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SylviaSmile
Feb 7, 2013, 7:40 PM
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(or, dancing is like climbing)
Here are some general similarities:
Leading/following roles
Communication
Trust
Balance
Rhythm
Beauty/joy
Any others?
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theguy
Feb 7, 2013, 8:49 PM
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I'm no good at it
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Gmburns2000
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SylviaSmile wrote: (or, dancing is like climbing) Here are some general similarities: Leading/following roles Communication Trust Balance Rhythm Beauty/joy Any others?
my gf tried to use this as a motivation in our tango classes. she said that if I could look like I was dancing up the wall then why couldn't I walk her around the room. I told her because there's a difference between going up and forward.
now we're into flamenco.
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StuMsg
Feb 8, 2013, 4:28 AM
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It's also like Golf/putting . . .
'it's all in the hips, it's all in the hips'
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billl7
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There is a beautiful tribute (poem) in the beginning of a climbing guide to the Tetons. It was written by the daughter of the primary author who had died fire fighting. If I remember right, it had an element of dance in the context of climbing. Perhaps I'll yet find that book. 
Bill L
Edit: I won't copy it here given the copyright. But one can read the poem by going to Amazon's A Climbers Guide For The Teton Range Third Edition, pick the option to look inside the book, and page forward to just after the Acknowledgements section.
(This post was edited by billl7 on Feb 9, 2013, 6:11 AM)
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saint_john
Feb 8, 2013, 9:21 AM
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SylviaSmile wrote: (or, dancing is like climbing) Here are some general similarities: Leading/following roles Communication Trust Balance Rhythm Beauty/joy Any others?
Yes, you have to work your ass off if you want to be decent at climbing or dancing.
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lena_chita
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Feb 8, 2013, 1:16 PM
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saint_john wrote: SylviaSmile wrote: (or, dancing is like climbing) Here are some general similarities: Leading/following roles Communication Trust Balance Rhythm Beauty/joy Any others? Yes, you have to work your ass off if you want to be decent at climbing or dancing.
Dancing talk is only semi-comprehensible (and extremely boring) to the non-dancers. Just like climbing talk is to non-climbers.
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jorgegonzalez
Feb 8, 2013, 1:39 PM
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I always say climbing is like a cross between gymnastics and ballet.
Also, unlike other sports where they say "don't worry about how you look," in climbing it helps to be smooth and precise. Dance across the rock.
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SylviaSmile
Feb 8, 2013, 2:37 PM
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lena_chita wrote: saint_john wrote: SylviaSmile wrote: (or, dancing is like climbing) Here are some general similarities: Leading/following roles Communication Trust Balance Rhythm Beauty/joy Any others? Yes, you have to work your ass off if you want to be decent at climbing or dancing. Dancing talk is only semi-comprehensible (and extremely boring) to the non-dancers. Just like climbing talk is to non-climbers.
So true!
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theguy
Feb 8, 2013, 5:47 PM
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Patrick Berhault:
"Je grimpe...parce que c'est une form d'expression ethique et esthetique..."
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SylviaSmile
Feb 9, 2013, 4:37 PM
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Toast_in_the_Machine wrote: Spandex rules in both!
lol no!!
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happiegrrrl
Feb 9, 2013, 7:53 PM
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Climbing is like a lot of things...
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