Talc ?

[Guest Souljunkie]

Was talking to my brother other day about dancing styles, now he was a veteran of

the casino, and he said a lot of folk used to spread talc over the floor to help

them spin/slide. That is faking your owN ability on the floor i said, but then the brain

kicked into gear and i then realised that if i'd put some talc down when i was trying

to spin with Docs on i wouldn't have almost snapped my ankle. He also said the was

a lass from Chorley who used to dance bare foot ?, and he said she could spin with

the best of them, again i suggested that surely her feet would've blistered, but he

said notwhen shes carrying talc laddy, did/do any of ye use talc to assist in your

dancing, i've learnt my lesson and just move in leather soles now...lol

[Gasher]

yep we use it up her at our venue and also when the balls are sweaty..

gasher

[Jellybean]

I hate talc specially when ya get some peeps put it down in the middle of the dancefloor...... if they have to use it i just wish they would put it in a corner or at the edge of the dancefloor

JB xxxKTFxxx

[sister dawn]

constantly when needed, its best for the hips and knees, less replacements needed

[Guest outonthefloor]

I think it depends on the floor

Some people put it down before they have even tried the floor out which is a bit silly.

Generally nites in dance halls tend to be ok but some social clubs n pubs have really sticky floors through years of polish over polish n u really need it in these venues.

Shoes do make a difference i agree.

I recently bought a new pair of leather soled loafers n boy do they make a difference.

Also i tend not to wear them in the street n change when i get there which also helps to keep the soles nice n smooth.

In me old age i find a bita talc saves my knees n hips from hurting tho after a nite of say 9 hours dancing.

After years of wearing loafers i desertd them for a while n opted for the 'pump'style shoe but now i have been reunited with these 'magic' shoes i will never dance in anything else again!

Helen

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[Bjorn Nilsson]

It depends very much on the shoes you wear and the floor.

If the floor isn't clogged with years of beer and you have shoes with a leather sole you don't need it.

Otherwise you do!

[Guest helsbob]

I am a self confessed talc junky , but as prementioned it does all depend on the floor and your shoes. I always feel daft though when shuffleing my feet on the dance floor before getting up to dance , It's horses for courses, though I do agree that it's rude to chuck the stuff willy nilly - I tend to find dark corners and stay there .

[leev]

i hate the stuff, i recently put sound systems into the venues in newwquay for the weekender,

the equipment is left on site from the thurs to collection after the weekender on the monday.

the kit that's in the main room/Northern room, is always lagged in talc, it's a sod when it gets into mixers,amps, and all over your technics grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Paul-s]

I hate talc specially when ya get some peeps put it down in the middle of the dancefloor...... if they have to use it i just wish they would put it in a corner or at the edge of the dancefloor

JB xxxKTFxxx

Why? Do you own the centre bit? Maybe you should dance at the sides and them in the middle?

Edited April 16, 2008 by paul-s

[Paul-s]

i hate the stuff, i recently put sound systems into the venues in newwquay for the weekender,

the equipment is left on site from the thurs to collection after the weekender on the monday.

the kit that's in the main room/Northern room, is always lagged in talc, it's a sod when it gets into mixers,amps, and all over your technics grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That will explain the shit sound at most venues!

[Paul-s]

Personally, I hate the stuff and never use it....

[Winnie :-)]

Why? Do you own the centre bit? Maybe you should dance at the sides and them in the middle?

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When people have chucked down a carton in the centre and had their one dance, they then traipse it all over the place. Got to admit hate talc myself, get proper shoes and there's almost no dancefloor not danceable

[Jellybean]

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When people have chucked down a carton in the centre and had their one dance, they then traipse it all over the place. Got to admit hate talc myself, get proper shoes and there's almost no dancefloor not danceable

Yeah agree with you thats so annoying when they do that

JB xxxKTFxxx

[Richard Bayley]

Personally, I hate the stuff and never use it....

Crikey, does that mean I've been dancing on Bolivian marching powder at Lowton? the ultimate decadent NS experience (edit: "on" to "on top of" )

Seriously, It's all down to different dancing styles ... I use it (and ALWAYS wear leather soles), like that really "slippy" feel under my feet. Appreciate that others don't, so always sprinkle at the side.

[Paul-s]

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When people have chucked down a carton in the centre and had their one dance, they then traipse it all over the place. Got to admit hate talc myself, get proper shoes and there's almost no dancefloor not danceable

That would be the new 'Nike Hover Boot' your talking about!

[Paul-s]

When people have chucked down a carton in the centre and had their one dance, they then traipse it all over the place. Got to admit hate talc myself, get proper shoes and there's almost no dancefloor not danceable

[davidwapples]

also heard that by putting talc down on the dancefloor it can effect the insurance of the venue should someone damage themselves by falling over because of it.

[Paul-s]

also heard that by putting talc down on the dancefloor it can effect the insurance of the venue should someone damage themselves by falling over because of it.

If you look at the 100 club floor, im sure the talc wouldn't be the insurance issue, More like the pot holes and loose tiles!

Its not a problem in the big ballroom dancing venues

[Winnie :-)]

That would be the new 'Nike Hover Boot' your talking about!

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It's a lot less bovver wiv a hover

[Winnie :-)]

When people have chucked down a carton in the centre and had their one dance, they then traipse it all over the place. Got to admit hate talc myself, get proper shoes and there's almost no dancefloor not danceable

If only we ALL had your grace and skill Personally, I dont feel in a position to tell people what shoes to use or that MY shoe works on anything. I haven't danced on ALL the floors at uk events. Also, im not of the opinion that what works for me, MUST work for others.

Could easily reverse it and say, " why dont you learn to dance on talc mate?".

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That's possibly why I said almost........... if only we all had your ability to read into something, something that isn't there

[Winnie :-)]

Could easily reverse it and say, " why dont you learn to dance on talc mate?".

[Paul-s]

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It's a lot less bovver wiv a hover

[Madmandy]

Just spent 10 mins typing my reply .....hasnt appeared grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyway I wear ladies Doc Martens they're great for dancing when they been worn smooth!

When I've danced the first dance if I think Im gonna need it I put it under the table to dab my shoes in or on the edge of the dancefloor if the table area is carpeted

hell I even dance on the carpet if the dancefloor is packed!!!

I do try not to use it but I dont mind folks using it ..IF theyre gonna be on the floor ALL night!

Ahhhhhhhhh Palais days

That floor was to die for it was HUGE and used to bounce when everyone stomped on it!!!!!!

I dont remember huge plumes of talc being used tho ...it was brogue shoes with leather soles and polyveldts

And the dancers were Awesome some of the spins went on forever!!!

I always stayed on the left where the decks were 3/4 the way up the floor

the front was always reserved for the best dancers

I do remember the great smell of Brut talc tho

Mand

[Madmandy]

Just spent 10 mins typing my reply .....hasnt appeared grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyway I wear ladies Doc Martens they're great for dancing when they been worn smooth!

When I've danced the first dance if I think Im gonna need it I put it under the table to dab my shoes in or on the edge of the dancefloor if the table area is carpeted

hell I even dance on the carpet if the dancefloor is packed!!!

I do try not to use it but I dont mind folks using it ..IF theyre gonna be on the floor ALL night!

Ahhhhhhhhh Palais days

That floor was to die for it was HUGE and used to bounce when everyone stomped on it!!!!!!

I dont remember huge plumes of talc being used tho ...it was brogue shoes with leather soles and polyveldts

And the dancers were Awesome some of the spins went on forever!!!

I always stayed on the left where the decks were 3/4 the way up the floor

the front was always reserved for the best dancers

I do remember the great smell of Brut talc tho

Mand

By looking at the other talc related threads (below) it seems its always been a bit of a bugbear on the scene

[Paul-s]

Just spent 10 mins typing my reply .....hasnt appeared grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyway I wear ladies Doc Martens they're great for dancing when they been worn smooth!

When I've danced the first dance if I think Im gonna need it I put it under the table to dab my shoes in or on the edge of the dancefloor if the table area is carpeted

hell I even dance on the carpet if the dancefloor is packed!!!

I do try not to use it but I dont mind folks using it ..IF theyre gonna be on the floor ALL night!

Ahhhhhhhhh Palais days

That floor was to die for it was HUGE and used to bounce when everyone stomped on it!!!!!!

I dont remember huge plumes of talc being used tho ...it was brogue shoes with leather soles and polyveldts

And the dancers were Awesome some of the spins went on forever!!!

I always stayed on the left where the decks were 3/4 the way up the floor

the front was always reserved for the best dancers

I do remember the great smell of Brut talc tho

Mand

Palais did have a great floor. Used to get a bit dizzy when I ventured downstairs though (revolving floor!).

There WAS a lot of talc used back in the day, its not a new phenomenon. So some people out there have been pissed off for a very long time

[Guest]

I don't tell fibs like that Paul Sadot does, I'll openly admit that I love a bit of talc...

Will make sure I swathe plumes of it right in the center of the dancefloor next time I'm out - just to piss people off naturally

Oh and don't tell me that I don't need it, or that I should wear proper shoes, or that I can't dance anyway

[Madmandy]

Palais did have a great floor. Used to get a bit dizzy when I ventured downstairs though (revolving floor!).

There WAS a lot of talc used back in the day, its not a new phenomenon. So some people out there have been pissed off for a very long time

LOL Yeah Paul I dont remember my shoes /clothes being covered in it when I went home and my skirt hung to the floor in those days

Argh Bali hi!!!! the funk room with all those hanging triffids and cane furniture!!!

You have much broader taste in music than me ...I stayed upstairs

Back to topic preferred talc was brut, johnsons and imperial leather any others???

Edited April 16, 2008 by Madmandy

[sister dawn]

Ah the old palais floor best in the world

Dont knock talc at least you can see it!!, unlike silicon which some half brained twerp used not so long ago at a venue, twas like watching dancing on ice without the sequins.

Johnsons Mand is me preferred talc of choice, smoother granules

Edited April 16, 2008 by Sister Dawn

[Winnie :-)]

By looking at the other talc related threads (below) it seems its always been a bit of a bugbear on the scene

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One a year and generally in what would be considered the sunshine months.......... maybe it's down to heatstroke?

Definitely agree with what you said in your previous post re: If you're on the floor all night. No real worries about people using it, but I do sometimes wonder if some think they have to use it, as it's in the rules.

Winnie :-)

[Paul-s]

LOL Yeah Paul I dont remember my shoes /clothes being covered in it when I went home and my skirt hung to the floor in those days

Argh Bali hi!!!! the funk room with all those hanging triffids and cane furniture!!!

You have much broader taste in music than me ...I stayed upstairs

Back to topic preferred talc was brut, johnsons and imperial leather any others???

Yes, true, maybe we were less liberal with it , or more precise! Bali High, id forgotten the name. I did get into the jazz/funk scene, shorter skirts in the Bali high!

[Jellybean]

but I do sometimes wonder if some think they have to use it, as it's in the rules.

Winnie :-)

[Guest]

also heard that by putting talc down on the dancefloor it can effect the insurance of the venue should someone damage themselves by falling over because of it.

100club brill venue even if the floor is in need of repare talc user but only on the edge, where as mars bar is talc paradise

[moodysoul1]

Ido think some people think it is in the rules.It would be nice if the talc users would consider the soulies who wear shoes that dont need talc. In my experience the people that swathe talc all around the dance floor just shuffle up and down anyway

[Madmandy]

Ido think some people think it is in the rules.It would be nice if the talc users would consider the soulies who wear shoes that dont need talc. In my experience the people that swathe talc all around the dance floor just shuffle up and down anyway

Iam a shuffler ..but also a stomper and the splayed out legs like bambi is not a good look on the dancefloor

Im considerate

Commandment no1 Northern Soul Bible

Thou shalt use talc ...LOL

Thou shalt wear baggy trousers with at least 40 inch bottoms

Thou shalt wear only white coloured socks ....

Just kiddin folks wear whatever you like it was a free country last time I looked

Edited April 16, 2008 by Madmandy

[moodysoul1]

yes ive nearly looked like bambi when ive slipped on talc .NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR A 52 YEAR OLD

[Madmandy]

yes ive nearly looked like bambi when ive slipped on talc .NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR A 52 YEAR OLD

Not one for a 45 year old laydeeeeeeeeeee

[ImberBoy]

I used to regularly "dust" my feet when I was in the Army.

Next time you go to a nighter don't just worry about cleaning your weapon, pay particular attention to your feet. Take dry socks and change them frequently between stops and if you ever do an extended patrol where contact makes the mission creep from recce to a fighting or even an ambush, change your socks. Don't worry if you haven't got clean ones, liberally dust your dirty socks, ensuring the trace can not be detected by the enemy either visibly or by smell, turn your socks inside out then swap left to right. This will rotate any flat spots on the sock to your feet cushioning as best you can.

As soon as you are back in your patrol base or harbour wash your feet then dust again before putting clean socks on.

I once took army foot powder to a nighter and whacked it onto the floor, nearly passed out me sen at the chemical stench! Throat ripping bad, use Johnson's BP every time now.

[Madmandy]

I used to regularly "dust" my feet when I was in the Army.

Next time you go to a nighter don't just worry about cleaning your weapon, pay particular attention to your feet. Take dry socks and change them frequently between stops and if you ever do an extended patrol where contact makes the mission creep from recce to a fighting or even an ambush, change your socks. Don't worry if you haven't got clean ones, liberally dust your dirty socks, ensuring the trace can not be detected by the enemy either visibly or by smell, turn your socks inside out then swap left to right. This will rotate any flat spots on the sock to your feet cushioning as best you can.

As soon as you are back in your patrol base or harbour wash your feet then dust again before putting clean socks on.

I once took army foot powder to a nighter and whacked it onto the floor, nearly passed out me sen at the chemical stench! Throat ripping bad, use Johnson's BP every time now.

PMSL Simon

steroid athletes foot powder by any chance LOL

Johnsons I think is much finer for babys botty too

and feet and groin areas for the dancing populus!

[sister dawn]

PMSL Simon

steroid athletes foot powder by any chance LOL

Johnsons I think is much finer for babys botty too

and feet and groin areas for the dancing populus!

Ere Mand... thats a big hole you've dug now mentioning yer groin on the dance floor

[ChrisOD1964]

so talc is it just any old talc or does it have be a certain brand i know the one we use is good compared to others we have used

chris

[Madmandy]

Ere Mand... thats a big hole you've dug now mentioning yer groin on the dance floor

PMSL!!!! Dawn .NOT MY GROIN!!!

I meant for the gentlemens betty swollox areas

Mand

Edited April 16, 2008 by Madmandy

[Madmandy]

so talc is it just any old talc or does it have be a certain brand i know the one we use is good compared to others we have used

chris

Chris ...preferred ones were johnsons / brut/ imperial leather usually pinched out the bathroom at home)

I did ask further up the thread what folks prefer these days but folks round hear got cloth ears LOL

[ChrisOD1964]

Chris ...preferred ones were johnsons / brut/ imperial leather usually pinched out the bathroom at home)

I did ask further up the thread what folks prefer these days but folks round hear got cloth ears LOL

never read that bit sorry ahhh brut

chris

[Madmandy]

never read that bit sorry ahhh brut

chris

the great smell of...............

Know what a mean Arry!!!

[Guest]

huh huh

Edited April 16, 2008 by DanDare

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Edited April 16, 2008 by DanDare

[Guest]

Was talking to my brother other day about dancing styles, now he was a veteran of

the casino, and he said a lot of folk used to spread talc over the floor to help

them spin/slide. That is faking your owN ability on the floor i said, but then the brain

kicked into gear and i then realised that if i'd put some talc down when i was trying

to spin with Docs on i wouldn't have almost snapped my ankle. He also said the was

a lass from Chorley who used to dance bare foot ?, and he said she could spin with

the best of them, again i suggested that surely her feet would've blistered, but he

said notwhen shes carrying talc laddy, did/do any of ye use talc to assist in your

dancing, i've learnt my lesson and just move in leather soles now...lol

If you can 'shuffle' you dont need talc, and the condition of the floor is immaterial....a good workman never blames his tools, loads of us used to dance on the rough, and I mean rough, concrete floor of a barn at the Bletsoe Allnighter(Bedfordshire) in the ealy 70T's, talc was unheard of....Horace from Harborough will back me up on this....M8TY, Chiefy and myself will get down the 100 Club, eventually

[sister dawn]

If you can 'shuffle' you dont need talc, and the condition of the floor is immaterial....a good workman never blames his tools, loads of us used to dance on the rough, and I mean rough, concrete floor of a barn at the Bletsoe Allnighter(Bedfordshire) in the ealy 70T's, talc was unheard of....Horace from Harborough will back me up on this....M8TY, Chiefy and myself will get down the 100 Club, eventually

them Barn do's must have been good you wrote it thrice

we wont tell anyone about the straw that was used back then

Edited April 16, 2008 by Sister Dawn

[Guest Catfish]

I once took army foot powder to a nighter and whacked it onto the floor, nearly passed out me sen at the chemical stench! Throat ripping bad, use Johnson's BP every time now.

That's given me an idea for the out-of- date athlete's foot powder in the bathroom cabinet- I don't know why I own it cause I've never had athlete's foot. Another mistaken self-diagnosis. Anyway no need for it to go to waste.

I rarely use talc, the way I dance I prefer a modicum of grip- or I end up A over T. Can get wrong footed by very slippy floors if in very hard soled girly shoes.

Used to have this debate about talc with Matt Jahans who promoted the original Dome- he used to cover the floor in talc before the night started and sweep it round with a broom- so you had no choice! In the end I persuaded him we could have a 'deep end' (with) and a 'shallow end' (without).

I keep a piece of soap in my purse for grip to rub on my shoes, in case I end up at a floor resembling a Christmas grotto scene.

Fuckin Gardenia scented stuff at do's, don't it just do your head in! Lily of the bloody valley.. lavender... there's a time and a place!

Like smelling your gran.

Michele

[Prophonics 2029]

That's given me an idea for the out-of- date athlete's foot powder in the bathroom cabinet- I don't know why I own it cause I've never had athlete's foot. Another mistaken self-diagnosis. Anyway no need for it to go to waste.

I rarely use talc, the way I dance I prefer a modicum of grip- or I end up A over T. Can get wrong footed by very slippy floors if in very hard soled girly shoes.

Used to have this debate about talc with Matt Jahans who promoted the original Dome- he used to cover the floor in talc before the night started and sweep it round with a broom- so you had no choice! In the end I persuaded him we could have a 'deep end' (with) and a 'shallow end' (without).

I keep a piece of soap in my purse for grip to rub on my shoes, in case I end up at a floor resembling a Christmas grotto scene.

Fuckin Gardenia scented stuff at do's, don't it just do your head in! Lily of the bloody valley.. lavender... there's a time and a place!

Like smelling your gran.

Michele