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SwingWaltz
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« on: October 22, 2010, 12:10:55 PM »
[Edit from ee: this bit from the SA open topic sparked an interesting question: once you get used to pro-am can one move to AM?]

Woohooo for Pro-Am
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2010, 01:21:08 PM »
I think you need a new AM partner - perhaps at the new place ...
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2010, 06:29:25 PM »
I am not sure if people go back from Pro/Am but then again if the right girl should come along..... Tongue
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2010, 07:04:15 PM »
Quote from: QPO on October 22, 2010, 06:29:25 PM
I am not sure if people go back from Pro/Am but then again if the right girl should come along..... Tongue

That's very true! I wonder if I'll get withdraw symptoms if I go back to an Am partner  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2010, 04:36:10 AM »
well as long as you dance again at Easter.... Shocked
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2010, 04:53:21 AM »
Quote from: QPO on October 22, 2010, 06:29:25 PM
I am not sure if people go back from Pro/Am but then again if the right girl should come along..... Tongue
huh?
I did 4 years pro-am before finding my AM partner and I have no intention of going back.  [Though I must admit it would be nice to dance with Anton also Wink ]

But maybe its different for leads?  That they get spoiled with the pro followers and then get frustrated... I hope not, you can learn a lot with a pro, but you can't learn to really lead a weaker dancer.
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2010, 05:46:42 AM »
Quote from: elisedance on October 22, 2010, 01:21:08 PM
I think you need a new AM partner - perhaps at the new place ...

New city, new life!
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2010, 09:05:33 AM »
Quote from: SwingWaltz on October 23, 2010, 05:46:42 AM
Quote from: elisedance on October 22, 2010, 01:21:08 PM
I think you need a new AM partner - perhaps at the new place ...

New city, new life!
Well, I hope that doesn't mean 'new interests...' Undecided
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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2010, 09:47:42 AM »
New love interest perhaps.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2010, 10:38:28 PM »
Quote from: SwingWaltz on October 23, 2010, 09:47:42 AM
New love interest perhaps.  Roll Eyes

where are those little cupids scrolling across when you need them
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2010, 10:44:54 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2010, 11:16:19 PM »
Quote from: SwingWaltz on October 23, 2010, 09:47:42 AM
New love interest perhaps.  Roll Eyes
Now I'm confused.  Is this a possible love interest or an ongoing one?
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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2010, 11:51:53 PM »
BOT!  Shocked
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« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2010, 06:31:35 AM »
LOL!  Watch it or we'll make you a mod!
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« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2010, 12:52:28 PM »
Quote from: elisedance on October 23, 2010, 04:53:21 AM
Quote from: QPO on October 22, 2010, 06:29:25 PM
I am not sure if people go back from Pro/Am but then again if the right girl should come along..... Tongue
huh?
I did 4 years pro-am before finding my AM partner and I have no intention of going back.  [Though I must admit it would be nice to dance with Anton also Wink ]

But maybe its different for leads?  That they get spoiled with the pro followers and then get frustrated... I hope not, you can learn a lot with a pro, but you can't learn to really lead a weaker dancer.
That's an interesting question.  If men dancing pro-am get spoiled by dancing with highly skilled lady pros, then surely it's same for the ladies dancing with skilled pros, probably even more so. Speaking as a follower, it feels so much better to follow someone who is highly skilled, who will insist on leading every little thing (and who will tell me if I didn't follow it), and who would also allow me to pour everything I am capable of into my dancing. That would make me a very demanding partner, because I would be expecting same high-quality lead.

Sure, I can dance at a social, knowing that I am holding back, and dealing with ambiguous leads the best I can, and I can smile and say all the right encouraging things, but that's just social dancing. I don't want to be in a long-term competitive partnership like this.
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