Holcombe’s Mechanical Partner
I'd like to see this gadget in action. Unfortunately I can't find any videos of it.
It doesn't seem to have survived past 1954.
It doesn't seem to have survived past 1954.
LA Times - July 1, 1954
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I prefer the Time Warp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-lF106Dgk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-lF106Dgk8
Posted by BMN on 05/07/17 at 11:44 AM
Foxtrotting aside, the thing itself is unwieldy. I don't imagine having that much room to spread it out and use it, even more than once. I must imagine also, that the "interested" people weren't interested after one free demo. Further, if I may, the item was soon replaced by Dance Dance Revolution, AMIRITE?
I know, there were a few generations in-between, but my point is, to never shorten an explanation when you have the audience sleeping by this point. Anyway, I would venture to guess that the gentleman's posit: "Men students would never know the smell of a blond instructor's perfume, but Holcombe said that's all for the better." How? Exactly... why? Dancing is a mating ritual, at its basest form.
"Here you see the poor male unable to demonstrate even the Slim Shadiest of moves, due to the Holcombe Device."
I know, there were a few generations in-between, but my point is, to never shorten an explanation when you have the audience sleeping by this point. Anyway, I would venture to guess that the gentleman's posit: "Men students would never know the smell of a blond instructor's perfume, but Holcombe said that's all for the better." How? Exactly... why? Dancing is a mating ritual, at its basest form.
"Here you see the poor male unable to demonstrate even the Slim Shadiest of moves, due to the Holcombe Device."
Posted by Greg on 05/07/17 at 05:13 PM
I always liked dancing with my girlfriend standing on top of my feet. No danger of stepping on any toes. Of course, the main purpose was to grope.
Posted by Virtual on 05/07/17 at 06:05 PM
Try a dance lesson from this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k0Cl-uQiEs
Posted by KDP on 05/08/17 at 08:55 AM
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Category: Inventions | 1950s | Dance