![]() Īs a demographic, young people's priorities, perceptions and practices typically tilt wildly from generation to generation. The characteristics we often associate with today's teens, however, like rebelliousness, obliviousness and gravitation toward cliques, didn't really go mainstream until around the time of the sock hoppers. From then on, society treated teens as a group psychologically distinct from children and adults. That started to change, though, when psychologists began recognizing adolescence as a concrete life stage near the start of the 20th century. Historically, the teenage years didn't exist, at least not to the extent that they required an appellation all their own. And here we are at 70, learning how to dance again.Michael Ochs Archives/Universal Pictures/Getty Images "The dancing is coming back to me because, when I was younger, I used to dance. "It's a lot of fun," Lorraine Dorrosch said. ![]() "I think it's the highlight of the winter here, even though I admit I dance like a cow on ice but nevertheless, it's still fun," said Dorrosch, who comes to the dances often with his wife Lorraine. Swingin' Sundays regular Larry Dorrosch agrees. "It's kind of great to see all ages come out … that's cool, that's really huge." I admit I dance like a cow on ice but nevertheless, it's still fun. "There is an excitement to learning something the first time, or being around people who are learning the first time. "They like being part of being a beginner again," Wisniewski said. It also allows older dancers to pass on their skills to the next generation. He said the event is a great opportunity to bring swing dancing out of the traditional studio. Sugar Swing normally hosts classes at its south Edmonton dance studio. Sugar Swing founder Birkley Wisniewski said the crowds at city hall continue to grow. ![]() The dances, which take place every Sunday through January and February, have been a city hall staple every winter for more than five years. Larry and Lorraine Dorrosch describe the dances as the highlight of winter. By the way, those words are completely made up. "You don't have to do all the trick moves, like the shimmy shams and the wiggle waggles. "You can't hide in the dark corners here so Sugar Swing dance club comes in and will do a little dance lesson so you feel comfortable," he said. Some need the instruction more than others, Rasko said. "My favourite part is watching the interaction between the little ones and the older dancers."Įach event includes a lesson on the basics. "A lot of that swing music is what the older generation grew up to but it's still really fun and bouncy. "We wanted to have an event where we could have very young kids to grandparents, grabbing that whole family demographic," Rasko said in an interview with CBC Radio's Edmonton AM. The weekly gatherings are like going to a family wedding "minus your weird family," Rasko said. On the dance floor, professional dancers and oldtimers from the days of sock hops and poodle skirts mingle with new, less graceful, dancers still learning how to cut a rug. New dancers mix with veterans at the weekly gatherings.
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