Humourous names for dances and steps

[MusicChica]

Probably, SW.  I'm not sure if Australia has ice hockey or not.

A picture of an ice hockey stick, to clarify:

[elisedance]

well, it illustrates the bend well but not the distances does it?  Perhaps it should be called the boomerang step - then the aussies would be teaching us


see, thats perfect - right angle, right proportions too

I see a revolution here

[SwingWaltz]

LOL!

On that note, I don't see how a Whip in the jive looks like a whip. Any illustrations? 

[elisedance]

I think its more about the action than the shape...

[Medira]

LOL!

On that note, I don't see how a Whip in the jive looks like a whip. Any illustrations? 

Elise is right, it's actually the feeling of the step if you've got the right partner connection.  It's actually a lot of fun!

[Dora-Satya Veda]

Any clues where the hockey stick came from? I can't really picture the step looking like a hockey stick, maybe I need a birds eye view of the step. 

You will need a birds eye view to see the Hockey Stick. You can also see the image another way. If you have a rope put it on the floor so that it outlines the shape of a hockey stick. Now have the lady dance her steps following the outline of the rope. There you go Hockey Stick.

DSV

It's probably worth it to point out that the hockey stick referred to in the step is an ice hockey stick; my pro is South African, and he was telling me not too long ago that when he first learned that step (and for years afterwards) he was really confused as to why it was called that because apparently field hockey sticks in South Africa are much more curved than ice hockey sticks.  Since they don't have ice hockey in South Africa, he didn't know what shape the step was referring to.  It wasn't until he moved to the States that he got the connection.

Thank you for that information. I didn't know that there were any other forms of hockey sticks other then the ones use in ice hockey and dancing. Live and learn. Thank you MC

[Medira]

This is a field hockey stick.   There's a substantial difference because in field hockey you're hitting a ball with a decent amount of heft that's sitting in the grass.  In ice hockey, you've got a flat puck that moves smoothly along ice.

[MusicChica]

well, it illustrates the bend well but not the distances does it?  Perhaps it should be called the boomerang step - then the aussies would be teaching us


see, thats perfect - right angle, right proportions too

I see a revolution here

There ya go!  Yeah, that's a better illustration.  Just thought I'd put up a pic of an ice hockey stick since that's what the syllabus is referring to.

Thank you for that information. I didn't know that there were any other forms of hockey sticks other then the ones use in ice hockey and dancing. Live and learn. Thank you MC

You're welcome!  I didn't either--well, I knew that field hockey existed but not that the sticks were different.  The step made perfect sense to me, so my pro telling me that story really made me laugh!

This is a field hockey stick.   There's a substantial difference because in field hockey you're hitting a ball with a decent amount of heft that's sitting in the grass.  In ice hockey, you've got a flat puck that moves smoothly along ice.

That would be why my pro was confused, LOL--that's the "hockey stick" he was only familiar with growing up!

[Medira]

I played field hockey in HS and grew up in Canada, so I'm pretty familiar with both.  (I prefer the ice hockey though. )

[standarddancer]

It’s such a cute thread! I also like DSV’s explanation of figures, might be slightly off topic since we are trying to be funny here, but those are indeed great explanation!

[elisedance]

Do you have any special names?

[cornutt]

Came up with this one tonight: Twinkle and weave = tinkle and leave

[elisedance]

Came up with this one tonight: Twinkle and weave = tinkle and leave

[skipper]

VW  also known a vietnamese waltz-----

[Dora-Satya Veda]

VW  also known a vietnamese waltz-----

I just had a student ask me yesterday to have a look at their Vietnamese Waltz