Word: floorful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Young people in particular are finding more occasions that require some expertise on the dance floor; at the least, they want to be able to waltz at their weddings. Rubin's swing group plays at about 100 such receptions a year. "I ask 22- to 27-year-olds how much rock 'n' roll they want, and often they say, 'None.' They want to do the fox-trot and the lindy." For some it may turn out to be a professional necessity; young executives bring their husbands or wives to business dinners and find that they are both out of step...
...dynamic of the dance floor can be intergenerational and noncommittal. "It's a great way to get to know someone without having to date them," suggests Marge Gabbert, owner of Fascinating Rhythm, a dance studio in San Francisco. Says Marsha Dubrow, a Washington free-lance writer: "This is sensual without being sexual. Certainly fear of AIDS is a concern, but I also think that the complexity of the times and the epidemic fear of commitment have sparked the resurgence of ballroom...
...most people the pleasure lies in the atmospherics, the dressing up and stepping out. After a few years of deafening disco, couples appreciate chandeliers that do not revolve, single-sex bathrooms, peachy lighting, a buttery floor, music they can talk over or sing to. Some people take care to dress the part, the men in black tie, the women in suede-bottom shoes and vintage gowns, or handmade black taffeta Gay Nineties skirts set off with antique purses and peacock feathers in their hair...
Andrea Swift, food service supervisor at the college dining halls, said Dining Services had the gate installed to protect the dining hall and the objects inside--including paintings, tables, and the chairs that were all moved to the second floor during a prank last week...
...About 75 of us sat there. A side door opened and a young Black man, about 19, walked in with one white man and sat at one of the tables in front of the bench. He had a stony look on his face, and walked in staring at the floor...