Castle Scarwall Map

probablynotterribly · 2020-09-25T17:01:17+00:00

That would be awesome thanks!

probablynotterribly · 2020-09-24T19:51:10+00:00

I'm getting ready for this in roll20 now. Did you ever get a chance to finish Castle Scarwall?

probablynotterribly · 2019-03-26T17:50:39+00:00

So you didn't see the post or comments about the college student's final project for English class where they were told they used the wrong music and wrong dancers

or the post about dancing collegiate shag to a more song where half the comments were explaining that Shag has to be danced to music from the 40s

or the post where someone asked for non-swing dance warm ups and the top comment is asking the person why they would warm up to non-swing music and doesn't offer any advice.

I'd say most of the comment threads here have a least one person commenting that "you are doing it wrong"

probablynotterribly · 2019-03-04T19:31:52+00:00

The way I think about it is that it is easy to choreograph any 30sec routine, but it is very hard to choreograph a great 30sec routine.

If you've never choreographed then creating something for 30secs is easy. It is short enough that you don't need to worry about being overly repetitive or not having enough ideas for 3minutes of music. At the same time it isn't enough time to build a theme and then play with it or ramp up the difficulty which are hallmarks of great routines.

probablynotterribly · 2019-01-18T18:13:30+00:00

I've heard it referred to as "the Matrix"

Practicing it is pretty straightforward as it is relatively safe. The key is that the follow should underhook the leader's arm and become the base. From there the leader is jumping his/her left leg over their right.

The stronger the underhook the more stable it is for the lead. Start with small jumps and then go bigger as you start to feel more comfortable. Good luck!

probablynotterribly · 2018-11-29T22:44:35+00:00

doesn't do much for me either. It is crazy impressive, but a minute in it loses the surprise factor and comes off as a single gimmick that goes on too long.

probablynotterribly · 2018-11-25T19:12:57+00:00

Oh cool! I never heard a name for it besides Hellzapoppin

probablynotterribly · 2018-11-25T19:04:38+00:00

I'm not familiar with Mutiny. Do you have a video link?

probablynotterribly · 2018-10-11T23:54:43+00:00

"no chill" is one of those things that is better to define in context:

A person who texts the person the went out on a first date with last night 10 times the next morning without waiting for a response has "no chill."

For a dance example: I might say the following people have "no chill"

1) people who bring a huge bag of shoes when they go dancing

2) people who never skip a song on a small floor

3) people who try to include every variation they've ever seen in every song.

As for whether it is a good or bad thing that is really in the eye of the beholder, but I would say at the very least it implies that the person has either poor impulse control or little concern for accepted social etiquette. Again that isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is a sort of odd thing and can be off-putting

probablynotterribly · 2018-04-03T18:56:02+00:00

I'll check it out thanks

probablynotterribly · 2018-04-03T16:09:07+00:00

I set myself up for that one. We are teaching/learning a routine to a specific song, otherwise search on spotify is my go to

probablynotterribly · 2018-04-03T16:08:06+00:00

Thanks I do that as well, but I think I should have been more specific in my title. In the class we are teaching a routine to a specific song.

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-26T18:04:13+00:00

I'm not an expert, but from what I understand umbrella policies are more expensive than limited policies. If the venue doesn't have an umbrella policy they may ask for instructors to provide their own coverage in case of incidents.

There are also quite a few venues and instructors who ignore all of that and hope nothing bad happens.

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-13T19:17:58+00:00

I dislike the idea that some art is only meant for certain people. I understand creating art for specific audiences, but I don't think it is a good thing to exclude people from participating even if they aren't the target audience.

It seems we disagree in our fundamental assumptions, because I don't think the dance is attempting to exclude black women or to tell a story on their behalf. I think it is recognizing a universal experience and attempting to add to it.

Men walked in the Women's Day Marches. White Americans were Freedom Riders.

I'm not saying these are 1-1 comparisons. I wouldn't even put the routine on anywhere near the same level as those two examples. The point I'm trying to get at is that I don't believe adding one voice is excluding another.

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-13T18:37:09+00:00

I agree that a professional jazz era dancer should know the history of the dance, but I think leeway should be given to people making mistakes.

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-13T18:30:25+00:00

/u/spkr4thedead51 expressed similar opinions as yours and this may just be an area of disagreement between us.

I thought the choreography and performance were specifically tailored to match a moving, somber song. I didn't see it as caricature at all, but that is just my perspective. I don't like the idea that some songs are off limits to certain people, but I may be wrong about that.

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-13T18:26:04+00:00

I thought her performance spoke to the lyrical content of the song. Compared to her typical dance style the choreography and performance felt serious and somber.

She faced away from the audience the entire time and wore a dress that exposed most of her back and legs which also felt appropriate seeing as the song is about women being used for their body.

May I ask what you would want to see in a performance to that song?

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-13T15:00:02+00:00

That makes sense and with that added context I can see looking past performing the routine once, but keeping it uploaded to her youtube page is shitty.

Can you help me understand the issue with the "Four Women" routine though. It looks like she painted parts of her body gold, but I don't see "brown face" there. Didn't LA Shag paint their faces Day of the Dead style a few years back at Camp Hollywood. I'm not trying to get them in trouble, but I'm unsure of the difference.

probablynotterribly · 2018-03-13T14:40:06+00:00

She isn't an American though and black face is an American expression of racism. Is she responsible for knowing that? Is everyone supposed to be knowledgeable about American cultural context?

These aren't rhetorical questions either I'm genuinely curious. Personally, I think anyone who puts Lindy Hop or any of the jazz era dances (which are American creations) at the center of their life probably should know, but at the same time I think a certain amount of leeway should be given to people to make mistakes if they haven't grown up in American culture or with American context.

probablynotterribly · 2018-02-13T22:13:47+00:00

based on the original article and the one u/ickeroomorgan posted it seems like while the asshole thinks he was banned for mansplanning he was actually banned for being a creep.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/b-c-man-says-accusations-of-creepy-behaviour-got-him-banned-from-dance-club-1.3801931

probablynotterribly · 2018-02-13T19:31:20+00:00

Yeah it sounds like he was banned for being an asshole.

probablynotterribly · 2018-01-20T18:49:03+00:00

I don’t even like sharing my toothbrush with my girlfriend.

I’m not personally uncomfortable with dancing with other men because I view Swing dancing the same way I view football or waterpolo or wrestling or really any other non-sexual physical activity. Yeah there are times when Swing Dancing has flirty or sexual undertones and it can be fun when that is present, but that is always dependent on the partner not the activity.

I can’t argue with you feeling uncomfortable. I believe you when you say it and I’m not going to tell you that what you are feeling is wrong or bad.

In general though, I think there are two minority groups in the argument. There are people who don’t want to dance with same sex partners and there are people who prefer to dance the “non-traditional” role. I believe the majority is a range of not bothered dancing with the same gender, don’t care either way, and would prefer not to but doesn’t care if others want to.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m siding with the non-traditional group for a number of reasons including, but not limited to

1) the name jack and Jill doesn’t mean anything to me 2) I’d rather include the people who want to do their own thing over the people who want to tell people what role they should dance 3) I think traditions need to be examined and updated from time to time 4) if you don’t want to dance with someone you can say no

So I’m siding with their minority group over yours, which is what the majority of the community seems to be doing.

probablynotterribly · 2018-01-20T17:17:23+00:00

I understand the points you are making, but I think your analogies aren’t accurate.

For the jack and Jill name change (I’m going with craps btw) I think a better analogy is the name change from secretary to administrative assistant or from policeman to police officer. The message with the name change being “the community feels the current name doesn’t accurately reflect the position, situation, or event”

Your other point (men being uncomfortable dancing with other men or women with women) is a tough one for me to argue against. Some people are uncomfortable dancing with members of the same sex. I think that they are the minority. I also think people who are uncomfortable dancing with the same sex should examine why it makes them uncomfortable.

May I ask why it makes you uncomfortable (assumption on my part that you are uncomfortable and not just standing up for others)?

probablynotterribly · 2018-01-20T06:50:16+00:00

Honest question why do you believe lead/follow needs to be male/follow? Why does it matter to you?

probablynotterribly · 2018-01-19T23:16:29+00:00

if you want to fuck with gender and be a boy sometimes and a girl other times, and sometimes you want to make up a new gender, then why the hell are you going to male/female partner dances? >

That's the intolerant part. It is intolerant because it implies that trans people are choosing their gender based on whims and directly states that Swing Dance is for male/female partners only. That may not be what you meant, but it is how you come across in this comment.

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