I survived ACDC!

[bjarvis]

ACDC has been a great success, I think. Overall, I think we had about 125 participants and, to my knowledge, all of them are still breathing. The biggest complaint I heard was from one chap who claimed that the C1 hall was too warm, but I also noted he was wearing a t-shirt, a flannel shirt and a heavy leather vest. When I suggested he might be more comfortable removing at least one layer, he reacted as though I had just shot his mother.

My duties in assisting the running of the fly-in have been relatively light. The largest portion of my work was in preparation for the event rather than at the event itself. During the fly-in, we've been locking up the equipment in the dance halls rather than in our room. The staffing of tables, assisting with raffles, etc., has been very easy. Best of all, we've had plenty of time for lunch & dinner with out-of-town friends (Brian & Mark, Rick, otterpop58, apparentparadox & Mark, etc.).

I can't say I've danced a great deal, but I had all the floor time I wanted. Since I'm only good to A2, my options are fairly limited at this particular fly-in anyway. I get to dance with Betsy Gotta regularly at various regional fly-ins so I didn't make a special effort to attend her tips. Likewise, I find John Sybalsky's choreo to be unnecessarily obtuse, or at least harder than I want to face at 9 AM after a late night. Heresy alert: I'm just not a fan of Ett's particular A2 style either... she seems much more interested in building choreo based on what Callerlab has left out of the definitions rather than working within them (or even a reasonable extension of them).

Dancing with Ben Rubright was an utter delight. While he does include a few figures which occasionally throw me for a loop, he doesn't stack them up side-by-side as John or Ett has. There's enough success within a figure or tip to be keep me going rather than discourage me from dancing. I've made recorded several of his sessions to transcribe & study in detail later.

Comments

[madknits.livejournal.com]

When I suggested he might be more comfortable removing at least one layer, he reacted as though I had just shot his mother.

It ain't about the dancin', it's about accessorisin'. He spent hours putting that ensemble together, and he was good and damned if he was going to ruin his "look".

Bloody diva.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

His "look" also made him look 20 lbs overweight but who am I to critique his wardrobe? :-)

[madknits.livejournal.com]

When I used to go to the Dawn Dances in Brattleboro, VT, there was a couple who wore matching outfits. It was obvious that the one of them (the woman, I suspect) had made them. Every so often they would disappear and come back in yet another coordinated vest and shirt, and their other clothes would be coordinated: he in black trousers, she in a black skirt; he in blue trousers, she in a matching blue skirt, and so on. They only danced with each other, which to me really defeats the whole purpose of contra dancing and square dancing. But for them, it was all about the accessories.

Gimme a dry and clean t-shirt every couple of hours, and I'm happy.

[bearfuz.livejournal.com]

They musta been "club dancers"!

Oh, wait, that's what this blog entry is about... sort of. ;-)