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Walking ain't dancing

Gordon Potts

Walking ain't dancing. It's just travelling thro' the figures, unless you're someone like Nibs Matthews or MJ Searle who really can walk & dance. It is ever the way of the incompetent to refer to anything they can't be bothered to learn to do as old fashioned. Just because something is a bit hard doesn't mean it's not welcoming. It means that if you value it, you put the work in. Most worthwhile things are a bit hard. It's what saves them from being bland. Learning regional styles is difficult. Should the Northumbrians abandon the rant step to be "welcoming" If so, your welcome to it. You can have a mcdonalds afterwards, too.

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