What I learned this weekend ...

[mellody43]

This is deep.

Really.

Prepare yourself.

Fitted jeans do NOT WORK for salsa dancing! OMG! They don't breathe and just fit all the more as you heat up.

Never ever again!

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

=)
Melissa

[borikensalsero]

:shock: , I always wonder why the ladies wear jeans dancing. More so, the JLo cut kind of jeans. They sure are appealing to the eye, but darn...

[pygmalion]

Yup. Gotta go for dresses in breathable fabrics. Jeans DO NOT work. LOL!

[peachexploration]

Yup, the more you dance the, heavier they get. :lol: :lol:

[mellody43]

It wasn't pretty. LOL!

Plus they're low rise and I felt like my bum was going to hang out any second. Eeeeeeep.

Melissa

[peachexploration]

Too funny! :lol: :lol:

[mellody43]

I saw a girl last night (awesome dancer) who had on stretchy fitted jeans and she looked great, didn't seem to be having sweat management problems -- Why do some people seem to not sweat at ALL?

Melissa

[SDsalsaguy]

Why do some people seem to not sweat at ALL?
The universe's perverse sense of humor taunting the rest of us?

[cl5814]

Why do some people seem to not sweat at ALL?
The universe's perverse sense of humor taunting the rest of us?

I have no place in the Salsa thread, but couldn't resist.
The aircon was out of order at our regular dance venue this weekend - they had the huge blow fans on. Die hard dancers we are, we danced "ballroom" for a few hours till most of us looked like we had just gone swimming / showered but still wet. What an experience !

[mellody43]

Why do some people seem to not sweat at ALL?
The universe's perverse sense of humor taunting the rest of us?

I have no place in the Salsa thread, but couldn't resist.
The aircon was out of order at our regular dance venue this weekend - they had the huge blow fans on. Die hard dancers we are, we danced "ballroom" for a few hours till most of us looked like we had just gone swimming / showered but still wet. What an experience !

On Friday, the windows were steamed up at the club. LOL!

[SDsalsaguy]

I have no place in the Salsa thread, but couldn't resist.
LOL... we're not particularly restrictive or elitist aorund here, so not to worry... :lol:

Great story by the way... I can just picture it too... the whole evening ends with a bunch of water logged dancers! :lol:

[DancePoet]

No way! Jeans don't work? Oh my gosh!

And to think I almost put jeans on last Friday night! ;)

Ok...I admit...see another confession...I have discovered that cotton short sleeve shirts work way better then the blended fabrics with long sleeves. Lol.

Anyway...we had air conditioning on Friday! Yeehah!

[mellody43]

Dance poet: I think that LOOSE jeans might be better -- I see guys wearing them at the more casual clubs -- but oh dear. Nothing that skims the body. :shock:

[DancePoet]

Frankly, I'm not sure I'd wear jeans of any style, regular slacks work just fine, and I'll leave the skirts and dresses to the ladies, yet your advice makes sense to me.

Besides, I just don't see myself wearing the skin tight stuff nor for that matter the low cut style either. I'd rather leave alittle bit to the imagination, even though my SO has mighty nice things to say about my rearend, with or without clothes. (Oh gosh, and I actually wrote that?)

[Sakura]

Why do some people seem to not sweat at ALL?
The universe's perverse sense of humor taunting the rest of us?

Well, it's been said that the more in shape people are, the more they sweat; and I know we dancers are in tip-top (sorta!) shape, to do what we do, so I like SD's explanation! :lol: :lol:

...Actually, a story from my DDR experiences happens to fit in to this "sweating" category:
I was doing "Exercise Mode" on DDR Max** one day, and I did it for about an hour or so. Well, I sweat rivers from my face, no kidding! Well, I went out to the kitchen to re-fill my glass of water, and my mother saw me and asked, "Caitlan, did you put water on your face?!?!" :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol: You can imagine how slightly embarrassed/very amused I was! 8) But I wouldn't worry about the sweating thing! It's actually very healthy for you, because when you sweat, your body releases a natural antibiotic onto your skin! :)

I'd rather leave alittle bit to the imagination, even though my SO has mighty nice things to say about my rearend, with or without clothes. (Oh gosh, and I actually wrote that?)

:lol: :lol: :lol: DP, you're on DF! We share *EVERYTHING* (well, almost! :roll: ), remember?! :wink: Of course, we *read* everything as well! :lol: 8)

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

(PS-

**Where you can as many songs as you want for however long you want, and you can set a goal for how many calories you wish to burn {and you can achieve it more than once}, and at the end of every song, it tells you how many calories you have burned plus their equivalence in jogging, swimming, and jumping rope {distance and # of jumps}!!!)

[cocodrilo]

I wear jazz dance pants or synthetic blends, NEVER cotton! I would soak it in sweat instantly, and that stuff NEVER dries!!! :cry:
The girls I see that wear jeans for salsa aren't doing the splits or high kicks (as I sometimes attempt. Note "attempt" is the key word here). I could only imagine how binding and uncomfortable that would be...

[Sakura]

:doh: OH! I almost forgot! =^__^=

I was going to say, I have two pairs of pants that I *love* to dance in! One (which I wore to my Salsa workshop last night! --See First Salsa Workshop! thread, if you happen to be interested in my first experience with Salsa! 8) *shameless self-advertisment*) is a pair of non-jean-type pants that are made out of a thin, though sturdy and *very* breathable material (I wanna say it's "cloth-like" but I know that's not it... :? ), have pipe-legs, show off the legs just a bit (if one is into that sort of thing), and are nice and easy to move in, even when sweaty!! The second is my normal pair of pants I wear to my lessons. They are black with silver pinstripes (which actually seem to disappear depending on the angle you're looking at them at!), are made out of a "nice-pants" material, are semi-tight (not like the jeans that can sometimes look like they're "spray-painted on!" {to quote my French teacher!}, but tight enough), but are still nice and easy to move in!

:D I love my dance pants!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[DancePoet]

Binding! Eeek! Another reason for a guy not to wear jeans. Lol!

Uncomfortable might be an understatement. I'd say ... painful.

And regarding cotton...I only said it was better...not necessarily the best...I'm still experimenting. I'm going to try linen next weekend. And I mean for the shirt, not the pants.

P.S. Sakura: Your teasing with your description, but that's not a bad thing. Sounds very nice indeed.

[Sakura]

(as I sometimes attempt. Note "attempt" is the key word here).

:lol: :lol: :lol: Cocodrilo!!! I'm sure you do just fine at them though!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[mellody43]

I wear jazz dance pants or synthetic blends, NEVER cotton! I would soak it in sweat instantly, and that stuff NEVER dries!!! :cry:
The girls I see that wear jeans for salsa aren't doing the splits or high kicks (as I sometimes attempt. Note "attempt" is the key word here). I could only imagine how binding and uncomfortable that would be...

*laughs out loud at the vision of herself trying splits or kicks*

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Not gonna happen. LOL!

[DancePoet]

Ok...another confession...I won't be doing splits either...but, kicks??? I guess this is the real admission... I did try one of those developmental kicks in waltz last weekend mirroring my partner just for the fun of it. It actually came off ok. Lot's of laughing and smiles when we showed it to the instructor!

But, after reading this thread, thankfully, I wasn't wearing jeans. ;)

[pygmalion]

Jazz pants are very, very nice. :wink: They're comfy, they wick away moisture, they're stretchy, and they look quite good on men and women, fat and thin. You can't beat 'em, I think. :wink: :lol:

[DancePoet]

Allright, Pygmalion, I am rising to the moment and moving away from my current silliness. At least for this a post.

What does a pair of "jazz" pants look like?

[jamaicanspice]

NOOOOOOO DP....not linen! I REALLY wouldn't advice you to wear a linen shirt to dance in....*scary thought!!*


I wear jeans when I go dancing but then that's because my partner and I like to try different 'stunts' so to speak 8) . We have a couple moves like 'the dead drop', 'the swoop', 'walk-over', 'tornado', 'the helicopter' and 'the double dip' just to name a few :roll: . And I have to be doing SOME form of lifting legs....lots of spins...dips....and backward bends....aint no WAY a skirt is gonna cut it for me!! :lol: not that I've never worn a dress or skirt before :wink: but they are so limiting for me 8)

[DancePoet]

Why not linen? Seems it would be light weight, breathable, and cool.

[jamaicanspice]

it's also VERY heavy when wet and soaks up sweat like a sponge....and NOT in a good way either....but then again I guess it depends on the kind of linen

[youngsta]

I have a really nice linen shirt I wear all the time that I get compliments on. I don't sweat much whatsoever so it's not a problem. The only deal with linen is that it wrinkles QUICK!!

[tasche]

I love the jazz pants that are seamless and that have ribbing to shape a waist if you dont have one

FYI jazz pants are fitted stretch pants with a boot or flared leg.

I like to wear jeans to dance that ahve a little stretch around them as if they fit across the hips they make me aware of my hip action

Almost embarassing moment that happened to me this morning. I almost walked out after my ballet class wearing my leotard my jacket and shoes but nothing over my pink tights! Guess I got so comfortable wearing jsut tights I forgot all about my warm up pants. Gosh that would have been funny

[squirrel]

Tight pants (whatever the cloth they're made of) are ok... as long as they feel comfortable... otherwise they may be a pain in the a**...
I try not to wear uncomfy clothes while dancing... and not jeans... I like to dress... :)

[Tasek]

Well, it's been said that the more in shape people are, the less they sweat; but I know we dancers are in tip-top (sorta!) shape, to do what we do, so I like SD's explanation! :lol: :lol:


Actually I recall it being the reverse, the more you exercise the easier you sweat: if you exercise you don't just train your muscles, you also train your body in losing it's excess heat, so a well trained person will start sweating sooner then an untrained person whose "temperature-control systems" just aren't as sensitive/responsive.

Ofcourse training aside, there can be huge differences between different people's sweating, I'm definately in the above average category when it comes to sweating. I prefer cotton or cottonblends and loose pants when dancing, and it's always at least a clean cotton undershirt and generous amounts of deoderant before I go dancing. As far as those people who can dance all night and hardly sweat are concerned: the b@$7@rd$!!

[Sabor]

no jeans for me.. i'm too old for that :lol: .. i dont like feeling any heavyness or friction from clothes even when not dancing.. i sweat like mad in descargas so i'm thinking to start a trend where salseros can just have swimming trunks on.. hey dont frown on it cause there are variety of materials, clors and cuts involved :tongue: .. plus an occasional tie and socks for when formality is required :lol: ... plus a bathrobe would be just dandyfor keeping them muscles warm till the next dance :wink:

[squirrel]

:)) And just how old are you, Sabor dear?

[Tasek]

... plus a bathrobe would be just dandyfor keeping them muscles warm till the next dance :wink:

Nah, one of those shiny robes boxers wear, with your DF-screenname on the back :D 8)

[cocodrilo]

Har har, Sabor! Swimming trunks! Good idea, though, actually. Might be cute to see all those hairy legs at a salsa party( unless you're all gonna WAX!!!)

Someone was inquiring as to the content of the "jazz pants"
Here are what my labels say:

polyester/lycra(Danskin- lots of zippers on these)

supplex nylon/spandex(These are Danskins, I have 2 pair & LOVE them & have been searching desperately for more- cannot find this style)

cotton/micro lycra/nylon(Carushka. Fit like a GLOVE!)

The dance suppliers make extra long sizes which I need, so I usually order from them. Victoria's Secret has a cool "Yoga Pant" that is VERY comfortable, and the price is right. They occasionally have other synthetic
sport stretch pants and when they do, I buy several pair. Regular fashion apparel, even when not on sale, is cheaper than stuff made especially for dance.
I wear these pants all the time, even for work- they go well with suits & stuff and always look sleek because of their tight fit! :D

[Sabor]

... plus a bathrobe would be just dandyfor keeping them muscles warm till the next dance :wink:

Nah, one of those shiny robes boxers wear, with your DF-screenname on the back :D 8)

LOL! excellent idea.. 8) .. "and in the blue corner, the challenger! weighing 220 pounds of pure lean muscle.. the king of clave.. the master of salsadisaster!.. the one ..the only.....! :lol:

[Sabor]

:)) And just how old are you, Sabor dear?

i am 44-22+18-10*2+40-69 :wink:

[tj]

Actually, I dance in jeans most of the time.

One material I try to avoid wearing is silk. It just doesn't breath.

I have found that polyester/rayon blends work pretty well. Rayon makes the fabric less itchy and polyester dries really fast.

[mellody43]

I like to dress... :)

I usually am a dress/skirt girl so completely understand this. When I walked into the club with my sassy jeans on, my friends were like --- "So casual! Que paso?!" LOL! I will save those jeans for standing about and looking cute.

[Sakura]

:shock: :oops: :shock: Many thanks, Tasek!!!!!!!! I went and changed that straight-away! It was what I'd meant to type, and *that* was why I liked SD's idea; the irony that the less in shape people get to sweat less because their bodies haven't become efficient at cooling themselves off!


... plus a bathrobe would be just dandyfor keeping them muscles warm till the next dance :wink:

Nah, one of those shiny robes boxers wear, with your DF-screenname on the back :D 8)

LOL! excellent idea.. 8) .. "and in the blue corner, the challenger! weighing 220 pounds of pure lean muscle.. the king of clave.. the master of salsadisaster!.. the one ..the only.....! :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You guys are great!!!!! But we'd have to find you a challenger, Sabor! :wink:

...You know, though,: making warm-up jackets with our DF names on back and "Dance-Forums! ...Got Dance (to incorporate all styles! 8) )?" would be really cool!

....Actually, the back could have:
Official DFite:
(insert name)

(insert my quote from Genesius about the DFites and Baalish Zombie Grinders!!!)

Wouldn't that be great?! :D (Of course, I could just be over-enthused, but we could do that as a way to raise funds for DF, ne? I *know* internet space costs monies, so if we could find a company willing to make these, we could do some sort of limited-time offer and send in custom-orders for these coats, and maybe we could get part of the profits to go to DF! ...Of course, I could just be reading too much into this... :oops: :oops: ...But I still think it'd be cool as something to try and do around the holidays or something...!)

:)) And just how old are you, Sabor dear?

i am 44-22+18-10*2+40-69 :wink:

Curse you, Sabor! I got all the way to 100-69, an then I had to break out my calculator 'cause weird numbers like that don't work well in my head!!! :evil: I was nearly there too! :D

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Sagitta]

-9 = a nonsensical age. All done in my head. :wink: :) I'm not quite sure where 100-69 is coming from!!!!

Sagitta

[Sakura]

I think I know what I did wrong; I forgot my order of operations and just did it in a straight line... Let's check!

44-22+18-10*2+40-69=

44-22=22

22+18= 40

40-(10x2)=20

20+40=60

60-69=-9...

Ah, ha! See, you were right! *grins* See, Sagitta, this is what happens when Finals week goes on and you're trying to *FORGET* that your Alg. II Final is tomorow.... =>_<= :lol: :lol:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[SDsalsaguy]

And thus to the Dance Forums make their first step (forward???) as a tool for finals prep! :shock:

[jamaicanspice]

-9 = a nonsensical age. All done in my head. :wink: :) I'm not quite sure where 100-69 is coming from!!!!

Sagitta

calculated it in my head and got that figure too....hmmmm....strange things are happening here. :twisted: How old IS everyone here anyway?? :D

[danceguy]

Let's see if I can figure this out, this is a bit tricky but I suspected no less from our dear friend Sabor. :D

Here's my guess from his original age quote:

44-22+18-10*2+40-69

So, as SK noted, 44-22 = 22 + 18 + 40

Now here's the weird part:

40-10*2 +40-69 = ?

So, we do the other half first:

10*2 = 20 +40 = 60 -69 = -9

40 + -9 = 31

Sabor, su tengas trienta y uno anos? Es verdad que no? :wink:

SG

[SDsalsaguy]

Umm, if SG is right the important ooo, as pointed out by SK, has been ignored...

[ShyDancer]

I just noticed this thread :lol:

I wear jeans often...havent had any sweat problem yet, I dont find them hard to move in at all.
In fact most of the "younger" (and by that I mean the 16-30) age group wear them too.

[Sakura]

And thus to the Dance Forums make their first step (forward???) as a tool for finals prep! :shock:

=>_<=/ :lol: :lol: :lol: (I'm stuck between going, "Moouuuuuu! Don't make fun of me!!" and the thought of my trying to study for an Alg. II final with the entirety of DF -- which would probably lead to trying to find the varying circumfrences of the big, slow spins we followers can be taken into or the small, tight, fast ones! =^___^= I can actually see it all now! And the angle of a woman in the middle of a dip! :lol: :lol: I'm gonna have *FUN* on my final tomorrow! Thanks SD! *hugs*)

JS, I'm 15 1/2, which leads to why everyone here calls me "little one" and warns the alcohol away from me! *purrs* It's good to have people look out for you! (Of course, there was also the thing about me most definitely growing up to be a "heartbreaker" from SD, Sabor, and Genesius, but that was on another post! :roll: They're *sooooo* mean to me! :twisted: :lol: :roll: )


On the math bit, SG, I did *exactly* what you did the first time I went through it (sans the really confusing set up), I multiplied what I'd gotten so far to the left of the *2, by that particular 2, and then kept going. But you have to do the -10*2 to get (-20), and then put that back into your equation.

Ja ne (Later!) !!!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[dancin_feet]

I wear jeans quite regularly to class and sometimes my dressier black jeans to the parties. I have no problem with them at all, but then I don't wear jeans that look like they have been painted on! Don't think I could move in something that I can't sit down in! :shock:

[Sakura]

I wear jeans quite regularly to class and sometimes my dressier black jeans to the parties. I have no problem with them at all, but then I don't wear jeans that look like they have been painted on! Don't think I could move in something that I can't sit down in! :shock:

:lol: :lol: Well, at least walking isn't hard; but you're exactly right! The matter of sitting down becomes a question about as big as "What is the Meaning of Life?" Both are nearly impossible to figure out! :lol: :twisted:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[cocodrilo]

I think the last time I wore jeans(*sigh*, life in Japan) was when I realized how ugly those bruises were getting on my legs. At some people's house(but not mine) & a lot of time at restaurants, you sit on the floor with your legs tucked under you. I would get bruise marks between the hip & leg area. Yes, I prefer tight-fitting jeans. But OUCH! :cry:

[Sabor]

reference to the age issue.. err.. :wink: :twisted: :lol:

[Sakura]

I think the last time I wore jeans(*sigh*, life in Japan) was when I realized how ugly those bruises were getting on my legs. At some people's house(but not mine) & a lot of time at restaurants, you sit on the floor with your legs tucked under you. I would get bruise marks between the hip & leg area. Yes, I prefer tight-fitting jeans. But OUCH! :cry:

*laughs quietly at the "*sigh*, life in Japan"* That's in the kneeling position, right? :? That's hard to keep up; I tend to sit like that quite a lot, that is, until my ankles decide to go, " :shock: :evil: :shock: Get off of us!!!!!!!!" :D :roll:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[pygmalion]

The weight of the denim and whether or not they're stretchy may make a difference. My summer weight, Gloria Vanderbilt stretch denim jeans are a lot more comfy than my winter weight Levis. I find both too hot for a lot of dancing, but to each his/her own.

[mellody43]

The weight of the denim and whether or not they're stretchy may make a difference. My summer weight, Gloria Vanderbilt stretch denim jeans are a lot more comfy than my winter weight Levis. I find both too hot for a lot of dancing, but to each his/her own.

Good point. I'm sure baggy jeans would have been better -- less cling. LOL!

BTW I cannot believe this thread reached 4 pages. hee.

Melissa

[pygmalion]

Yup. One thing I've learned is that it's impossible for me to tell up front how long a thread is going to get. Sometimes, what I thought was a great idea for a thread gets no response. Sometimes, what I thought was a throwaway topic gets tons of response. Or, in a case like this, a thread will just strike a responsive chord with a lot of people. I think we've all been there with the sweat dripping while we were trying to dance in jeans.

[tj]

The weight of the denim and whether or not they're stretchy may make a difference. My summer weight, Gloria Vanderbilt stretch denim jeans are a lot more comfy than my winter weight Levis. I find both too hot for a lot of dancing, but to each his/her own.

Good point. I'm sure baggy jeans would have been better -- less cling. LOL!


Talking about baggy jeans - the Mayan (in LA) turned back a gal trying to get in while wearing them.

[youngsta]

I usually wear jeans out about twice a month, haven't had an issue with them while dancing yet. Every once and a while it's just nice to not have to get all dressed up :)

[tj]

I usually wear jeans out about twice a month, haven't had an issue with them while dancing yet. Every once and a while it's just nice to not have to get all dressed up :)

Yeah, but you have to admit that you still look sharp, R, regardless of whether you're wearing jeans or not!

Take it easy on the ladies this weekend! :twisted:

[youngsta]

8) Thanks man, I try to always look good. Take it easy on the ladies!? It's Congress I can't make that promise!! :lol: :lol:

[Sakura]

8) Thanks man, I try to always look good. Take it easy on the ladies!? It's Congress I can't make that promise!! :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Can you at least be nice to them?!?! :wink:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[tj]

Psst.... hey Sakura kitty, Mr. Sassy Hips is very nice to the ladies. That's why he's so popular!

[youngsta]

Thanks man!

[tj]

Thanks man!

Just calling 'em like I see 'em!

[DancePoet]

Ah! If I'm understanding this, I can wear jeans, but just not tight ones. Ok. Well...thankfully I don't own any tight ones. So maybe it's ok to wear jeans when dancing after all...hmmm. Maybe I'll just try it and see.

And I hope the air conditioning is working just in case. :)

[DiAnAoN1]

I wore jeans a couple of times but I feel more comftorable in pants and jeans than in skirts even though the flowing motion of skirts look beautiful when your spinning

[Sagitta]

Actually it is a very interesting thing to see. Lots of follows who start dancing salsa actually switch from jeans to skirts/dresses. :)

[DancePoet]

Maybe I'll try jeans, but I won't be switching to skirts and dresses :)

[Sakura]

Psst.... hey Sakura kitty, Mr. Sassy Hips is very nice to the ladies. That's why he's so popular!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Mr. Sassy Hips!!! :twisted: =^_~=

Well, I'm sure he'd have to be if he wanted any follows to come dance with him!

I don't wear skirts or dresses all that much, I *REALLY* like my pants *MUCH* better, but if one were to give me a good set of leggings or something, I *might* wear a skirt on a special occasion! (Just so long as I have something to cover my legs, really... :? I have bad skin there; sorta like acne, only because my face was/is spared from it, Murphy decided he'd put it on my legs instead; so I have scaly skin. :evil: Ah, well, so long as I'm wearing something to cover them, I have nice legs otherwise! :twisted: *sticks her tongue out* This is another, "You didn't need to know that, but I filled you in anyways!" bulletin from Sakura Kitty!)

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[dancin_feet]

I will mainly wear pants / jeans to class, and sometimes wear a skirt to the parties. For me it is comfort and not all my skirts are "danceable". I feel more free to move how I want to move in pants.

[jamaicanspice]

I wear tight jeans cause they cut down on 'wind-resistance' when I'm dancing...especially with the spins 8) but not skin tight ones cause I'm really really slim and don't really see the need to emphasize that fact! :wink: (but then guys like dancing with me because of my size so...who am I to complain :D )

@sagitta: I haven't switch to dresses/skirts yet and I have been doing this for three years now :lol: :P

@sakura: I agree I only wear dresses/skirts on 'special ocassions' or when I feel like that (which aint that often anyway :lol: ). People at the club have gotten so used to seeing me in jeans that when I dress up I get alot of 'stares' soooo uncomfortable!! :lol: and I LIKE comfortable..SO back to jeans :lol: but if I come your side (hopefully that will be in December of this year - New York)...I'll make the 'sacrifice' :roll: and dress up for a night of salsa :lol:

[Sakura]

@sakura: I agree I only wear dresses/skirts on 'special ocassions' or when I feel like that (which aint that often anyway :lol: ). People at the club have gotten so used to seeing me in jeans that when I dress up I get alot of 'stares' soooo uncomfortable!! :lol: and I LIKE comfortable..SO back to jeans :lol: but if I come your side (hopefully that will be in December of this year - New York)...I'll make the 'sacrifice' :roll: and dress up for a night of salsa :lol:

I know that feeling soooooo well!!! :lol: :D Normally, I'm strictly in pants, so when someone catches me in a skirt or my *ONE* dress (Sooooo pretty! I got it down in FL; it's a dress that *MAKES* you want to wear a dress; and for *me*, that's saying something *BIG*!!!!!!), everyone's like, " :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: My, *GOD,* Cat, you're wearing a... A... A skirt/dress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" *laughs* It's good to be people like me!

Of course, I think getting funny looks is fun, 'cause then I get to wave back with a huge smile and go, "Hi!!!!! *wave, wave*" It's much in the fun of -ness. =^_~=

Well, you won't run into me in New York, but you'll run into many other DFites, so have a *ton* of fun with that, and go do a Salsa for me, kay?!

*hugs*

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Sagitta]

@sakura: I agree I only wear dresses/skirts on 'special ocassions' or when I feel like that (which aint that often anyway :lol: ). People at the club have gotten so used to seeing me in jeans that when I dress up I get alot of 'stares' soooo uncomfortable!! :lol: and I LIKE comfortable..SO back to jeans :lol: but if I come your side (hopefully that will be in December of this year - New York)...I'll make the 'sacrifice' :roll: and dress up for a night of salsa :lol:

Definitely be comfortable. I would rather you be comfortable. People just staring at you because you look so good...you know what I mean. And not everyone does this, but just as in ballroom I notice people changing their dress and habits due to dance.

[Sakura]

Definitely be comfortable. I would rather you be comfortable. People just staring at you because you look so good...you know what I mean. And not everyone does this, but just as in ballroom I notice people changing their dress and habits due to dance.

Sagitta, you flatter us! :wink: 8) Some skirts can be comfy I guess, "skorts," rather (the ones with shorts under them!)! I cheat, I know! :twisted:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

and again the age old question is asked:

WHEN ARE YOU GUYS COMING TO VISIT US HERE IN JAMAICA!! :lol: :lol: 8) :P

I dress up when salsa night falls on or near my birthday and since that's once a year :lol: ....I also dress up on certain ocassions or if the mood hits.....skorts are cool sakura :wink: that's a good idea...I should try that sometime 8)

@sagitta: thanks for the compliment and yes...being comfortable is definately a good thing! :lol:

[Sakura]

and again the age old question is asked:

WHEN ARE YOU GUYS COMING TO VISIT US HERE IN JAMAICA!! :lol: :lol: 8) :P

...skorts are cool sakura :wink: that's a good idea...I should try that sometime 8)

WHEN I GET THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm a poor high school kid whose money goes to dance! *cute "pity me, pity me!" look* :roll:

:nod nod: They most certainly are; I can move around with my normal tomboy-ish grace (It only goes away on the dance floor! *laughs* I have to keep it around for when I'm strutting like I own the world {and I DO! :twisted: :twisted: } and when I'm on the shooting range!!! :D :D :banana: I may be getting to go shooting and dancing on Tuesday!!!! :banana: :banana: Two of the greatest things in the world all in one day! And it'll be with my cool Aunt Tacy!!!! I'm soooo happy! .22 Rifles, here I come again! :wink: :D ) and I don't have to worry about anybody seeing anything they shouldn't! :shock: :oops: :shock: :wink:

" -'That's a good idear, O Lord!'
--'COURSE IT'S A GOOD IDEAR!'" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: More proof that I own All....!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

and again the age old question is asked:

WHEN ARE YOU GUYS COMING TO VISIT US HERE IN JAMAICA!! :lol: :lol: 8) :P

...skorts are cool sakura :wink: that's a good idea...I should try that sometime 8)

WHEN I GET THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm a poor high school kid whose money goes to dance! *cute "pity me, pity me!" look* :roll:

:nod nod: They most certainly are; I can move around with my normal tomboy-ish grace (It only goes away on the dance floor! *laughs* I have to keep it around for when I'm strutting like I own the world {and I DO! :twisted: :twisted: } and when I'm on the shooting range!!! :D :D :banana: I may be getting to go shooting and dancing on Tuesday!!!! :banana: :banana: Two of the greatest things in the world all in one day! And it'll be with my cool Aunt Tacy!!!! I'm soooo happy! .22 Rifles, here I come again! :wink: :D ) and I don't have to worry about anybody seeing anything they shouldn't! :shock: :oops: :shock: :wink:

" -'That's a good idear, O Lord!'
--'COURSE IT'S A GOOD IDEAR!'" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: More proof that I own All....!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

hmmmmmmmmmmmm :roll: shoots rifles.....likes snakes...is a tomboy....is there something you aren't telling us Sakura?? :wink: 8)

[Sakura]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm :roll: shoots rifles.....likes snakes...is a tomboy....is there something you aren't telling us Sakura?? :wink: 8)

:shock: :shock: *Moi?!?!* Not telling my DF buddies something?! Non!!!! :lol: But, what might this thing that I'm not telling you be, at your implications, JS??

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

*Moi?!?!* Not telling my DF buddies something?! Non!!!! But, what might this thing that I'm not telling you be, at your implications, JS??

aahhhh :roll: .....that you're as die hard a tomboy (minus the snakes and gun) as I was once!!! :roll: ......that you're making me re-live my childhood......aaaaand :roll: I wish I could go back to those care-free days 8) :lol:

[Sakura]

*Moi?!?!* Not telling my DF buddies something?! Non!!!! But, what might this thing that I'm not telling you be, at your implications, JS??

aahhhh :roll: .....that you're as die hard a tomboy (minus the snakes and gun) as I was once!!! :roll: ......that you're making me re-live my childhood......aaaaand :roll: I wish I could go back to those care-free days 8) :lol:

*laughs and runs her hand through her hair* Heh, heh; the snakes and guns tend to get people! :twisted: :wink: 8)

Re-living childhood is all well and good, but who says we have to leave it behind! Just because your body decides to get older doesn't mean you have to! I keep the care-free days with me! (Unless of course, there's a huge project due the next day and I've done almost no work on it... :roll: :oops: Go figure.) :D :wink:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

@Sakura! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: oh beleive me I am not letting go of my child hood...this isn't going to be another Michael Jackson case of *singing* have you seen my childhooooooood. :lol:

besides Sakura....have you seen my pix in the photo album here.....try and guess how old I am 8) 8)

[Sakura]

*shudders* You had to bring up *THAT* song... That's one of Michael's that I just tend to go on believing he never wrote/recorded/etc... =>_<= And he looks scary in the movie... No offence to him of course; short hair just never did suit him -- at least when it was straight and voluminous. *makes a face*

Ooh! Pictures! I must go look at those! :twisted: :D :twisted: Well, then off I trot! *waves*

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

sakura: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sakura]

:wink:

Hey! Where did everyone else who was on this topic disappear off to?! This past weekend, I learned that Driver's Ed. homework assignments are evil, and that I still love Salsa! What did everyone else learn? :D :roll:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[SDsalsaguy]

Ummm, that you & JS like to hijack threads? :wink:

[Sakura]

Ummm, that you & JS like to hijack threads? :wink:

*looks offended* Moi?! :shock: :shock: Monsieur, non!

'Sides, you can't blame it on JS and me! Nobody else jumped in with any other comments! :twisted: I win! My logic is unbeatable!

'Sides, I did my part in bringing the topic back to it's original idea, "What I learned this weekend!" So, ha!

:bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy: I loooove sugar. =^__^= Sooo happy now!

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[salsalawyer]

Fitted jeans do NOT WORK for salsa dancing! OMG! They don't breathe and just fit all the more as you heat up.

=)
Melissa


be glad you didn`t wear cords!

[Sakura]

Fitted jeans do NOT WORK for salsa dancing! OMG! They don't breathe and just fit all the more as you heat up.

=)
Melissa


be glad you didn`t wear cords!

Hey Salsalawyer! Welcome to the DF! :D Got any stories of these cords to share with us? We won't bite! *purrs contentedly and bats at a little toy mouse* Hard.... :wink:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

be glad you didn`t wear cords!

cords huh? 8) hmmmmmmmm 8) this sounds like it's gonna be an 'interesting' story. Welcome to DF salsalawyer :wink: share the goodies :D