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dr.rockets

Re: Men dancing as ladies

Oct. 15, 2001, 9:31 p.m. (Message 27892, in reply to message 27889)

I'm with a teen class in Lubbock, Texas and there are occasions when we
wind
up having a two-man couple.  Our teacher, Darla Granberry, doesn't like
the 
shyness exhibit that most of the guys demonstrate and so she said that if
the 
guys don't ask the girls to dance with them very soon after a dance is
called 
then the girls should ask eachother to dance.  The guys who were slow
soon 
learned to ask as quickly as possible.  This tool prooved very effective
and we
don't see two male partners very often anymore.  I put this practice to
good use 
two days ago at the Houston, TX ball.  This may be helpful in other
corners of
the SCD world too, which is why I share it.

We also have the unusual circumstance where there are usually more guys
than
girls if there is an imbalance at all.  So, I HAVE had my turn on the
ladies side 
and I found it to be quite fun to think backwards and very challenging as
well.


Jonathan Elder 18yrs.