Bin The Talc For Once And For All

[Irish Spinner]

For those of you that dont have a sound pair of dance shoes and persist in using the Demon Talc .

Why not try this buy good pair of dance shoes.

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See ya on the dance floor.

Edited November 13, 2011 by Irish Spinner

[Tony A]

For those of you that dont have a sound pair of dance shoes and persist in using the Demon Talc .

Why not try this or just buy good pair of dance shoes.

.

See ya on the dance floor.

Hate the stuff, gets everywhere, amps, mixers and even into your record boxes.

[old but nimble]

you can have the best pair of shoes in the world but if the floors shit it don't help, keep the talc

[Ian Parker]

moderation is the important factor........... unfortunately it aint used in moderation!

[old but nimble]

moderation is the important factor........... unfortunately it aint used in moderation!

when you coming over to the stute Ian

[KevH]

Couple the Dance Wax with one of these beauties.

SNOTT. (Say no to Talc.)

Edited November 12, 2011 by KevH

[Geeselad]

yeah, ive had it all over the equipment but I'd never say you cant use it, if a venue kicks up, then they can f.o. its part of the scene and makes dancing so much easier, even if you do have leather soles. Someone said to me he used glycerine powder?as a replacement.

[Mace]

I once sprayed silicone spray on a floor cus the venue insisted on no talc.......sort of overdid it a tad....end result was like a wrinkly version of Bambi on ice.....

[Winnie :-)]

For those of you that dont have a sound pair of dance shoes and persist in using the Demon Talc .

Why not try this or just buy good pair of dance shoes.

.

See ya on the dance floor.

Couldn't agree more, leather soles, leather heels, you'll never need talc again. I think a lot of people use it cos it's in the 'how to dance northern' pamphlet

[Amsterdam Russ]

Can't recall the last time I saw a dancer use talc who did anything but shuffle about in the same way as everyone else who wasn't using the stuff.

Possibly some talc addiction counselling would be in order for those so dependent on this evil white powder...

[Guest sharmo 1]

KY jelly's the gear that get's thing's moving !!!! regards Simon.

[Winnie :-)]

KY jelly's the gear that get's thing's moving !!!! regards Simon.

is that from the gospel according to Art Freeman Si

[Geeselad]

Can't recall the last time I saw a dancer use talc who did anything but shuffle about in the same way as everyone else who wasn't using the stuff.

Possibly some talc addiction counselling would be in order for those so dependent on this evil white powder...

Some dancefloor are really hard work and talc just makes things easier on the feet imho.

[Guest]

I always wear leather soled shoes - yet I still like a little talc. Not cause it says so in the book - but because it means I don't put as much pressure on my knees pushing my feet to shuffle. Agree if its a proper dance floor - talc's not required.

[good angel]

I always wear leather soled shoes - yet I still like a little talc. Not cause it says so in the book - but because it means I don't put as much pressure on my knees pushing my feet to shuffle. Agree if its a proper dance floor - talc's not required.

Very true, Kirsty.

When I was little they used to put french chalk on dance floors(ballrooms)

Kev.

[Winnie :-)]

I always wear leather soled shoes - yet I still like a little talc. Not cause it says so in the book - but because it means I don't put as much pressure on my knees pushing my feet to shuffle. Agree if its a proper dance floor - talc's not required.

I've never moaned about people who put it down and then proceed to dance, it's the ones who put it down, work it into the floor, walk about for a minute and then don't bother again for the rest of the night

[Guest Chris Waterman]

We don't have a choice, we have to ask people not to use it, Bury Council state it is a health and safety issue, if some one was to slip on it, whilst at their venue, then they would be open to a law suit/claim on their PL insurance.

I don't think we need it and I like running events at Radcliffe, so I won't be telling them F.O any time soon

[Mark Bicknell]

We don't have a choice, we have to ask people not to use it, Bury Council state it is a health and safety issue, if some one was to slip on it, whilst at their venue, then they would be open to a law suit/claim on their PL insurance.

I don't think we need it and I like running events at Radcliffe, so I won't be telling them F.O any time soon

And it makes a terrible mess of your shoes lol

Mark

[KevH]

No more squeaking as you spin.

Edited November 13, 2011 by KevH

[Irish Spinner]

Just to make a point i didn't mean to promote an alternative to talc, just to raise the issue of various compounds that have been used to aid the dancer. But when it affects others and becomes a hazard surely it must be stopped.

Most good venues have a good sprung floor and are well maintained. Although some older venues have other flooring,leather soles will cope with most and if not the dancing style may be restricted but that's a price we should accept and not desecrate the place with talc.

Edited November 13, 2011 by Irish Spinner

[Chalky]

Wouldn't be so bad if the scruffy f*ckers didn't use the chairs to clean their shoes at the end of the night

[Guest]

It ruins photographs to the point of images looking like snowstorms.

Gives terrible bogeys on the way home.

Causes asthma and other respiratory disease sufferers to experience acute episodes.

[spike1]

I stopped using the white powder in about 1980

Now talc that's a different matter!

[Russoul1]

I've never moaned about people who put it down and then proceed to dance, it's the ones who put it down, work it into the floor, walk about for a minute and then don't bother again for the rest of the night

if i remember rightly winnie, we had a bowl of water put out on the floor for you at the lel club st.ives lol hope your well russ

ps i think there is a photo somewhere

Edited November 13, 2011 by russoul1

[Guest BigPaul]

Just to make a point i didn't mean to promote an alternative to talc, just to raise the issue of various compounds that have been used to aid the dancer. But when it affects others and becomes a hazard surely it must be stopped.

Most good venues have a good sprung floor and are well maintained. Although some older venues have other flooring,leather soles will cope with most and if not the dancing style may be restricted but that's a price we should accept and not desecrate the place with talc.

Hear fookn Hear

[ritchie]

Wouldn't be so bad if it was just kept to a min but as others have stated look at your digital photos this stuff is a health hazard..

And not only talc I've been at venues where dancers have been putting down bloody washing powder to have the opposite affect..( yes I found out by doing a crafty shuffle through their floor pile)

Others have taken to spraying the deck with god knows what out of atomisers.

I imagine the floor of Superdrugs warehouse must be the best dance floor in the world as it must contain all these substances in abundance...

Self talcing shoes are the way forward..

[good angel]

Hear fookn Hear

Paul,

There used to be a women at Bidds you would have thought she was stone dusting.

Kev.

[Mace]

Paul,

There used to be a women at Bidds you would have thought she was stone dusting.

Kev.

Kev, she works for me , and was actually throwing down ant powder.

Not the stuff to kill insects, but to ensure Ant the manager slips on his ar$e on the way to the mixing desk to adjust the volume.......

[Geoff]

Very true, Kirsty.

When I was little they used to put french chalk on dance floors(ballrooms)

Kev.

That's what they used in the London Mod clubs back in the 60s.

[Irish Spinner]

if i remember rightly winnie, we had a bowl of water put out on the floor for you at the lel club st.ives lol hope your well russ

ps i think there is a photo somewhere

russoul1 I am sure the bowl was for Jimmy the Dog from Huntingdon so call cos he kept dropping his gear on the floor and was always crawling around looking for it now thats thirsty work. lmao

[Winnie :-)]

if i remember rightly winnie, we had a bowl of water put out on the floor for you at the lel club st.ives lol hope your well russ

ps i think there is a photo somewhere

I'm very well thanks Russ I think there needs to be some context with the bowl of water. I used to dance right at the back, near the pillar all on my own, so nobody else was affected by the water

[Winnie :-)]

Wouldn't be so bad if it was just kept to a min but as others have stated look at your digital photos this stuff is a health hazard..

And not only talc I've been at venues where dancers have been putting down bloody washing powder to have the opposite affect..( yes I found out by doing a crafty shuffle through their floor pile)

Others have taken to spraying the deck with god knows what out of atomisers.

I imagine the floor of Superdrugs warehouse must be the best dance floor in the world as it must contain all these substances in abundance...

Self talcing shoes are the way forward..

there's a scene in the 'Wooden Horse' that might provide an answer, they get rid of the soil via holes in their pockets

[Guest soul elite]

I agree with Parkash, I NEED talc but always put just a small amout at the side of the floor and dip my leather soled & heeled shoes in.I find irritating when people hold the talc in the air emitting a large cloud of the stuff!

[Irish Spinner]

May be some body just got it all wrong.

Prevent Slipping

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  Some dancers mistakenly conclude that talcum powder can give them more traction on studio floors. When dancers retreat to the corner of the dance studio and step into a tray filled with a powdery substance, that powder is not talc, but rosin as used in the corner of a boxing ring to prevent leather sole boxing boots from slipping on the canvas . Rosin is dried tree sap and dancers apply a powdered version of it to the soles of their shoes to make their shoes less slippery.
  

Read more:

Do Dancers Use Talcum Powder on Their Shoes? | eHow.com https://www.ehow.com/info_8754239_do-use-talcum-powder-shoes.html#ixzz1dgjCT3bl

[Guest soul elite]

I NEED TALC!

[Billywhizz]

For those of you that dont have a sound pair of dance shoes and persist in using the Demon Talc .

Why not try this buy good pair of dance shoes.

.

See ya on the dance floor.

bollocks u didnt say that 35 years ago at the casino lol billy

[Irish Spinner]

bollocks u didnt say that 35 years ago at the casino lol billy

I can assure you Billy i have never ever used it and to put the record straight mate, Its was never used by any dancer i was associated with in the early Casino days nor did Frank Booper, Squeek or Jethro ever had any call to use it.As far i remember once the Divs started pitching up by the coach load thats when it all started, people just had it in there heads it made you spin better wot a fuking joke that was.That was down to hard work good technique, balance & practice with the right footwear for the job. Mind you ,you have got one thing right 35 years ago 1976 just about the time it started and i stopped going.

Edited November 14, 2011 by Irish Spinner

[Guest soul elite]

Moderation is the word, we not as young as we were and maybe just need a bit of help.

[Guest soul elite]

Ps If you don't go anymore I'm suprised it upsets you still.

[Guest Ste Brazil]

Essential on a shit dance floor, doesn't matter what shoes you wear, also my legs hurt much less the following day so with that in mind, talc rocks!

P.S. I do agree though that it's not needed on a good floor with good shoes...

Ste.

[Guest miss nancy]

I think banning it is a little harsh, it really helps me to get nice and dry after a bubble bath

[Amsterdam Russ]

It might seem ok to just use a little bit on dance floors, but the problem is that talc doesn't stay in one place.

Put a little down and soon the immediate area around the initial dose is contaminated with it. This brings it into contact with more people who then become unwitting carriers, thus enabling it to spread virus-like over the whole floor! One person's talc soon becomes everyone else's unwanted problem.

If you were out running for the sake of fitness and experienced problems with feet, legs or knees, the first thing you would look at is getting a new pair of trainers. After that you'd look at the way you run and consider altering your technique.

Sure, many dance floors can be tough on the legs and knees, especially ageing ones. Ever though of changing your dance steps or adapting your footwork instead of shuffling around in a patch of white powder?

[Guest soul elite]

For goodness sake, You're blowing this out of proportion!!

Going to stop looking at this thread because your pomposity is very irritating.

[Suzannek]

I dance on the carpet if there is too much talc on the floor, having gone ass over tit on it quite a few times (that's without alcohol) I'm quite wary of it .

Suz

x

Edited November 15, 2011 by suzannek

[MartynJJ]

well, my colours to the mast, I always use a bit when I'm giving it beans on the dancefloor. I need something to make my 4 steps look good and gives my face a chance to really concentrate on perfecting my soul gurn!

Seriously, there's a place for it in moderation and thats the key. I only ever use a dab to get me through a few numbers either on the corner of a floor out of the way or better still, a small amount to the hand on then rubbed directly onto the sole of the shoe works perfectly ok.

When you think about it, at the end of the day the Northern Soul Dnace floor is a pretty hazardous place to be. If your avoiding slipping on Talc you still run the risk of being met by a pair of polyveldts in the mush by a guy handstanding in your face, or a spinner whizzing uncontrollably in your direction. Or the whiplash from a pair of oversized baggy trousers or retina burn from being exposed to the full flash of bloomers from the old gal spinning in her circle skirt.

Edited November 15, 2011 by MartynJJ

[Winnie :-)]

well, my clours to the mast, I always use a bit when I'm giving it beans on the dancfloor. I need something to make my 4 steps look good and gives my face a chance to really concentrate on perfecting my soul gurn!

Seriously, there's a place for it in moderation and thats the key. I only ever use a dab to get me through a few numbers either on the corner of a floor out of the way or better still, a small amount to the hand on then rubbed directly onto the sole of the shoe works perfectly ok.

When you think about it, at the end of the day the Northern Soul Dnace floor is a pretty hazardous place to be. If your avoiding slipping on Talc you still run the risk of being met by a pair of polyveldts in the mush by a guy handstanding in your face, or a spinner whizzing uncontrollably in your direction. Or the whiplash from a pair of oversized baggy trousers or retina burn from being exposed to the full flash of bloomers from the old gal spinning in her circle skirt.

classic line, well played sir :lol:

[Airfixkid]

you got to wax yer woody before you go surfing...

[Simsy]

Why not try this

Because it's not very northern soul is it? Actually it's not at all northern soul. Talc is.

We used to have clapping on our scene. That's all but died out now.

Don't take our talc away, no no no no - don't take our talc away, for yooouu might need some some day.

[Guest Ste Brazil]

Just accept it, it's here to stay!

[Irish Spinner]

Ps If you don't go anymore I'm suprised it upsets you still.

Katrina I was replying to Billywhizz on his comment { 35 years ago at the Casino } it was about the time i stopped going to the place.

Any way i am coming to the conclusion Talc is a girlie thing as you girls have fought your corner rather well.

Atb Irish