Dancing!

[beowabbit]

So Dreaming and I went contra dancing tonight, and it was excellent! The band was great. The dances were fun and flowed well. And I appreciated some of the cultural changes that seem to have happened at this dance in the years since I went there regularly.

There were a few same-sex couples dancing — just a handful, but significantly more than when I used to dance regularly there, and they were not just because there weren’t enough of one gender at the dance; in at least a couple cases, I got the impression that particular people preferred to dance in same-sex couples. The first person who asked me to dance was a man. There were also a lot of young people, which of course speaks well for the health and long-term viability of the community. And, without knowing much at all about me, one dancer casually referred to her primary, and another one casually referred to the Flea. I think I like the directions that that particular subculture is moving in.

Comments

[geeyodi.livejournal.com]

That's neat! I don't know much about contra dancing, but the overlap of cultures is intriguing.

[beowabbit]

Yeah. The overlap seems significantly greater than it used to be. (I remember I first met Dreaming very shortly before he moved to Australia. I remember thinking he was cute, but hey, I was just bumping into him at random at a dance so he was probably monogamous and straight, anyway. :-) Hmmm, so maybe it's my perceptions that have changed, rather than the community itself. Well, maybe a little, but the community itself has definitely changed a bit.

I wonder if poly/queer/leather stuff is gradually, gently becoming mainstream in lots of other communities as well -- quilters, equestrians, swimmers, stamp collectors... That would be pretty cool. The religious right would be defeated before they knew they were on the battlefield. :-)

Anyway, if you and/or majes would like to learn by doing sometime, let me know. It's loads of fun, and easy to pick up, and the group is beginner-friendly.

[docorion.livejournal.com]

"defeated before they knew they were on the battlefield..."

I Really Like that idea. Subversives of the world, unite!! We have Fundies to co-opt!