Dancers
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
United Kingdom
February 4, 2018 5:54pm CST
A few days ago @Corbin5 wrote a post about dance hall girls being paid to dance with men in years gone by.
These days there is a version of them on some cruise ships, but they are usually mature males. There are a lot of widowed or single ladies on cruises, and it's nice for them to be able to dance.
On one of the cruises I was on I got talking to one of these men. He told me that he got his cruise for free in return for dancing with unattached ladies in the evenings. He said he probably spends more time at sea than at home, which suited him well as he was retired and widowed.
This is a service provided by the cruise operators in order to keep their customers happy. It sounds like a win-win situation to me as the men get their holiday for free, and the ladies can enjoy dancing.
If you were an unattached lady who enjoyed dancing, would you like to dance with one of these men? Or if you are a man would it be something you'd like to do?
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
5 Feb 18
I have heard of this before. Sounds fun. I am an attached lady, who has never cruised. If I went I would not get to dance as hubby does not.
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@Fleura (29126)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 18
@jaboUK @GardenGerty Couldn't you dance anyway? Or would you not consider dancing with anyone other than your husband?
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@JudyEv (325825)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Feb 18
They had male dancers on the Queen Mary. There must have been at least a dozen. We did hear that they are not allowed to dance consecutive dances with the same lady and there must be no 'cohorting' at any other times. They all seemed to be really good dancers.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
5 Feb 18
@Poppylicious Lol - if they've got any sense they will keep any 'extra curricular' activity to themselves!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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5 Feb 18
I hope they don't get thrown overboard if non-dancing cohorting is found to be going on! Even unattached single older ladies must have needs!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Feb 18
If i were in that position and could dance really well, I might. Very funny movie about that, "Out to Sea."
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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5 Feb 18
Awww, sweet! Sounds like the perfect 'job' for a retired dancer who likes travelling!
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
20 Feb 18
No, I wouldn't because it takes me a bit of getting to know a person before I open up. And usually the interaction last only for the time until the actions of said person contradict their words. This is another thing that I have learned as I age to value quality over quantity in any person and relationships. Saves me a lot of time, hurt and effort.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
22 Feb 18
@Daljinder That's good. Are you in touch with Dani? Is she ok?
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
21 Feb 18
@jaboUK Oh no! I would never. I can be as silly as one can get too.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Feb 18
I have never heard of this . . . so could a woman get free cruise that way too (not that I'm thinking about it 
). I'm just a fool and don't mind dancing by myself 
- but it might be fun dancing with other fellow dancers - I mean, we did that in our younger days, right?
). I'm just a fool and don't mind dancing by myself - but it might be fun dancing with other fellow dancers - I mean, we did that in our younger days, right?1 person likes this
. As you said, there are more unattached older ladies - so maybe he has a chance to go on a free cruise 
@allknowing (130064)
• India
5 Feb 18
These days there is more of solo dancing and so wonder if there would be many who would seek partners. I do solos at informal gatherings which these they are few and far between.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
5 Feb 18
@jaboUK Nice to know these type of dances still exist. I miss watching them as I do not dance myself.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
5 Feb 18
@allknowing Oh yes they still exist - when we go to Spain there is dancing in the hotel every night.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
5 Feb 18
I wouldn't want to pay anybody to dance with me.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
5 Feb 18
@jaboUK Then I wouldn't mind dancing the night away.
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@Fleura (29126)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 18
I think I would be jealous that, as a woman who enjoys dancing, I would have to pay for my holiday, whereas if I was a man in the same position I could get it for free.
With the new ideas that gender is fluid and we should all be able to decide what gender we want to be, I would be tempted to tell them I was a man. If they didn't accept my self-categorization I could then claim they were discriminating against the LGBT-plus-whatever-else-has-been-added-on-these-days community!
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@Deepizzaguy (94581)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Feb 18
That is a great idea of cruise ships to have some of the customers dance to enjoy the free time they have aboard a ship at sea.
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@Deepizzaguy (94581)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Feb 18
@jaboUK That is a great idea to spend time during a cruise.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
15 Jun 18
@jaboUK That sounds like a good deal. I don't think I would. Only because I am shy and don't really like being touched by people I don't know. Sometimes I don't like being touched by people I do know lol
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Jun 18
@jaboUK Reminds me of when I was in Primary school. Two dancers came in to teach us old dancing. I actually loved it. Like in general I love dancing and even if it means dancing with a stranger but I know that I would feel awkward touching someone and then touching me. But I enjoyed learning old dances. So much fun.
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