dancing on talc??

I'm doing a bit of reseach on the use of talcum powder for dancing. I'm in Melbourne and it's very popular here - probably because of the style of dance we do over here, but i'm just wondering if anyone uses talk for dancing in other states.

Do you use it? have you seen it used in Adelaide? If so, at clubs or parties or both?

thanks in advance,

matt :-)

Paul and I have been Clubbing in 3 States and the strange people of Melbourne are the only ones to do it so far.

I have seen one person do it in Adelaide, must have been on holidays from Victoria.

I can confirm talcum powder sightings are on the increase in Adelaide!

Nowhere near as many people as in Melbourne, but I'm seeing it more & more.

In Melbourne they have a way of dancing known as the "Melbourne Shuffle".
Talcum is used on the floor to make moving your feet easier without lifting them off the floor...kinda
Anyway, some people prefer using talcum powder as it aids movement.

isnt that dangerous.. especially in a club where it becomes a liability?? Vee xo

I was in Melbourne for HW19 and had a laugh at the 'no talc' next to 'no drugs' warning notices as you entered... seems no one must have read the warnings...

Yeah, the talc thing is very popular in Melbourne, I see as more of a rave/party thing than club thing... Think there needs to be a certain intensity in music involved as well... eg: harder/faster sounds... I never saw it in Adelaide while I was there, and it's rare in Sydney... altho the big raves could be fulll of rave kids doing the talc thang... who knows...

I hate the stuff... gets all over your music gear, records, equipment... PA hire companies must hate the stuff too, no doubt having to clean the talc dust out of speakers, amps etc...

Are people allowed to put talc on the dance floor in clubs? It must be a real pain to clean up for the venue

i have a mate who lived in adelaide from 94-97 and he said there was plenty of talc use back then.

i've never seen it in sydney or perth, though on horrible sticky floors i've seen water used to just as good effect (including by me at some crazy d'n'b gig at the old palladium in sydney).

I've seen it used once at Fabric (The Loft). It shit me right off as I was slippin and slidin everywhere.. that, and the fact other people were going c*nt up on it as well.
It should be banned... nightclubs are liable for those sorts of things aren't they?
Mind you... for some people it would improve their dancing! **cough** you know who you are **cough**

Bahhh TALC... what are they thinking :/

The deepfunk boys in the UK seem to like their talc.

By deepfunk, I'm talkin' real 60s 70s dirty funk 45s, not some house producer who claims to be funky.

Water on dance floors is just a bit crazy. I was showing off some new trainers a while ago and the dance floor was wet. I quickly learned they had little grip and felt like I was ice skating

Quite a buzz actually

some bastard was using it in the Tech room at enchanted.....ENCHANTED of all places!!!!! Talc is getting way outta hand. But i do like the smooth fluid looking movement of the Melbourne Shuffle!

paul - showing your age mate!

ok, i will have to ask this guy and see what he says - will try to get some likely venues and times off him. not the sort of guy who would make it up - i seem to remember him bringing it up in the first place

Fantastic. this is the sort of info I'm after. thanks team. Keep those responses coming...

Meanwhile, I have to admit that I'm a bit of a fan of talc myself. I fully understand the arguments for and against, but it comes down to this. The way I dance (like it or hate it) I find it easier to dance on a surface that has a bit of slide. Talc does that.

In fact we had an ITM block party a year or so ago in Sydney and the dance floor was on the road. we laid down half a family size bottle of talc on the road and you would not believe the difference it made. It was like dancing on polished floor boards!! go figure.

On the flip side however, the road was never the same for months afterwards! Every time it rained, the area that had been talced would dry instantly!

More stories please :-)

I'm not for it... think about the cleaners in the morning!

their is a club named Hard Kandy in melb that provides talcum powder for all the party kids in bowls along the dance floor .

the only reason for this is becouse of the music played their and the way ppl dance to it.

i personally think talc is a good idea in the right atmosphere but over use of the product can be annoying!!!

the last 2-3 yrs of seen a definite rise in Talc use at parties !

nothing serious .. maybe 1-4 ppl per party .. nothing huge but i've definetely noticed it ..

Having DJ'd in Melbourne for the last 2 years I can safely say that I fucks me off having to clean my records every monday.

That crap gets everywhere, I know Bass Station has just moved to ZOS and the owners are going apeshit over it as it is getting into their band new multi million dollar sound and lights. They are now going to sell shoe pads that let you slip and slide everywhere just like talc, they just stick onto the bottom of your shoes and hey presto !!

Hard Kandy love it, and at Gatecrasher parties, its everywhere, as well as Bubble, but otherwise its only refined to Hard House / Trance clubs / events.

I have seen it in Adelaide about 4 - 5 years ago and was wondering what they where doing, so asked them and the said they where from Melbourne for the weekend, so I guess its not an Adelaide thing at all, except for those peeps from Adelaide who go to melbourne and then come back with the idea?

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The dancefloor downstairs at Hard NRG last Saturday was covered in talc!

There have been bowls full of white powder, just wasn't talc.

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Sliders?

shufflers??

Aren't they called Melbourne Shufflers in Vic??

they certainly are.

and stay tuned to ITM tv for some video footage of what it looked like at the melb shuffle gig we did a couple of weeks ago.

Also, if you're got ADSL or cable, check out this clip for some nice Breaks stylee melbourne shuffling.... http://www.inthemix.com.au/tv/clips...kfree/index.php

Generally the talcy's seem to be up @ the back 1/4 of the dance floor when they make there appearance, like i said not every party but 3 or 4 a year!

it really doesnt bother me.......actually i love jumpin on their talc & showin 'em how its done

talc is lame....dudes were even using it friday night at minke when phil k n nu breed were playing

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but hi everyone i'm back

Hrm, i should try this talc thing. I've seen it in melbourne, but havent tried it, is it hard to get off the floor? Ie. want to try it in the safety of my own home before being laughed at in a club

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dude, in answer to your question... yes! it's very hard to get off the floor. it also gets in your equipment and isn't very good for it. that's why it's a bit of a love hate relationship./ Most parties in Melbourne try to ban its use, but people sneak it in.

Before you go spreading it all ovedr your floor, I'd think twice!

Maybe do it in your garage or in the driveway or something!