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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Frisbee and Hacky Sack ' ultimate ' games it means different things to different people. While some may find the wrist action of tipping a cold Coors stimulating enough, ot hers devote leisure time to developing skills in games of challenge and finesse. Games that became popular on the campus are !kicky Sack, Frisbee Golf and Ultimate. Hacky Sack is played with a small leathery sack filled with beans and became popular in many residence halls. The object is simple in theory. All that is required is to keep the sack in the air by using any part of the body but the hands. In practice the game looks like a twisting torture for flying arms and legs. The game does not require any special talent, just limber people, Charlie Ray, sophomore in computer science, said. Larkin ' — Dave McNaghten. junior in archictecture shows his skill with the Hacky Sack ball. The game makes for limber limbs. as players attempt to defy gravity to keep the ball In flight. SOJII Looking for an out — Brad Loucks. senior in milling science. searches for a teammate. then sneaks the Frisbee past guard John Steeves. junior in pre-veterinary medicine during a game of Ultimate. 18 games