Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Rockin ' to country my body in every position imaginable, sweat rollin ' down my back. breathin ' heavily, I wonder how I learned these moves so fast. Swing dancin ' (well, what did you think I was doing?) I decided is the best. Yes. Miss Rock Concert herself, lover of Journey, Kansas. and Pat Benatar, is in her white Nikes and Calvin Klein ' s struttin ' to Willie Nelson. Just a couple years ago I wouldn ' t be caught listening to Country 107. Sparked by movies that said country is cool and disco is dull, I have again been brought into line by a fad. Although I can ' t bring myself to wear pointy-toed cowboy boots or a big ' buckled belt, I ' ve always admired people who have perfected the art of swing dancing. There is something about complementing your partner ' s dancing, moving as a single unit, as compared to doing your own thing to rock and roll. It makes dancing more enjoyable when you dance with someone rather than by someone. Besides. I always seemed to get the guys who were trees with no trunk action or the American Bandstand dance contest rejects. After years of scorning proper touchdancing, I found out that twesteppin ' is fun. I still recall when my equally inexperienced dance partner and ventured down to the Rocker for our first Monday I was surprised to see couples as nom country as my partner and me in a bar that surely had seen many a real tobacco chewing cowboy. A pony-tailed sorority girl in shorts, a tall lanky guy who had trouble coordinating his walk much less his dancing, and some preppies were all part of the same group. Our instructor told us not to get frustrated — it ' s easier than it looks. Within 5 minutes I was frustrated. and I thought it was harder than it looked! My head was dizzy from going around in circles, my sweaty palms couldn ' t hold on to his. I had stepped on his feet a hundred times and he had returned the favor. Because I ' m lefthanded I confused matters by naturally turning left instead of following his lead to the right. Just when I was about ready to sit down and cry, we made a back pass without any effort. Then other turns started to work and soon we could do a slide, a window, and a sweetheart hold. Four weeks later we were doing pretzels, double windows, sweetheart figure 8 ' s and Texas two•steppin ' Kansas style. To anyone who thinks he can ' t learn swing dancing, I say, as they do in the Cotton Eyed Joe, Bull ! Yes, swing dancing is really a blast and you can bet I ' ll get right back to it as soon as I recover from my dislocated shoulder. I by Susan Arnoldy

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Qualm hem. quarter Mete — A wide variety of video games await potential players who will spend numerous quarters for a few minutes of Intense action. Electronic more — Leroy Boker. senior in accounting. attempts to win a free game while others concentrate on the many devices In the area. Electronic game parlors are opening up in the Manhattan area for students and residents to challenge their reflexes and empty their pockets. . Nrc 1100k game. IS

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