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I've been traveling for over a month now... make it stop

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TridenT said:
If it isn't swing music, it isn't swing dancing. They play a lot of non-swing music here at "swing dances". The dancing reflects the lack of swing music (I'm not talking about WCS either).

The people aren't friendly. People don't engage in conversations with me when I am there, even if I ask them to dance or what not. The amount of people who ask me to dance is absurdly low.

Your experience in the WCS community might differ from mine in lindy hop.

Dancing is different than a MR2 club. I don't know what you guys do with your club but I can tell you that hosting a dance isn't somethin' that I can just do as an outsider with ease. I know you may think it's similar but doing it right is not at all something to take lightly. Requires good DJs, good teachers, a good venue, and a good organizer/promoter. All of that is hard to find here. EDIT: And all of that costs money... And I rather not waste what little money I have left on a stupid risk. It wouldn't do anything for me in any way.

I'm not even going to touch the fire hazard that is of the rest of what you said.
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Nope, I didn't say it was similar. I just anticipated that you'd whine about hosting a dance being different than starting a social club. There are already established dance scenes here with dozens and dozens of people. There's no need to start a new one.

You likely aren't friendly either. Or maybe you're the guy who was creeping out my date at WCS a few months ago, I dunno. I'd forward you to the blues dance community because they are awesome - but you are, by all indications, a terribly negative person, so I don't want to contaminate the pool.

The beauty of WCS and blues is the versatility. Dance isn't about a stringent set of rules, IMHO. If it is to you, go do competitive...I dunno, ballet, or whatever the fuck has specific rules.

TridenT said:
That's easy to do with everywhere. However, I don't like Phoenix.

I rather live in other places. SF and NYC are what I've been eyeing. Portland is what I was settling for before but the job market is horrendous even if you live there.
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Pro-tip: then fucking leave!
 
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jlee said:
Nope, I didn't say it was similar. I just anticipated that you'd whine about hosting a dance being different than starting a social club. There are already established dance scenes here with dozens and dozens of people. There's no need to start a new one.

You likely aren't friendly either. Or maybe you're the guy who was creeping out my date at WCS a few months ago, I dunno. I'd forward you to the blues dance community because they are awesome - but you are, by all indications, a terribly negative person, so I don't want to contaminate the pool.

The beauty of WCS and blues is the versatility. Dance isn't about a stringent set of rules, IMHO. If it is to you, go do competitive...I dunno, ballet, or whatever the fuck has specific rules.



Pro-tip: then fucking leave!
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Man... so many issues that would take too long to explain to you. The dances are improvised. That doesn't mean it's contact improv or that you can [insert dance] to anything.

And I want to leave Phoenix. But I have a free place to stay. That's why I've been here. If I had a lot of money, I would have left already. But right now, I only have enough to move somewhere and wait for the first two weeks to clear. (I have more but I'm not willing to move on a whim) I doubt I'd get a better response for SF if I said I was living in SF anyway. But who knows.
 
TridenT said:
Man... so many issues that would take too long to explain to you. The dances are improvised. That doesn't mean it's contact improv or that you can [insert dance] to anything.

And I want to leave Phoenix. But I have a free place to stay. That's why I've been here. If I had a lot of money, I would have left already. But right now, I only have enough to move somewhere and wait for the first two weeks to clear. (I have more but I'm not willing to move on a whim) I doubt I'd get a better response for SF if I said I was living in SF anyway. But who knows.
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There's hundreds of people enjoying themselves just fine.

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I am enjoying this so much.

I gather somebody has copy and pasted this thread link into notepad for safe keeping??
 
There's no point in giving advice to this fucking loser because he just ignores it, calls it stupid, etc. Holy fucking pathetic. SERIOUSLY pathetic.

Thank the Lord in Heaven that you're not coming to Michigan and getting a software developer job because there would then be a possibility of having to work with you, and I really don't feel like committing suicide or leaving my current job.

But, this thread is freaking glorious. It's the same thing every time too, lol! I must thank you for providing me such an example of what not to be, and giving me a laugh and mood boost. :awe:
 
I graduated a few years ago with a CS degree from an average state school with an average GPA. I now make fat stacks. Why can't you?
 
LevelSea said:
I graduated a few years ago with a CS degree from an average state school with an average GPA. I now make fat stacks. Why can't you?
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Because life sucks, every city sucks, these employers suck... and damnit, nobody dances right!!!
 
TridenT said:
Man... so many issues that would take too long to explain to you. The dances are improvised. That doesn't mean it's contact improv or that you can [insert dance] to anything.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_hop_today

Culture[edit]
Despite the cultural and social differences between local communities, lindy hoppers have much in common. They not only share specific dance forms, but also dance cultures. There is great enthusiasm for social dancing in most lindy hop communities (with of course allowance for regional variation), and lindy hoppers are often keen travellers. The lindy exchange culture which developed in the United States and Canada, coupled with a European enthusiasm for holiday camps has seen the development of many large events held throughout the world, which not only attract local dancers but also visitors from other communities. There is a strong culture of hospitality in lindy hop culture today.

This emphasis on travel is encouraged and facilitated by the preponderance of online communication in lindy hop culture. Many Internet forums have emerged in local lindy hop scenes. These message boards serve to provide information to dancers about Lindy Hop and dance events in the geographic area. Yehoodi has become the largest of these and now caters to an international audience, although many smaller local forums also exist. Local swing dance related internet forums often reflect the local variations in scenes' cultures and dancing. Because swing dancers travel to dance quite regularly, internet forums are an important medium for communication between local scenes, and for dancers visiting a particular city or country.
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TridenT said:
If it isn't swing music, it isn't swing dancing. They play a lot of non-swing music here at "swing dances". The dancing reflects the lack of swing music (I'm not talking about WCS either).
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Music[edit]
While lindy hop developed as a response to swing jazz in the 1920s and 30s, its popularity today can be largely attributed to the popularity of neo swing music of the swing revival in the late 1990s and early 2000s. As swing jazz is not the popular music of the twenty first century, and jazz and its cousin blues have themselves undergone significant changes since the original 'swing era', there are ongoing discussions within the lindy hop community about the types of music which best suit the dance. Lindy hop is frequently danced to a range of music beyond swing jazz, including blues, rhythm and blues, jump blues, jazz, groove, soul and hip hop, as well as rockabilly and country in the American South and Southeast.
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Have I missed anything since lunch? Oh! TridenT is still bitching.. except now no longer about his resume but how someone can't dance. This will surely help with the job search.
 
LevelSea said:
lol, i see that whining happens to be a trend with you

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=259839
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LOL, from the first page of that thread:

Amused said:
Look at the bright side, TridentBoy: FrootLoops is whole grain, which may very well help in finally expelling that fermenting silver spoon lodged firmly up your ass.
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I think that honestly deserves to be quoted in my sig. TH hasn't been posting much (oh noes, did he finally get a full time job tugging??) so this is worthy to take his place.
 
LevelSea said:
I graduated a few years ago with a CS degree from an average state school with an average GPA. I now make fat stacks. Why can't you?
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I don't have a CS degree for one. 🙄 Did you have teh internships? Teh jawb experience? Or did you just maintain your stance of dominance while you whipped out your dick?

CoPhotoGuy said:
How the hell do you not like Denver?
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Eh. It's boring.

jlee said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_hop_today
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I'm not sure when those parts of the article were written but I can guarantee that they were written by someone who was misinformed or at least misguided. Man, that article needs some tender love. It was written a long time ago. Yeah, looked at the history. Written in 2006. People were still far behind back then in knowledge and respect of the dance. That sucks. That article really needs to be updated.

People don't do lindy hop to that music if they're dancing to the music. It's pretty much a 1930s-1940s jazz (swing) dance. The reason for that is lindy hop was created in response to swing music. That's how it was made. People created lindy because they were dancing to the music they were listening at the time and dancing to it. Eventually they named it and it was lindy hop. Any music that is very much like the music of that time will be fine. A lot of neo swing, unfortunately, isn't. A lot of neoswing is just ska.

But I guess you should just take this quote away from it (and not just what I say) and most people now agree that swing is the only thing you should really dance to with regards to lindy hop. Anything else makes the dance no longer like lindy hop. It feels weird, it looks weird, it starts to look like other dances. (Because, it is when you dance to other music) This doesn't mean new swing music can't be made (it is made), it means that lindy hop is best suited (I mean, it was actually created for...) for swing music. Anyway, whatever.
there are ongoing discussions within the lindy hop community about the types of music which best suit the dance.
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Don't quote 8 year old articles on Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn't always a great resource. (Especially for dance...)
 
TridenT said:
I don't have a CS degree for one. 🙄 Did you have teh internships? Teh jawb experience? Or did you just maintain your stance of dominance while you whipped out your dick?



Eh. It's boring.



I'm not sure when those parts of the article were written but I can guarantee that they were written by someone who was misinformed or at least misguided. Man, that article needs some tender love. It was written a long time ago. Yeah, looked at the history. Written in 2006. People were still far behind back then in knowledge and respect of the dance. That sucks. That article really needs to be updated.

People don't do lindy hop to that music if they're dancing to the music. It's pretty much a 1930s-1940s jazz (swing) dance. The reason for that is lindy hop was created in response to swing music. That's how it was made. People created lindy because they were dancing to the music they were listening at the time and dancing to it. Eventually they named it and it was lindy hop. Any music that is very much like the music of that time will be fine. A lot of neo swing, unfortunately, isn't. A lot of neoswing is just ska.

But I guess you should just take this quote away from it (and not just what I say) and most people now agree that swing is the only thing you should really dance to with regards to lindy hop. Anything else makes the dance no longer like lindy hop. It feels weird, it looks weird, it starts to look like other dances. (Because, it is when you dance to other music) This doesn't mean new swing music can't be made (it is made), it means that lindy hop is best suited (I mean, it was actually created for...) for swing music. Anyway, whatever.


Don't quote 8 year old articles on Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn't always a great resource. (Especially for dance...)
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I suppose I should listen to you. You clearly have this whole "life" thing alllllllllll figured out, amirite?

:colbert:
 
CoPhotoGuy said:
After reading more of this thread and others, I think the boring thing is you. But I'm glad you don't like Denver. We don't want you here.
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Nah, I'm a fun guy. Glad to see you have Denver up as a sacred cow though.

It's alright though. Pretty much all of you treat the city you live in as a sacred cow.

Very few people chime in and are like, "Yeah, that city is shit too! I AGREE!" I know so many people who hate SoCal but here everyone praises it.
 
TridenT said:
Nah, I'm a fun guy. Glad to see you have Denver up as a sacred cow though.

It's alright though. Pretty much all of you treat the city you live in as a sacred cow.

Very few people chime in and are like, "Yeah, that city is shit too! I AGREE!" I know so many people who hate SoCal but here everyone praises it.
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I hate SoCal. It's just a sea of roads filled with slow moving cars and people who can't drive. I was just there and it took 30 minutes to get on the 110 from downtown at like 3PM in the afternoon on a freaking work day. I don't know how anyone can live there and put up with that crap.

I don't live in Denver but it's a very nice city with lots of things to do plus so many awesome places nearby, outdoor activities and such.
 
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