[nabs-l] CanI dance if I want to?

[Darian Smith]

Personalizing  your cane is always  a good thing.
 I try light keychains  sometimes.
On May 15, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:

> Lol. That's why whenever I go to major blind functions I attempt to personalize my cane somehow using tape or something
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> On May 13, 2013, at 10:13 PM, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> That makes sense, a lot of sense.
>> well.. except for that's the first I  have heard of someone succeeding a little more so at traveling  when they have had something to drink; guess we should try to  incorporate that into cane travel curriculum at our training centers *smile*
>> 
>> at  functions with blind people I would even  venture to say that it's tough to get your own cane back just because someone almost always walks out with someone else's cane haha
>> On May 13, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I like to jump and twirl around a lot while dancing, so if I tried
>>> putting my cane down somewhere next to me I would definitely lose it
>>> by the end, and I tend to get kind of disoriented in the process of
>>> doing that so finding my table or corner again without a cane can be
>>> kind of tricky. Although if I've had a drink or two, I tend to be a
>>> better traveler... Or maybe just a more confident one. :)
>>> I haven't gone out dancing for a long while now so I don't remember if
>>> I kept a purse with me or not. If I went to a club or somewhere else
>>> where I didn't know many people then I think I would keep it on, but I
>>> would probably prefer to carry a small purse that might not be big
>>> enough for the cane. I've actually had the most cane trouble at dances
>>> with other blind people, because everybody has a cane and there aren't
>>> many folks to keep an eye on your cane for you. I suppose the purse or
>>> cane holster might be the best solution, unless there are good sound
>>> cues in the venue and it's not so crowded as to be impossible to
>>> navigate without a cane.
>>> Arielle
>>> 
>>> On 5/13/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
>>>> I thought I'd chyme in on this one!
>>>> I hate dancing, because the dances I've been to, had a DJ that only played
>>>> rap music.
>>>> Where's the classic Country when I need it?
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Darian Smith
>>>> [dsmithnfb at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 8:41 PM
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>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] CanI dance if I want to?
>>>> 
>>>> You are just brave, I guess. hahaha
>>>> On May 13, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
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