Just found this on the 'net...so who's applying for the DVD job then...could be a dance-off...with the runners up receiving said tokens

https://www.danceology.org.uk/northern-soul-dance

Edited July 23, 200915 yr by isis

Pic hasn't loaded so heres the link instead. https://www.danceology.org.uk/northern-soul-dance

Err! what do you have to do to get a gift token dance? or is the gift token you get given so you can go out and dance?

The wife and I like to work out before we start a session.

Dance lessons? Who is the teacher and what qualifications does he/she have?

dont see anything about amphetmines being included in the price

  On 24/07/2009 at 11:42, andyk123 said:

dont see anything about amphetmines being included in the price

or maybe thats what the tokens are for !

Posted this up in April when it was in Echos, as i said at the time i thought it was a April fools day prank, but seem it wasnt lol

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/98626-echos/page__p__1039646entry1039646

  On 23/07/2009 at 22:36, isis said:

Just found this on the 'net...so who's applying for the DVD job then...could be a dance-off...with the runners up receiving said tokens

https://www.danceolog...hern-soul-dance

PMSL!.. well, 10/10 for trying. Makes a change from people starting up new soul nights to make money out of northern soul. If she can do it and she's spent years dancing, why not..

We could sell venue tokens too!, buy a mate a voucher for your local soul night (presuming they don't do tickets in advance) so they can try a northern soul night for themselves

(one way to increase the numbers I suppose, give them as gifts to mates and family who have never been to one before)..

Not sure myself.. can't stop laughing to think about it seriously. I liked the line " where you can join the great dancers on the dancefloor" Hmmm

Jayne.x.

I have seen some flyers or poster someplace when i was back in Hudds..

This woman is for real...

Would like to be a fly on the wall for some of these sessions..

  On 24/07/2009 at 18:31, little-stevie said:

I have seen some flyers or poster someplace when i was back in Hudds..

This woman is for real...

Would like to be a fly on the wall for some of these sessions..

or at their first soul night after their lessons..

Actually on 2nd thoughts..

Jayne.x

  On 24/07/2009 at 18:31, little-stevie said:

I have seen some flyers or poster someplace when i was back in Hudds..

This woman is for real...

Would like to be a fly on the wall for some of these sessions..

I wonder will they have a uniform for the lessions... baggies, bowling shirt, wrist sweat band, etc etc, and not to forget the beer towel

P

I personally cant see how it can be taught tho..to me ..so many dancers on the scene..have so many individual moves..i would've thought it would be very difficult to teach folk how to dance to it...cant get over the price for the lessons..just think how many soul dos they could go for and learn it there for fook all ...xxx

  On 26/07/2009 at 09:30, nubian75soulsis said:

I personally cant see how it can be taught tho..to me ..so many dancers on the scene..have so many individual moves..i would've thought it would be very difficult to teach folk how to dance to it...cant get over the price for the lessons..just think how many soul dos they could go for and learn it there for fook all ...xxx

Gord, next you will be able to go into any amusement arcade, and pay your £1 to go on the "Northern Soul Dance Machine", and a spin off you could buy the dance mat at Argos!!

P

  On 26/07/2009 at 09:51, paup-ine said:

Gord, next you will be able to go into any amusement arcade, and pay your £1 to go on the "Northern Soul Dance Machine", and a spin off you could buy the dance mat at Argos!!

P

..stranger things have happened!!!!...Delxxxx

I had an argument elsewhere about this.

Some people are aghast at the idea, but I think its ok if it gives newbies/returnees the confidence to step onto the dancefloor. I remember how intimidating I found the Northern floor at Ilkeston ('what the f-- are they doing?') when I first entered the scene, and I'm not a shrinking violet.

It's true that the best dancers have developed their own individual styles that are defiantly unformulaic, and that you can't teach soulful dancing; but you can teach some of the underlying techniques that many people associate with the phrase "Northern Soul dancing". 

Dancers have been sharing/nicking moves since day one, and there isn't a contradiction in a qualified dance teacher doing it in a more methodical way, though some may find the commercial or structured aspect distasteful.

Whether anyone signing up for one of these courses realises the limitations of what can be taught is another matter.

No, I won't be going.

  On 26/07/2009 at 13:26, spirit said:

I had an argument elsewhere about this.

Some people are aghast at the idea, but I think its ok if it gives newbies/returnees the confidence to step onto the dancefloor. I remember how intimidating I found the Northern floor at Ilkeston ('what the f-- are they doing?') when I first entered the scene, and I'm not a shrinking violet.

It's true that the best dancers have developed their own individual styles that are defiantly unformulaic, and that you can't teach soulful dancing; but you can teach some of the underlying techniques that many people associate with the phrase "Northern Soul dancing".

Dancers have been sharing/nicking moves since day one, and there isn't a contradiction in a qualified dance teacher doing it in a more methodical way, though some may find the commercial or structured aspect distasteful.

Whether anyone signing up for one of these courses realises the limitations of what can be taught is another matter.

No, I won't be going.

well, maybe... jury's out on this one.

I took my brother to a soul night recently, he walked in the main room (northern) and said "Omg - it just looks like the ministry of silly walks in here" even I had to admit it looked odd, plenty of bad dancers out there.. there were some excellent dancers out there but a few could have benefitted from a few pointers or lessons maybe..

Jayne.x

  On 24/07/2009 at 23:05, paup-ine said:

I wonder will they have a uniform for the lessions... baggies, bowling shirt, wrist sweat band, etc etc, and not to forget the beer towel

P

well that would be a start

pete n' susan

  On 26/07/2009 at 15:03, Miss BurySoul said:

I took my brother to a soul night recently, he walked in the main room (northern) and said "Omg - it just looks like the ministry of silly walks in here" even I had to admit it looked odd, plenty of bad dancers out there..  

Yeah, pretty much. But at that point, it was the bad dancing I was aspiring to. I like to think I achieved my goal successfully.

ooh its only down the road - might go and give her a knock and see if she wants to come to a do....

or I wonder if she wants a tall bird to strutt about in high heels in her DVDs