3 pairs of dance shoes (including one pair in semi-retirement), but bear in mind I do only one dance style (salsa)...

[MacMoto]

You try to practice the cha-cha-cha with your cat at home. :wink:
I've come to accept that my cat doesn't like dancing with me... she doesn't seem to think I'm a good lead (and I must say she's got a point) :lol: :lol:

[DancePoet]

Well ... MacMoto as long as you are a good follow, you are still ok to me!

[DancePoet]

(Searched this thread up when I saw a similar one just started recently. Is there a way to combine the two??? Like maybe add the newer one to this one???)

[SDsalsaguy]

Unfortunately there's only a way to split threads, not to merge them. Still, a link from the other one, to this one, can be made and then that other one can be locked. If you want to set up the link I'll be happy to take care of the locking.

[motardmom]

I have a child who should be potty training and is resisting it in a major way. I'm so ready to have her out of diapers!

But I had a moment of awakening tonight. I had to LOL @ myself. I found myself mentally calculating how much diapers cost me each week and how I could apply that to dancing! :roll: :lol:

I'm so addicted.....

[motardmom]

Unfortunately there's only a way to split threads, not to merge them. Still, a link from the other one, to this one, can be made and then that other one can be locked. If you want to set up the link I'll be happy to take care of the locking.

I just moved my original post. I have no problem with the other thread being deleted. (Sorry - didn't know there was already a thread on this topic!)

[SDsalsaguy]

(Sorry - didn't know there was already a thread on this topic!)
LOL... no problem... but how could there not be? :wink: :lol:

[sunderi]

. . . when you come within inches of a fairly serious car accident and your first thought is, "If that car hits me, I'm going to be late for my lesson!"

(Happened to me on Friday. Luckily, she *didn't* hit me . . . but I would be happier if she'd actually STOPPED at the STOP sign she had! :evil: )

[Phil Owl]

...you name your pets after dancers/musicians.

May I introduce Eartha Kitty:
http://www.dance-forums.com/images/Eartha_Kitty.jpg
:lol:


Cool cat there DanceMentor!! Gotta love those glowing green eyes too (I live with two of the critters meself).

[Lucretia]

You Know you are Addicted to Dancing (Salsa) when...

your kids start to sing Spanish salsa songs instead of ordinary hitmusik. They don't know any Spanish expect for the word they learnt from the songs. Caranga and Quiero a Morir for example.

(The oldest one has decided to study Spanish at school. Inspired by the music and all the latin friends I have met due to salsa. I want to study Spanish myself)


/Luc

[Mitzi]

I can't stop laughing, so many of these addictions are running too true to my life... I am about to fall out of my chair these are so funny, I can't believe there are others out there like me... and my friends... I am a Realtor, and you know you're addicted when every house you show, you evaluate it on the basis of if you can turn part of it into a dance studio...cudos to those of you who have got the bug so bad you have converted rooms, garages, basements into practice rooms... I am not far behind you... :lol:

[sunderi]

I am a Realtor, and you know you're addicted when every house you show, you evaluate it on the basis of if you can turn part of it into a dance studio...

My mom does that! She is also a realtor and a dancer, and she calls me all the time to say, "I just showed a house and it has this room downstairs which would make a fantastic ballroom . . . " ;)

[Sagitta]

...when you are elated that daylight savings time clock switching one hour back will give you an extra hour of dancing?

[Vin]

You know you are addicted when you don't really want to go dancing, yet you go anyways.

You know you are addicted when your friends/family/yourself have to have an intervention, put some good old fashioned non-dancing music on the stereo.

You know you are addicted when you can't remember the last time you bought a non-dancing musical recording.

[sanityhaven]

You know you're addicted to dancing when...

your primary concern when considering a gym membership is if they'll let you use their exercise rooms to practice in.

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[dTas]

you know you're addicted to dancing when...

your life is one long dance with the occasional break to go to work, eat, and sleep.

[tacad]

...you've had a medical procedure 2 days before, you don't feel good, but you start getting ready for the dance, just in case you do feel better later and can go to the dance.

[pygmalion]

Go back to bed. Please. You'll be able to dance even more ... tomorrow. Those stitches and staples make cross body leads almost impossible... I should know. :oops: :roll:

[DancePoet]

... when you start looking for practice space other then your local studio to work with your dance partner where waltz, tango, quickstep, v. waltz, and foxtrot can be practiced without the music competing with all the other types. :)

[Sagitta]

...when you see through the eyes of your heart as you dance.

[VerdandiRose]

you KNOW your addicted to dance WHEN: ^_^
1- you own more pointe/ballet shoes than you do other kinds of shoes
2- you use your boyfriend for a bar in front of the biggest mirror in your house so you can be sure your perfect
3- you wear out dance shoes faster than you can buy them
4- your an art major....and your portfolio's concentration is ballet
5- you give up all your hours of spare time to dance in your house, or anywhere you can find space
6- you move into the smallest room in your house and turn the largest one into a dance studio
7- you post the reasons you know your addicted on this forum
8- you talk to yourself about what you need to fix while dancing alone
9- you spend more hours a week at the dance studio getting lessons than you do sleeping
10- every pieve of jewelry you own is ballet related

^_^ these are why im addicted!

[pygmalion]

Hi VerdandiRose. It sure sounds like you've got it bad. I think you're in the right place. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Ditto! And welcome to the Dance Forums VerdandiRose! :D

[Sagitta]

Welcome VerdaniRose! :D

[DancePoet]

Ah ... you have the bug VerdaniRose! And you got the right place to share it! :)

[tacad]

Go back to bed. Please. You'll be able to dance even more ... tomorrow. Those stitches and staples make cross body leads almost impossible... I should know. :oops: :roll:
No stitches or staples. The doctor had said that I could do physical activity as I was able. Turned out I did feel better and was able to dance. Still, I should have followed your advice and rested as I did get the flu several days later.

6- you move into the smallest room in your house and turn the largest one into a dance studio
Wow, that's good!

[DancePoet]

... when you start dreaming of having a home with a room big enough for dancing ... maybe even big enough to have friends over for dancing!

[MacMoto]

...when you see through the eyes of your heart as you dance.
:D This is nice.

.. when you start dreaming of having a home with a room big enough for dancing ... maybe even big enough to have friends over for dancing!
Instead of dreaming, learn salsa! :D I had a salsa party in my house, and we all danced in my kitchen. Since salsa is danced on the spot (either in a circle or slot), you don't need a huge space. (I played some tango too -- space wasn't a problem since there was only one leader there who could dance tango anyway.)

[motardmom]

... when you start looking for practice space other then your local studio to work with your dance partner where waltz, tango, quickstep, v. waltz, and foxtrot can be practiced without the music competing with all the other types. :)

This makes me LOL! Just since I have been allowing thoughts of competition to waft thru my noggin, I've seen my dining area in a whole new light - it would be a good place to practice. I have a nice flat, clean floor and I even have a heeeyoooouge mirror on one wall, almost floor to ceiling, and about 4 feet wide. Would that not be just great for a practice space with the table pushed out of the way?

:lol: :roll:

[sunderi]

Would that not be just great for a practice space with the table pushed out of the way?

No -- just get RID of the table. My, my, where are your priorities? :shock: ;)

[MacMoto]

Would that not be just great for a practice space with the table pushed out of the way?

No -- just get RID of the table. My, my, where are your priorities? :shock: ;)
Exactly -- just use another room (with an unsuitable floor) for eating :lol:

[DancingMandi]

You know you're addicted to dancing when you're stretching your arches under the desk at school.

[DancePoet]

MacMoto quoted DancePoet: "... when you start dreaming of having a home with a room big enough for dancing ... maybe even big enough to have friends over for dancing!"

And wrote: "Instead of dreaming, learn salsa! :D I had a salsa party in my house, and we all danced in my kitchen. Since salsa is danced on the spot (either in a circle or slot), you don't need a huge space. (I played some tango too -- space wasn't a problem since there was only one leader there who could dance tango anyway.)"

I'll learn Salsa and still continue to dream! :) And Tango can work in so many spots! Just like Rumba and Cha-Cha! I've even done some Foxtrot in a friends living room after we moved the big coffee table! Yet a really big room would be so cool to have for things like the romance of a big Waltz with your closest partner. Or to invite friends over for an evening of dance where all types can be featured. Yet I'd be willing to feature a special Salsa night with or without a big space. Particularly for you, like say on your birthday! ;)

And how about a birthday wish for me ... a night of nothing but tango! :)

[DancePoet]

MacMoto quoted motardmom: "Would that not be just great for a practice space with the table pushed out of the way?"

And quoted sunderi: "No -- just get RID of the table. My, my, where are your priorities? :shock: ;)"

And wrote: "Exactly -- just use another room (with an unsuitable floor) for eating :lol: "

Or take your SO out for dinner! Then both of you can come back for dancing at home, with showers available, and ... well, other nice romantic activitees which I will leave to everyone's imagination. :wink: :lol:

[Sagitta]

Naughty! Naughty! Naughty DP! You know you are addicted to adncing when you dance non-stop. When you ask a random stranger and when she says no you simply say your loss with a laught and ask her neighbour. :)

[motardmom]

MacMoto quoted motardmom: "Would that not be just great for a practice space with the table pushed out of the way?"

And quoted sunderi: "No -- just get RID of the table. My, my, where are your priorities? :shock: ;)"

And wrote: "Exactly -- just use another room (with an unsuitable floor) for eating :lol: "

Or take your SO out for dinner! Then both of you can come back for dancing at home, with showers available, and ... well, other nice romantic activitees which I will leave to everyone's imagination. :wink: :lol:

Ah.... unfortunately I'm married to a *gasp* non-dancer. He lacks the ability to hear rhythm and I have yet to convince him that perhaps that isn't insurmountable. *sigh* It would be so perfect with the showers and... all that. :wink: *eyebrows raised*

[motardmom]

Would that not be just great for a practice space with the table pushed out of the way?

No -- just get RID of the table. My, my, where are your priorities? :shock: ;)
Exactly -- just use another room (with an unsuitable floor) for eating :lol:

You guys are cracking me up!

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[MacMoto]

Or take your SO out for dinner! Then both of you can come back for dancing at home, with showers available, and ... well, other nice romantic activitees which I will leave to everyone's imagination. :wink: :lol:
Or take your SO out to a place where you can have dinner AND dance :D. Then come back for more dancing (and a shower :lol:) -- other romantic activities optional (after all that dancing you may not be inclined to do anything other than sleep) :lol:, but breakfast in bed the following morning would be nice :wink:

** Oops I think I'm encouraging DP again... :oops: **

[MacMoto]

You know you are addicted to adncing when you dance non-stop. When you ask a random stranger and when she says no you simply say your loss with a laught and ask her neighbour. :)
That sounds like me... (except the random stranger is usually a *he* -- but not always!)

A girl asked me the other night how I could always get so many dances despite the permanent shortage of men -- I told her I just went and grabbed guys and passed all my stalking tips on to her :lol:

[pygmalion]

Stalking?!? :shock: Do tell. :wink: :lol:

[Sagitta]

Or take your SO out for dinner! Then both of you can come back for dancing at home, with showers available, and ... well, other nice romantic activitees which I will leave to everyone's imagination. :wink: :lol:
Or take yoru SO out to a place where you can have dinner AND dance. Then come back for more dancing (and a shower :lol:). Other romantic activities optional (after all that dancing you may not be inclined to do anything other than sleep) :lol:, but breakfast in bed the following morning would be nice :wink:

Bed after a night out dancing!! (Shakes his finger in mock despair!) If you are not going to sleep that is excusable, but just barely.

[MacMoto]

Stalking?!? :shock: Do tell. :wink: :lol:
Yup, stalking. It's all about keeping track of where your preys -- sorry, favourite leaders :lol: -- are in the room and getting there before other women :lol:. You've got to move fast.

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[MacMoto]

Bed after a night out dancing!! (Shakes his finger in mock despair!) If you are not going to sleep that is excusable, but just barely.
So what do you do after a night out dancing (other than visiting IRU)? :lol:

[clave]

motardmom wrote:
> Ah.... unfortunately I'm married to a *gasp* non-dancer. He lacks the ability to hear rhythm and I have yet to convince him that perhaps that isn't insurmountable. *sigh* It would be so perfect with the showers and... all that. *eyebrows raised*

Bah! That's easy! Keep him in the shower while you dance yourself into a frenzy. He'll be all soft & tender by the time you join him! :P

[Sagitta]

Bed after a night out dancing!! (Shakes his finger in mock despair!) If you are not going to sleep that is excusable, but just barely.
So what do you do after a night out dancing (other than visiting IRU)? :lol:

Now that would be being naughty!! :P It really depends...this is a PG-13 forum and so I must refrain myself from blurting stuff out here.

[VerdandiRose]

thanks for the welcome all!!! and yes I do have it bad! so I shall now add another reason to my list!!! (which comes from last night..)

11- you get sick, go dance anyway, get home, fall asleep in your leotard and tights, and sleep for 17 hours+ still wearing them.

[DancePoet]

MacMoto quoted DancePoet: "Or take your SO out for dinner! Then both of you can come back for dancing at home, with showers available, and ... well, other nice romantic activitees which I will leave to everyone's imagination. :wink: :lol:"

And wrote: "Or take your SO out to a place where you can have dinner AND dance :D. Then come back for more dancing (and a shower :lol:) -- other romantic activities optional (after all that dancing you may not be inclined to do anything other than sleep) :lol:, but breakfast in bed the following morning would be nice :wink:

** Oops I think I'm encouraging DP again... :oops: **"


Oooh ... I love the idea of a place where dinner and dancing can be done at the same place! I haven't found one of those in the New England area yet, but it would be nice to find one in time for our date. ;)

I thought it was very cute that you loled after mentioning the shower. :lol:

Also, I agree, after all that dancing, sleep might be the most likely result. Yet breakfast in bed might lead to other romantic activitees, too (although not usually good policy on the first date). 8)

Oh, and I'm enjoying the encouragement! :D We could tie for the flirt award if we keep this up. And who knows what might happen from there. ;)

P.S. You know you are adicted to dancing when you are flirting with a woman from across the Atlamtic on a regular basis on a dance website! :)

[peachexploration]

I just did this today. I purchased some stylish new workout gear and made sure they would go with my dance shoes. :)

[MacMoto]

P.S. You know you are adicted to dancing when you are flirting with a woman from across the Atlamtic on a regular basis on a dance website! :)
Definitely! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[DancePoet]

MacMoto quoted DancePoet: " P.S. You know you are adicted to dancing when you are flirting with a woman from across the Atlamtic on a regular basis on a dance website! :)"

And wrote: "Definitely! :lol: :lol: :lol:"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

And here I go again ... :wink: :wink: :wink:

[DancePoet]

You know you are addicted to dancing when you ahve over 1000 posts on DF! :lol:

[Sagitta]

You know you are addicted to dancing when you ahve over 1000 posts on DF! :lol:

Congrats! :cheers:

[Auzzie_Dancer]

You know your addicted when


You have a lesson 2 hours before you deb and one at 9 O'clock the next morning because you have a dance competition the next day and need to get in a bit of last minute practice.

[DancePoet]

You know you are addicted to dancing when the upcoming weekend revolves entirely around dance!

[MacMoto]

Surely not just this coming weekend? :roll: I thought that was how weekends should be -- dance, dance and more dance :lol:.

[pygmalion]

Surely not just this coming weekend? :roll: I thought that was how weekends should be -- dance, dance and more dance :lol:.

Enjoying our freedom, are we? :eyebrow: good. That's as it should be. :friend:

[DancePoet]

MacMoto wrote: "Surely not just this coming weekend? :roll: I thought that was how weekends should be -- dance, dance and more dance :lol:."

Ah! So perhaps I'm really not addicted! Phew!

Then again, maybe you are even more addicted then me! :D

I still like you though. ;)

[MacMoto]

Enjoying our freedom, are we? :eyebrow: good. That's as it should be. :friend:
Then again, maybe you are even more addicted then me! :D
Addicted AND enjoying my freedom...

Mind you, I don't dance at all on weekdays (see Weekdays, or Weekends or Both? (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=95785#95785)), which surely means I'm not addicted enough :lol:.

I still like you though. :wink:
:kissme:

[DancePoet]

Ah ... my first kiss from MacMoto!

:kissme:

And my first kiss for you!

[balletblueyes]

Yup, the owner of Champions, Mary Murphy, has a little dog who frequents the studio named cha cha.

(1) You blow out a tire on the freeway and you’re upset that won’t make it to the salsa club in time!

(2) You lose your wallet, and your #1 concern is that, without ID, you won't be able to get into the salsa clubs until you get a new ID!
That is soooo true!! :D

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol:

[love2swing]

Macmoto said:
Mind you, I don't dance at all on weekdays which surely means I'm not addicted enough :lol:

It was a six dancing day week for me! Does that mean I'm past the point of no return?

[MacMoto]

Macmoto said:
Mind you, I don't dance at all on weekdays which surely means I'm not addicted enough :lol:

It was a six dancing day week for me! Does that mean I'm past the point of no return?
Most definitely :lol:

[Vince A]

You know you're addicted when:

More than one person can fit in your pants.
You take the mirrors off your ceiling and put them on the walls.
Someone says "nice whip" and they are not complementing your dungeon accessories.
Your favorite Bible verse is Psalms 24:7 (or Psalms 147:6)
You go Lindy Hopping on the way to a Lindy Hop lesson.
You eat more than your own weight in food every day.
The first question you ask a girl is "How much do you weigh?"
You think that the next number after eight is one.
When you pick up girls, you "really" pick up girls
One of your standard evening accessories is an ankle brace.
You routinely bring a change of clothes, water, and a towel or two for a night out (in addition to the aforementioned ankle brace).
You think an iced bottle of water is the ultimate prize for a dance contest.
Someone says vintage, they're not talking about wine.
You buy Advil in the jumbo economy size.
You frequently show up at work with a limp and/or bruises.
You can't pass a shoe store without checking to see if they have spectators, even if you already have several pairs.
You carry luggage to social events but aren't planning a trip.
You won t get arrested for going "around-the-world"
You can't watch other forms of dance without trying to identify moves that could be turned into Lindy steps or aerials.
You spend every long weekend at Lindy camps, workshops or competitions.
You schedule business trips around dance nights.
You only go home to sleep, to do laundry and to repack your dance bag.
You eat your main meal of the day at one in the morning.
You think about Lindy Hop whenever you re not actually doing it.
Your non-dance friends keep hoping that you'll come to your senses so they can see you in person again.
You find you have more in common with the W.W.II vets in the VA than your friends and fellow students.
You've found that Gucci loafers slathered with White-Out just don't look as good as Stacy Adams.
Your heartbeat is an eight-count.
Aerials? Did someone say Aerials?
You mutter "philistine" under your breath when you see (gasp) clip suspenders.
Your wife wonders why you must have a suspended wood dance floor in your basement.
You saw Swing Kids five times and you didn't even like it.
The only thing you can think of doing with a time machine is going back to the 1940's and picking up some vintage threads.
Your ties have been known to cause epileptic seizures.
When you have a chance to videotape sexy ladies and/or studly guys, you aim the camera only at their feet.
Your newest line is "Hey, are those Bleyers?" and you really do want to talk about shoes.
Your friends no longer bother to ask you what you're doing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.
You don't wear your dance shoes off the dance floor.
You sweat through your dance partner's shirt.
You leave the floor on slow numbers.
Most of your CDs are AAD.
You evaluate the quality of CD players based on whether they skip when you and two of your closest friends jump up and down right next to them.
Your non-dancing friends (all two of them) start to refer to you as "obsessed" or "rabid."
Your dancing friends refer to you as "obsessed" or "rabid."
You tell those two non-dancing friends NOT to come visit you any weekend a big swing event is on because you know they won't want to go and you'll either go and feel guilty, or miss it and MISS IT!
You practice shim sham steps sitting at your desk at work.
You drink more than your own weight in water every day.
You are a "swinger" with multiple partners, who likes to "shag" several times a night, and enjoys "messin' around" during breaks.
People know and greet you only by a nickname, not of your own choosing, bestowed upon you by fellow dancers.
You bought a copy of Disney's "The Jungle Book" to see the animated Lindy dancing monkeys.
People could read a message written on the soles of your shoes during your part in the jam.
You make people gasp when you dance.
You make people laugh when you dance.
Alcohol impairs your dancing instead of loosens you up.
Home improvement includes removing carpeting, installing wood floors, and putting mirrors on the walls.

[SDsalsaguy]

:shock:

[tacad]

I'm sorry Vince A, my concentration was slipping. Could you repeat that please?

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol:

...and let me repeat...

:shock:

[DancePoet]

:shock:

Wow, Vince ... where did you come up with all of that?

[tacad]

You are watching a woman do a sexy gypsy dance and you are checking out her spot turn. :lol:

[pygmalion]

:shock: :lol: That's bad. :wink:

[Sagitta]

When you don't have to say anything, but everyone knows. they point...there the salsa dancer goes. At work many of the students and staff know me as that. I didn't say anything to them either. [shrug]

[Twilight_Elena]

:shock: :lol: That's bad. :wink:

I'll second that. Are we that addicted that we observe sexy dancers for their technique and not for their sex appeal? :shock: I think we need vacation...

Twilight Elena

[tacad]

When you don't have to say anything, but everyone knows. they point...there the salsa dancer goes. At work many of the students and staff know me as that. I didn't say anything to them either. [shrug]
:lol:

[pygmalion]

:shock: :lol: That's bad. :wink:

I'll second that. Are we that addicted that we observe sexy dancers for their technique and not for their sex appeal? :shock: I think we need vacation...


Uh. Yep. :wink:

[Candy]

You are watching a woman do a sexy gypsy dance and you are checking out her spot turn. :lol:

hahhaha...oh mine...like when a woman is doing pole dancing, u are checking out whether did she tuck in her pelvic

[tacad]

:lol:

We have a pole dancer around here somewhere. Around DF, I mean.

[chachachacat]

wow, Vince, you could write the book!

[Medira]

(this happened to me last week)

When you're away from your desk in a meeting and when you get back, somebody has printed off a newspaper article that has something to do with ballroom dancing and placed it on your keyboard.

[dancersdreamland]

In light of the "Addicted to Dance Thread," you may also want to see if you're a dance-aholic. Follow this link to the "Just for Fun" section of my site, then click "Dance-aholic" to take the quiz.

http://www.dancersdreamland.com/fun_main.htm

[leftfeetnyc]

Oooh ... I love the idea of a place where dinner and dancing can be done at the same place! I haven't found one of those in the New England area yet, but it would be nice to find one in time for our date. ;)

La Mirage in Kingston, NY. Near Poughkeepsie. It's a steakhouse/dance hall. They bring bands in, mostly small and cover. Mix of music so you can get in all sorts of dances.

[Medira]

Oooh ... I love the idea of a place where dinner and dancing can be done at the same place! I haven't found one of those in the New England area yet, but it would be nice to find one in time for our date. ;)

La Mirage in Kingston, NY. Near Poughkeepsie. It's a steakhouse/dance hall. They bring bands in, mostly small and cover. Mix of music so you can get in all sorts of dances.
We have a place here in Toronto called The Old Mill (-http://www.oldmilltoronto.com) which offers dinner and dancing Monday - Saturday. It's fancy and upscale (dress code includes a jacket for men) but a fun treat every once in a while. We're taking my dad there on Saturday for Father's Day.


Oooh...that reminds me...another way you know you're addicted to dancing...

When you get your parents and your friends hooked on your new addiction too!

[ballet_gurl]

When everytime you see a girl with great posture you want to rush over to ask if she is a dancer and examine her (probably fantastic!) arch!

Also, when you dance in empty aisles in the supermarket and practise releves in front of your locker!

[dancersdreamland]

Also, when you dance in empty aisles in the supermarket...

I love to do "flaps" from tap while I'm working my way through the grocery store!

Additionally, any time there's a hardwoord floor I can't resist the urge to bust out a few steps (even if I am in barefeet or tennis shoes).

I also find that when I have nervous energy it often turns into some sort of a tap dance step...most common for me is the "rolling heel" step.

[pygmalion]

We have a place here in Toronto called The Old Mill (-http://www.oldmilltoronto.com) which offers dinner and dancing Monday - Saturday. It's fancy and upscale (dress code includes a jacket for men) but a fun treat every once in a while. We're taking my dad there on Saturday for Father's Day.



When's Father's Day in Canada? Sunday, June 5?

[Medira]

We have a place here in Toronto called The Old Mill (-http://www.oldmilltoronto.com) which offers dinner and dancing Monday - Saturday. It's fancy and upscale (dress code includes a jacket for men) but a fun treat every once in a while. We're taking my dad there on Saturday for Father's Day.



When's Father's Day in Canada? Sunday, June 5?It's actually the third Sunday in June (the 19th this year)...same as in the US. We just have some busy weekends coming up over the next couple of months, so this was the most convenient for my whole family. :)

[moabjan]

Oh wow. Any place we can practice we do.

My living room gets turned upside down a lot. The kids do spot isolations and we have a giant turning board they drag out. They do a lot of trick turns and leaps, so they isolate in what they call a dancers box a lot. It teaches them to stay in center and not hop all over the place.

When my living room isn't a competition stage - we rent a local gallery space where their are mirrors and a wonderful, and hugh dance floor. Usually on Sundays, and for about 3 hours a pop. I really don't like our studio floor - it's not standard flooring and you slip too much.

Our kids are all competitive soloists in the jazz, modern, lyrical catagories. They will practice anywhere.

When we can't get a tumbling floor, we'll take the kids to the pool and have them do layouts on the diving board, and/or on the grass at the park.

Can you sense our desperation :lol:

[Medira]

Welcome to DF moabjan! Do you dance as well, or just your kids?

[moabjan]

I used to dance, ballet and clogging. I'm too over the weight limit now I think. :lol: I do a lot of choregraphy for the kids however. I help them with there tech, and control points.

Four years ago I broke both ankles (HIT THE WALL BIG TIME), and I haven't been able to do a lot with my feet. Doc says I have to hit the pool - so I will be doing that this summer.

I miss it. You learn to adjust your life, but I really miss it.

My kids tell me the dance is still in my head. They are right.

[Medira]

I used to dance, ballet and clogging. I'm too over the weight limit now I think. :lol: I do a lot of choregraphy for the kids however. I help them with there tech, and control points.

Four years ago I broke both ankles (HIT THE WALL BIG TIME), and I haven't been able to do a lot with my feet. Doc says I have to hit the pool - so I will be doing that this summer.

I miss it. You learn to adjust your life, but I really miss it.

My kids tell me the dance is still in my head. They are right.I'm sorry to hear about your accident! How is the recovery process coming along? The pool is fabulous for recovery work. Are you just planning on swimming lengths, or are you considering water aerobics too? (I'd recommend looking into water aerobics if you haven't considered it. It's fabulous exercise and very low impact. It also works on flexibility while giving you resistance training like you would receive from light weights.)

If you're worried about the impact from ballet or clogging, maybe try a differet type of dance? I chose to try ballroom because it's less impact than ballet, jazz, lyrical and tap, which is where my background lies.

I'm just starting ballroom again after breaking my back a year and a half ago. Since I started back in February, I've lost 35lbs. and I've been free of back pain for a little over 6 weeks now. Don't let the injury keep you down though! If the dance is still in you, then you'll come back to it when the time is right. :)

[Ovid]

- When you start looking up 'dance' 'waltz' and stuff like that on google.
- When you've seen your dance Parter more then everybody else in this week.
- When you start standing on your toes in the bus and hope noone sees it
(beginner level)
- When you start standing on your toes in the bus without using your hands when it starts / stops, and don't give a **** if everyone can see it
(maniac level)
- When you start to talk to all the Friends how exciting the last dancing lesson was, even though you know they don't dance, and think you absolutely got crazy.
- When you are so excited telling them how it feels that even your punk
hearing Friends start to think if they should atleast give it a try.
- When you begin to be the one saying ' Oh pleeeease one more, just one more, for real this Time !!'

[squirrel]

... when you're going to Paris for a whole week and the only thing you are thinking about is how you will Salsa dance there (especially when you get there in the middle of the Salsa Congress...)

[pygmalion]

That's pretty bad, I have to agree. :wink: :lol:

[leftfeetnyc]

- you start a message board for your particular dance, it takes off and one of the first threads is "you know you're addicted to (name of dance)"

[tacad]

Ahh. Did you start a bunny dance message board? Very sweet!

And Bunnies Untie? :eyebrow:

[leftfeetnyc]

Intentional.

And yes I did start the bunny thread. It's like sticking a pink flamingo in the rose garden at the White House...slightly off and silly.

[tacad]

- you start a message board for your particular dance, it takes off and one of the first threads is "you know you're addicted to (name of dance)"
I was actually joking that your favorite dance might be the bunny dance and so you started a message board (not the bunny thread in DF)completely dedicated to the bunny dance. :lol:

I'm glad your message board is taking off! That's great!

The Why Dance board is your's right? Or am I confused?

[leftfeetnyc]

Tee Hee, I totally miss-read that first post of yours. So little sleep last night...I had a Misquitoe (intentionally misspelled all you grammer crazies)
in my bedroom that thought I was an all you can eat buffet.

I do like the bunny hop. It's my favorite part of weddings. That and the cake.

WHYdance is mine...sort of. It was started by a guy in Ohio and he adapted it to NYC when he moved here about 8 months ago. When he started the message board last month I sort of took over as moderator extraordiniar and the human calendar.

I also run a blog called Sophisticated Swing New York. It's in it's second incantation after a death last August but has picked up a lot of steam since January. It is being reworked behind the scenes for a redesign and will be a comprehensive resource center for all things WCS in NYC to start and later branch out to all forms of swing and the whole USA.

[tacad]

Vere cool! Ins't it dificult writting with misspelings internationaly al the time?

[chachachacat]

Intentional.

And yes I did start the bunny thread. It's like sticking a pink flamingo in the rose garden at the White House...slightly off and silly.
I didn't know the bunnies were tied up....
Kinky bunnies???

[leftfeetnyc]

West Coast Swing Bunnies...they're into whips.

[chachachacat]

Vere cool! Ins't it dificult writting with misspelings internationaly al the time? :D

[chachachacat]

West Coast Swing Bunnies...they're into whips. :D
Untie those bunnies! How can they dance WCS unless we FREE them???

[lujan]

you have spent over $500 for a friends party, just so there will be a quality dancefloor there, and lots of musicians to provide the music.

[Sagitta]

you have spent over $500 for a friends party, just so there will be a quality dancefloor there, and lots of musicians to provide the music.

One lucky friend. :)

[pygmalion]

- When you start looking up 'dance' 'waltz' and stuff like that on google.
- When you've seen your dance Parter more then everybody else in this week.
- When you start standing on your toes in the bus and hope noone sees it
(beginner level)
- When you start standing on your toes in the bus without using your hands when it starts / stops, and don't give a $#!t if everyone can see it
(maniac level)
- When you start to talk to all the Friends how exciting the last dancing lesson was, even though you know they don't dance, and think you absolutely got crazy.
- When you are so excited telling them how it feels that even your punk
hearing Friends start to think if they should atleast give it a try.
- When you begin to be the one saying ' Oh pleeeease one more, just one more, for real this Time !!'

:lol: :lol: :lol: Hi Ovid. Welcome. :D

[Medira]

West Coast Swing Bunnies...they're into whips. :D
Untie those bunnies! How can they dance WCS unless we FREE them???Maybe they like it that way? ;)

[peachexploration]

When you dream that you and Sagitta are dancing Salsa in the living room with no furniture and immaculate wooden floors while Milton Cobo prepared for his wedding in August. :shock: :? :lol: :lol: :lol: :? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry Sagitta. I have NO clue what that meant. :lol: :lol:

A Salsa mind is a terrible thing to waste. :nope:

[Sagitta]

When you dream that you and Sagitta are dancing Salsa in the living room with no furniture and immaculate wooden floors while Milton Cobo prepared for his wedding in August. :shock: :? :lol: :lol: :lol: :? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry Sagitta. I have NO clue what that meant. :lol: :lol:
You wanna dance with me.... :oops: :wink: :)

[peachexploration]

:D :D

[MacMoto]

When you dream that you and Sagitta are dancing Salsa in the living room with no furniture and immaculate wooden floors while Milton Cobo prepared for his wedding in August. :shock: :? :lol: :lol: :lol: :? :lol: :lol: :lol:
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I don't think I've ever had any DFer in my dreams (so far). Maybe I should try... :roll: :lol: :lol:

[peachexploration]

:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: I don't think I've ever had any DFer in my dreams (so far). Maybe I should try... :roll: :lol: :lol:Me either until now. :lol: :lol: :lol: Thank goodness it was a happy dream. :)

[Twilight_Elena]

:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: I don't think I've ever had any DFer in my dreams (so far). Maybe I should try... :roll: :lol: :lol:Me either until now. :lol: :lol: :lol: Thank goodness it was a happy dream. :)

Could have been Sabor with bongo drums singing "Timbalero" while all your non-dancing friends are doing aerials and triple spins, wearing pink frilly tutus and huge sobreros, and you standing in the middle somewhere, unable to follow a simple DQN. :shock: :lol:
See? I can think of worse things. You were lucky enough. :wink:

Twilight Elena

[peachexploration]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[lujan]

you have spent over $500 for a friends party, just so there will be a quality dancefloor there, and lots of musicians to provide the music.

One lucky friend. :)

One very good friend.

[dancersdreamland]

You know you're addicted to dancing someone you work with brings you a job posting for a belly dance instructor...

[dancemom]

You know you're addicted to dance when every morning when you awake, dance is the first thing that comes to mind.

[Sobrero]

You know you are addicted to dance when:

-All you want to do is dance :roll:
-You haven’t seen your non-dancer friends for quite some time simply because you always have to be in a lesson or a dance club :)
-your family is preparing to go to France for the weekend and you are not going to go with them because you have a salsa lesson and this terrific dancer from the other night has promised to dance with you :D :D
-you are asked what present you would like the only thing that comes to mind is dance shoes, dance clothes, dance lessons, dance *** …
-you find yourself constantly having the following conversation with your father in the phone (for those of us that are still underaged :wink:)

Father:Hello Helen. Where are you?
Me:Hi dad! Salsa lesson
Father:What again??(in his most incredulous voice) But you had one yesterday and the day before that.
Me: yes so?
Father: Yeah right do you think that I am that stupid? It is obvious that you have a new boyfriend! Why don’t you just tell me his name?
Me: I have said this to you a million times I don’t have a new boyfriend I just love dancing! Ask my instructors!!!
Father: Oh so you are in love with one of your instructors! I knew it!!
Me :headwall:

Sobrero

[standardgirl]

Father:Hello Helen. Where are you?
Me:Hi dad! Salsa lesson
Father:What again??(in his most incredulous voice) But you had one yesterday and the day before that.
Me: yes so?
Father: Yeah right do you think that I am that stupid? It is obvious that you have a new boyfriend! Why don’t you just tell me his name?
Me: I have said this to you a million times I don’t have a new boyfriend I just love dancing! Ask my instructors!!!
Father: Oh so you are in love with one of your instructors! I knew it!!
Me :headwall:

Sobrero

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[BrookeErin]

when someone who has been described as a bit of a fashionista and always having sexy shoes, finds herself duct-taping the bottom of practically new Ralph Lauren sandals to make it through until the back-ordered dance shoes arrive

[standardgirl]

when your tutoring student showed up at the tutoring session with a newspaper in hand that has an article about ballroom dancing.

Your student asked you if you have seen the article, and you replied that not only have you read the article, you actually know the dancers (A&Kat) in the article......


:lol:
this just happened a few weeks ago......

[Katarzyna]

when your tutoring student showed up at the tutoring session with a newspaper in hand that has an article about ballroom dancing.

Your student asked you if you have seen the article, and you replied that not only have you read the article, you actually know the dancers (A&Kat) in the article......


:lol:
this just happened a few weeks ago......
What's funny, my partner and I came into the pilates studio in my gym. We were talking with one of the people etc... we mentioned ballroom etc.. Suddenly the girl goes like "are you the guy from the article 2 weeks ago"... I was shocked didn't think anyone read the article or would make the connection!!! (I wasn't recognised, I guess makup changes a lot)

[fascination]

you know you are addicted when you are on vacation looking for colleges for your child and you sneak into there various colleges athletic centers in search of room with wooden floors to practice on....then you call areas pros for a lesson... :oops:

[pygmalion]

*giggle* How does the child feel about all this? :roll: :wink:

[fascination]

fortunately...I engage in this suspect behavior while child is in private interviews with admissions personnel...and he doesn't really want to be associated with me anyway :roll: actually, both of my kids are coming to realize that I am addicted to my stuff just as they are to their stuff...when they see me go into the tv room with a glass of wine and my comp tapes they just roll their eyes...thank goodness my husband is on board as well

[chandra]

Lol, Im ont he other end of that. Im trying to drag my parents out to college visits only if its the weekend of a dance convention in that town :)

You know you are addicted to swing when you are planning on driving 10 hrs round trip for a 1 hr private lesson. regularily.

[fascination]

am driving an hour and 45 minutes both ways to a lesson on friday after looking at amherst...figure if I can pay 40k a year in tution he can put up with a detour...have also done a search of all ballroom dancing in conn/ny for this week and weekend

[pygmalion]

Sounds good to me. You deserve something out of the deal. 8)

Kids these days! :wink: :lol:

[thespina]

You know you're addicted when you hear that your husband is having a conference in Atlanta, twelve hours away, and you decide to drag yourself and your three preschool-aged kids along for the all-day drive there and back, and the four-night stay, just to get to stay at a hotel with free childcare so you can take in a lesson or two, and maybe a night at a club there.

The expense of this trip would probably buy me about 7 or 8 new salsa DVDs. And maybe a couple pairs of good dance shoes. Ahhhh, SALSA.