Dance Concern
Posted by Jesse (Yibble) on Mon, 2007-11-26 19:00
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Ive seen a video ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoFrZOPjt9U&feature=related And now im wondering whats gonna happen if you dance -_-. AND if people will just randomly come up to you...that will totally freak my mom out xD |
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Start watching some other videos with furry conventions in them, focused on the dance part. I've watched a few and it's actually pretty cool. One thing a lot of them will tell you is to let the music move you versus you "trying" to dance to the music. If you force yourself to dance to it, it won't come off so fluid. You let the music get into you, you'll ease into it no problem and probably not even realize. And, it'll be a lot more fun.
Give this one link a look. It's a little darker in the room but you'll notice that everyone is just there to have fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6rRfn_5WM&feature=user
Does this help?
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permalinkLocation: United States Wisconsin
lol that song... anyway
I was just concerned about random people walking up and grinding you -_-.
Im guessing its not gonna happen tho so... Should be fun xD. (if I can go)
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That sort of thing would be treated as harassment under our Standards of Conduct.
In the unlikely even that such a thing would ever happen to you, all you need do is bring it to the attention of the nearest security staffer. They wear bright red shirts (as seen in this picture), and several can be found at each dance. They'll be happy to deal with the problem individual.
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permalinkGiza - I'm guessing that most people who would be into it obviously wouldn't treat it as harrassment or worry about the Dorsai stepping in? I wouldn't mind if one, or more, did that to me.
Jesse - The song would be Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch (Eifle 65 Remix). And, if you were to be dancing in a fursuit and someone came up to you to just do a friendly dance grind and you were to not approve of it, you could also step back and shake your head with your hands up signaling "No thanks". They'll understand and walk away. But, if they do continue it, then yes, report it to the Dorsai. Tho, I'm sure no one is wanting to offend you, as you can see, a lot do it for fun, that's all.
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Speaking as one of the guys who has to interpret these rules -
It's a damned blurry line. We therefore prefer to err on the side of caution, and are driven by what we actually see and what people complain to us about. For myself, if two or three folks are grinding happily away and it's just dancing, then as far as I'm concerned it's just dancing. It's when one of them is unwilling that problems can come up.
There are two parties to this issue, the grinder and the grindee (damn, I can't believe I'm writing that).
If the grindee makes it clear the attention is unwanted either verbally or by direct physical rejection as described by the instructors in the video and the grinder doesn't both back off and apologize, we've edged into harassment territory. [[And I'm not talking grovel on the floor with exposed throat and belly apology. A simple 'Sorry' and backing away thoroughly is acceptable.]] Anybody can make a mistake, and grinding on someone without being pretty sure it's welcome is a mistake. Apologizing for mistakes is always a good thing, and keeps you on the right side of the line.
Getting mad if the grindee rejects you and calling him or her a prude, etc, is a second mistake. Continuing to grind after being rejected is a bad mistake, and if we see a clear case of it, we'll step in. Or if the grindee comes to us and complains, we'll check the situation out. The best thing you can do at that point, *even if falsely accused* (in your opinion, of course), is apologize for having given offense. And thereafter, stay away from that person. If they think you were harassing them and you don't, being far away is a good idea for both of you. If they're trying to get you in trouble, then being far away is a good idea for both of you.
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Security wearing red shirts? Does that mean those guys are expendable and won't come back from the away mission to the dance?
Yes, yes, yes I'm a geek--you all know you were thinking the same damn thing
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permalinkLocation: 12 scenic miles from Hell
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The first time Kage gave us those shirts, we had exactly the same thought.
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permalinkOnly the WEAK ones...
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