How many of you can "Two Step"?

chet · August 22nd, 2006, 05:08 PM

While I was in Austin I noticed that not many people were dancing at Redd Volkaert's shows even though he was imploring people to.
So how many TDPRI'ers can dance? I can't do the "Two Step" or else I would've. The GI we took to Redd's show said he could but he chickened out. hee hee

Soupbone · August 22nd, 2006, 05:13 PM

I can two step.

0le FUZZY · August 22nd, 2006, 05:20 PM

I never lernt cause I waz alwayz pickin but iffin did I'd prolly Look like sum of these folks HEE! HEE!

But I kin sortta dew a tew step sumtimes whence the music iss good and my TELECASTER iss in tune.

Yerz trew lee

PhatBoy · August 22nd, 2006, 05:26 PM

How many can "3" step?? Us Texas boys can!!!

PB

reverberocket2 · August 22nd, 2006, 05:28 PM

I can't 2 step.

All I ever learned to do was pogo, slam, mosh, circle and do the head down hands behind the back goth thing

woodman · August 22nd, 2006, 05:44 PM

never could, never will!

Fuzzyhead · August 22nd, 2006, 06:06 PM

The only time you get me to dance is if you shoot at my feet...

Leon Grizzard · August 22nd, 2006, 06:18 PM

Two stepped at a wedding last weekend. The cool thing about the two step is that it takes three beats of music, so it shifts on and off the beat in 2/4 and 4/4 time.

Califiddler · August 22nd, 2006, 06:52 PM

My wife and I had a Cajun band at our wedding 12 years ago, and we learned to do a Cajun waltz and 2-step so that we could dance at the wedding. Near the end of the reception I played fiddle and sang with the band, I think we did "Tous Les Deux Pour La Meme" and "Lacassine Special". O ye yaie!

I can still waltz and two-step OK. A couple of months ago I had a Cajun CD on, and my wife and I started dancing in the family room. Our daughters got a big kick out of that, they were hysterical.

Leon, are a Texas two-step and a Cajun two-step the same?

getbent · August 22nd, 2006, 07:07 PM

learned how to 2 step in a laundramat in Taylor, TX circa 1979... great band in the 'mat that night.... and some really nice girls who had patience!

Leon Grizzard · August 22nd, 2006, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Califiddler

Leon, are a Texas two-step and a Cajun two-step the same?

I don't think they are. One of my office mates Cajun dances, and I'll ask him. I've seen Cajun dancing, and remember it looked different.

Maestro · August 22nd, 2006, 07:32 PM

there is a great song by a dutch band called (translated) muscians don't dance

lyrics are roughly this

muscians don't dance
unlike others
muscians don't dance
not even for there own fun
muscians don't dance
not even for show

They prefer to be on the guest list and talk throughout
muscians don't dance
they stand at the back and talk out of their *ss
complaining about the the sound
with their hairs all messed up

They think the opening act blows
and the main act just okay
pretty rough translation but you get the idea, I love that songs since it's so true.

MandyMarie · August 22nd, 2006, 08:57 PM

I can two-step and jitterbug haha! It takes a few drinks for me to get the courage, but I love it once I've got the courage!

chet · August 22nd, 2006, 09:51 PM

I'm gonna try to find someplace that teaches it. Seems to me it's a pretty good "ice-breaker" whereever there's country music + pretty women around. ;-)

chet · August 23rd, 2006, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0le FUZZY

<li> I never lernt cause I waz alwayz pickin but iffin did I'd prolly Look like sum of these folks HEE! HEE!

<li> But I kin sortta dew a tew step sumtimes whence the music iss good and my TELECASTER iss in tune.

Yerz trew lee

Good one...but the ladies at the bars really want the Texas "Two Step".

RevMike · August 23rd, 2006, 11:09 AM

I'll do the obligatory slow dance with my wife. Other than that, I don't dance at all. I stink at it and end up feeling kinda stupid. Oddly enough, I always wished I could. I do enjoy watching others dance though, especially when they're really good at it. The 2 step seems kinda simple, maybe if I found the right teacher, I could learn.

franchelB · August 23rd, 2006, 10:21 PM

ANYONE who lives or has lived in Texas SHOULD know how to Two-Step! It's the first thing I learned when I first moved down here.

chet · August 23rd, 2006, 10:34 PM

Yeah, I was wishing I knew how to do it. They haven't even had a country music radio here in NJ for awhile. I found out that the music is alive and well in Texas.
But I had an idea from watching CMT et al.

August 22nd, 2006, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,893	How many of you can "Two Step"? While I was in Austin I noticed that not many people were dancing at Redd Volkaert's shows even though he was imploring people to. So how many TDPRI'ers can dance? I can't do the "Two Step" or else I would've. The GI we took to Redd's show said he could but he chickened out. hee hee

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Soupbone Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hickville, Florida Posts: 233 6 Photos	I can two step. __________________ "They're bringin in the Georgia mail..." Giving the EH POG Synth a workout-1 POG 2

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PhatBoy Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: OKC, OK Age: 54 Posts: 365 3 Photos	Better Yet!, How many can "3" step?? Us Texas boys can!!! PB

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woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 62 Posts: 5,961	never could, never will! __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/woodymitchellmusic BAND PAGES: www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Stragglers - Western Swing) www.myspace.com/loafersgloryband (Loafers Glory - '70s country-rock)

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Fuzzyhead Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bonn (Yer-up) Age: 25 Posts: 1,350 23 Photos	The only time you get me to dance is if you shoot at my feet... __________________ about me: blog, photos & musical preferences

August 22nd, 2006, 05:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	I never lernt cause I waz alwayz pickin but iffin did I'd prolly Look like sum of these folks HEE! HEE! But I kin sortta dew a tew step sumtimes whence the music iss good and my TELECASTER iss in tune. Yerz trew lee

August 22nd, 2006, 05:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
reverberocket2 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 355	I can't 2 step. All I ever learned to do was pogo, slam, mosh, circle and do the head down hands behind the back goth thing

August 22nd, 2006, 06:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Leon Grizzard Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 59 Posts: 1,216	Two stepped at a wedding last weekend. The cool thing about the two step is that it takes three beats of music, so it shifts on and off the beat in 2/4 and 4/4 time.

August 22nd, 2006, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Califiddler Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: California Posts: 961	My wife and I had a Cajun band at our wedding 12 years ago, and we learned to do a Cajun waltz and 2-step so that we could dance at the wedding. Near the end of the reception I played fiddle and sang with the band, I think we did "Tous Les Deux Pour La Meme" and "Lacassine Special". O ye yaie! I can still waltz and two-step OK. A couple of months ago I had a Cajun CD on, and my wife and I started dancing in the family room. Our daughters got a big kick out of that, they were hysterical. Leon, are a Texas two-step and a Cajun two-step the same? __________________ "In the fiddler's house, all are dancers."

August 22nd, 2006, 07:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,172 37 Photos	learned how to 2 step in a laundramat in Taylor, TX circa 1979... great band in the 'mat that night.... and some really nice girls who had patience! __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

August 22nd, 2006, 07:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Maestro Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The United Lowlands Of Holland Posts: 755	there is a great song by a dutch band called (translated) muscians don't dance lyrics are roughly this muscians don't dance unlike others muscians don't dance not even for there own fun muscians don't dance not even for show They prefer to be on the guest list and talk throughout muscians don't dance they stand at the back and talk out of their *ss complaining about the the sound with their hairs all messed up They think the opening act blows and the main act just okay pretty rough translation but you get the idea, I love that songs since it's so true. __________________ A clean conscience is usually the result of a bad memory.

August 22nd, 2006, 08:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 28 Posts: 2,527 65 Photos	I can two-step and jitterbug haha! It takes a few drinks for me to get the courage, but I love it once I've got the courage! __________________ our wacky little hillbilly band

August 22nd, 2006, 09:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,893	I'm gonna try to find someplace that teaches it. Seems to me it's a pretty good "ice-breaker" whereever there's country music + pretty women around. ;-)

August 23rd, 2006, 11:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
RevMike Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 1,059	I'll do the obligatory slow dance with my wife. Other than that, I don't dance at all. I stink at it and end up feeling kinda stupid. Oddly enough, I always wished I could. I do enjoy watching others dance though, especially when they're really good at it. The 2 step seems kinda simple, maybe if I found the right teacher, I could learn.

August 23rd, 2006, 10:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
franchelB Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irving, United States of Texas! Age: 43 Posts: 1,862	ANYONE who lives or has lived in Texas SHOULD know how to Two-Step! It's the first thing I learned when I first moved down here. Last edited by franchelB; August 23rd, 2006 at 10:24 PM. Reason: self-edit

August 23rd, 2006, 10:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,893	Yeah, I was wishing I knew how to do it. They haven't even had a country music radio here in NJ for awhile. I found out that the music is alive and well in Texas. But I had an idea from watching CMT et al.