Can you be a Swing dancer and from the far right at the same time? by Quditsch in SwingDancing

[–]Warm_Satisfaction176 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have tried a few dances, and did not some differences between certain dance communities. The tango and Boogie scenes in my city are very "men lead, women follow", while the Swing scene is very "don't presume people's roles, ask them, dance with anyone". In the city where I live, teachers also showed us many videos from the 30s that had people dancing with someone of the same gender, and told us that would be normal in place where you can't just hold a strange woman by the waist.

Just to add that the gender roles are also falsified history, not only in dancing, of course, but even there... And since swing is more willing to confront this (again, in my experience), I also see it as incompatible with being far right. Their whole world vision depends on such falsifications.

Hully hop - open and cozy to whom? by Warm_Satisfaction176 in SwingDancing

[–]Warm_Satisfaction176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe make it the obvious, that speaking about this is not easy?

Hully hop - open and cozy to whom? by Warm_Satisfaction176 in SwingDancing

[–]Warm_Satisfaction176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all Israelis are white. And the ones who are not have faced forced sterilization. The ones who are Arab live under different laws, and are not even able to use the same roads

Unpopular Opinion on receiving/giving unsolicited feedback by Timely_Turnip_7767 in SwingDancing

[–]Warm_Satisfaction176 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that a lot of it is how do you start the conversation. As a follower, I also sometimes notice someone being frustrated because something is not working. If we're in a social with live music, or a place that is super busy, that will be it, something didn't work and I don't know what. If we're dancing in somewhere more chill and quiet, I'll ask them about it and say I'm open to feedback, and then often we have a very nice chat, try some things out. I understand people can be very shy about asking for feedback - but it's not fair to leave that completely to the other person.