song choice

so i'm trying to pick a few songs to dance to.  these are some of the ones i'm considering doing a fan dance to.  the second one is actually one of my favorite, but i'm just concerned that it may be a little too slow.  i think the last one may be a little too slow also.  the first one i just think it funny.  please let me know what you think, or if you have any other suggestions.  thanks!

treasure chest

so that's my new stage name.  yep, a stage name.  i joined a burlesque troupe, and well the name kinda picked me.  partly due to me being half pirate* and well, other aspects.  other DDD aspects.  but i'm crazy excited about this.  if you couldn't figure it out, my character is mostly based on a pirate.  and since they make pasties in the shape of skulls and cross bones that have glitter on them, i couldn't be happier.  i'm currently working out my routine, one of which involves rum and throwing knives along with a brave audience member, set (hopefully) to the theme song from pirates of the caribbean.  the other depends on if i win these amazing feather fans on ebay.  if i do, i get to fan dance.  if i don't, i need a new idea.  but i have a new excuse to buy shoes and make costumes.  and i get to live out my alter ego as a pirate pin up.  we already have people interested in seeing us preform.  if things go well, we may be doing a show as soon as next month.  the thing that drew me to burlesque is that you don't have to be classically pretty to do well in it.  it's way more open to quirks and alternative appearance.  and it's also way more entertaining than being just a stripper.  and the boy is even ok with me doing it, which makes it all that much better.  just no one tell my mom!  now if you'll excuse me, i have some corset shopping to do.

*according to shannon, i'm half pirate.  and since she is irish, she has determined that if we are ever alone on a deserted island, we will find a way to make rum

why yes i do dance in my panties

considering that i spend like ninety percent of my alone time with my pants on the floor, this isn't really a surprising statement.  luckily i only do this at home.  i have never been drunk enough to where i thought removing my pants in public was a good idea, but i have come close a few times.  my most recent endeavor would be last night.  i was a bit tipsy on the smirnoff ice, and pantless, and the following song came on :

much singing and dancing ensued.  and the best part?  i had a repeat performance tonight, only this time i was totally sober.  at least my cat is my only audience for this, and she doesn't judge me.  she knows better than to do that.  i feed her.

just dance

i don't think i have actually talked about this topic before, and i have no idea why since it's a pretty big part of my life.  for whatever reason, when people first find out i'm a dancer they are kind of shocked.  maybe it's because of my other interests, maybe it's because i'm not the most in shape person, i don't really know.  and i think it might surprise them more that i'm actually pretty good at it.  i started in grade school with the jitter bug.  in high school i moved on to east coast swing, and kept with that through college.  for about the past year now i have been doing west coast swing.  i take classes once a week at least, sometimes twice if there is a deal going on at a different dance school.  and i must say, i'm getting pretty damn good at it.  and this is not just my own high opinion of myself (but that's part of it).  this is coming from the teachers and other people in the class.  i have been asked several ties in the last few months why i don't go to any of the public dance nights or dance parties.  part of the reason that i'm good is because i love it.  and i'm at the level now where we are learning some pretty bad ass moves.  and if you know anything about me, it's no surprise that i like to look bad ass.

 this is an example of west coast swing for those of you who don't know what it is:

and as a side note, i really really really want to do a flash mob

lately, i've been wanting to do more (or less, depending on how you look at it) than my dance class.  i'm on one of my kicks where i really want to go club dancing.  and while i personally don't consider this real dancing,* i still have a lot of fun doing it.  and the last time i went was on new year's with gabi.  and that's been too long.  so in the same way that i get ren faire withdrawals, i'm getting club/bar dancing withdrawals.   because of this, i have been listening to a lot of usher and dancing around my apartment in my skivvies.   which means i really, really, really want to go and i'm probably going to be slightly annoying about it until i can convince someone to go with me. so, who's up for it?
 

one more video because i love jordan and tatiana

*it's pretty much just dry humping in public.  which can be really fun and i really enjoy it, but it's not dancing in the way that i define it.