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Thread #119653   Message #2597045
Posted By: billybob
25-Mar-09 - 11:57 AM
Thread Name: Ceilidh vs. Folk Dance: why the rivalry?
Subject: RE: Ceilidh vs. Folk Dance: why the rivalry?
Oh dear,
reminds me of the time Skinners Rats were playing at an EFDSS event in Somerset, Liz and I were asked to dance by two young men who felt sorry for us, sitting alone in a corner, they, and we , had a wonderful time and I thought we danced very well.However our smiling faces gave us away and at the end of the dance a very imposing gentleman told us that "people like you ruin dances for people like me".
That same year after a National Gathering at The Albert Hall we went to a dance at a nearby college, once again an EFDSS event, we had with us a couple of Greek friends who had very limited English, everyone helped them through the dances and we all had a great time, everyone smiling and pushing and pulling our friends in the right direction.
Takes all sorts?