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Dancingbearbear would be a ringah, Ellie would be a dirty ringah
![]() ![]() ![]() ) I also had a Cuban friend who used to teach me a bit of salsa when we were drunk. I have never knowingly Charleston-ed. If I said I just sat on a chair, would that be ok?! |
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May I ask what the specific criteria are in order to be elevated from "ringah" to the lofty status of "dirty ringah"?
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How much of a threat a given ringah is to your favourite
![]() I think that you can also be classed as a dirty ringah if you weren't honest about your ringah status to begin with... like claiming that you only ever sat on a chair in that famous west end musical that's well known for it's Fosse dance numbers. |
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Oh hang on, time to come clean...
I know how to do "Strip the Willow".
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Never had dance lessons, never done the Birdy Song, Macarena, Time Warp, Gangnam Style or even oopsed upside my head. Possibly have attempted the twist and thrown some shapes to the Bee Gees. Definitely have done the Hokey Cokey!
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Well, as I fell in the sink when attempting to self-learn tap dancing, I think that I'd not even receive an invitation to participate.
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I'll probably be considered a "ringer " since I took some dance classes.
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I'm afraid I would be a ringah too...just
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Can I join the club? I've never had a dance lesson in my life and can just about shuffle around in Zumba classes
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erm.........
ballet as a child - cant remember for how long ![]() several "dance" weekend being taught by Darren and Lilia dance lessons once a week for a couple of years, stopped going for a couple of years and started lessons again last year have done zumba and fitsteps I have no clue what I would be classed as
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ballet as a child - cant remember for how long ![]() several "dance" weekend being taught by Darren and Lilia dance lessons once a week for a couple of years, stopped going for a couple of years and started lessons again last year I have no clue what I would be classed as ![]() ![]()
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A dirty, filthy ringah!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I would not have classed myself as a ringah at all - if only! maybe "has potential....." |
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a friend of Anton (that's not a euphemism in the style of 'friend of Dorothy', by the way
) If I said I just sat on a chair, would that be ok?! Love the responses in this thread
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No childhood experience or classes what so ever.
Sad about that because I think that is when it is of most value. Started salsa in my late 20's. Doing the usual classes in pubs etc. of varying quality. Initially I couldn't even clap out the rhythm or find the one in the music, let alone the two! Have danced social salsa ever since so more than 15 years. Took up Argentine Tango about 7 years ago. I take a weekly class and am now teaching assistant. Does that make me a ringha, dirty or otherwise?. I don't think so but you decide.
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Oh no! Hang on, I AM a dirty ringer!! I completely forgot that I had about ten ballroom lessons with Mr Dancingbearbear before we got married, as we wanted to do a 'proper' first dance. So we had a specially choreographed routine and a few months of lessons from a chappie who was apparently (judging by the photos all over the dance school) a friend of Anton (that's not a euphemism in the style of 'friend of Dorothy', by the way
) I also had a Cuban friend who used to teach me a bit of salsa when we were drunk. I have never knowingly Charleston-ed. If I said I just sat on a chair, would that be ok?! |
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No dance experience at all - so I would be the dufferiest of duffers ever.
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I lived next door to a lovely woman who taught ballet, tap and modern, which I did from three to sixteen. My best review was probably from my mother: 'Was I any good?' 'No.' If I was being taught with a complete novice, I think I'd understand what I should be doing quicker than they would. I wouldn't be able to do it, though. I'd be one of the ones where the pro celebrates to get me and then looks suicidal by the first real show.
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No childhood experience or classes what so ever.
Sad about that because I think that is when it is of most value. Started salsa in my late 20's. Doing the usual classes in pubs etc. of varying quality. Initially I couldn't even clap out the rhythm or find the one in the music, let alone the two! Have danced social salsa ever since so more than 15 years. Took up Argentine Tango about 7 years ago. I take a weekly class and am now teaching assistant. Does that make me a ringha, dirty or otherwise?. I don't think so but you decide. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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absolutely a dirty ringah I would say
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I'm a former gymnast, so I have flexibility and balance, but as for rhythm and characterisation...I'd probably suck and be a duffer xD
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absolutely a dirty ringah I would say
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I'll probably be considered a "ringer " since I took some dance classes.
Great thread op ![]() ![]() Thanks
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No childhood experience or classes what so ever.
Sad about that because I think that is when it is of most value. Started salsa in my late 20's. Doing the usual classes in pubs etc. of varying quality. Initially I couldn't even clap out the rhythm or find the one in the music, let alone the two! Have danced social salsa ever since so more than 15 years. Took up Argentine Tango about 7 years ago. I take a weekly class and am now teaching assistant. Does that make me a ringha, dirty or otherwise?. I don't think so but you decide. ![]() "This isn't salsa! You can't make me dance to this!" |
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Tap and ballet as a kid.
A few years Latin and Ballroom Studying to take my ballroom teaching exams (associate level) So technically a ringer. Latin isn't very good though, although still persevering, and so an ideal partner for Anton really. We could faff around in cha cha and get down to business in foxtrot! Oh and about 4 year private lessons in AT, not current, but no salsa. Wouldn't know a Charleston if it hit me straight in the face. |
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interesting thread
have been dancing ballroom and latin for many years and have had salsa, merengue and "Bollywood" lessons, but my proudest moment was teaching my son and his fiancée some basic waltz steps for their first dance when they got married in August
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I had about a year's worth of ballet, tap, stage, ballroom and Latin lessons when I was 8/9, but as I'm now mid-40s, slightly overweight and with arthritic hips, I think I'd be more likely to be accused of lying about ever having had lessons rather than lying about not having had any!
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Sad about that because I think that is when it is of most value. 