Types of Event
Dinner party
Singles dinner parties are like any other, just that there are equal numbers of males and females. It's a good chance to
chat with other singles, but may have limited options for mingling, unless there are additional events to allow this to
happen. Prices are around 20 to 30 pounds.
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Dinner in the dark
(Also known as dating in the dark)
An unusual form of dinner dating, where the participants sit in the dark. The waiters wear night vision goggles.
I have heard of a dinner in the dark party waited on by blind waiters. The room was so dark that the natural
liminesence of the fish could be seen!
The idea behind this format is to allow participants are unencumbered by each others physical appearance, and to concentrate
on what is said. Prices are around 25 to 35 pounds.
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Singles Ball
Singles Balls are very much like dinner dates, but with a much better chance to mingle. The price, however is more, ranging from
25 to 50 pounds.
Dress code: Generally smart, formal
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Speed date
(Also known as speed dating, 3 minute dating, 6 minute dating, speedydating, fastdating, quickdating)
Currently the most popular singles event. Generally, the ladies sit in seats with the gents sitting opposite. every few
minutes, a whistle is blown, or a bell is rung, and the gents move on to the next lady. The time for each date is generally
3 minutes, although it can be as long as 8 or 10 minutes. The participants mark who they'd like to see again on a sheet, and
then hand in the sheet at the end of the session. Later, those participants who selected each other are contacted, and given
each others contact details. Prices are around 15 to 20 pounds
Dress code: depends on the event, but in my experience, the best compromise is smart casual. casual can be good, but you'll
look out of place if you look too formal.
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Lock and key party
This is a mechanism by which everybody meets everybody else. The ladies have locks, and the gents have keys. The testing of a
key in a lock also helps to break the ice. It's a little more natural than the enforced switching of speed dating, and may
allow you to spend longer with those you are attracted to.
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Intellidating
Intellidating isn't an organised event, but more of a name given to participation in intellectual events for the purpose of
meeting people. Poetry readings, art classes and book clubs are example of the types of events someone might attend.
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Dance Dating
Dancing lends itself to dating, as you naturally form pairs. Blow are a list of the kinds of dacing often used in singles events.
- Ballroom dance
- Barn dance
- Baroque dance
- Ceroc
- Cha cha
- Charleston
- Contemporary dance
- Country dance
- Disco
- English Country Dance
- Folk dance
- Foxtrot
- Highland dancing
- Ice dancing
- Jazz Dance
- Jazzjive
- Jig
- Jive
- Lambada
- Latin dances
- LeRoc
- Lindy Hop
- Line dance
- Madison
- Mambo
- Mo'jive
- Modern dance
- Modern Jive
- One Step
- Partner dance
- Participation dance
- Polka
- Quickstep
- Rock and Roll
- Round dance
- Rumba
- Salsa
- Salsa Rueda
- Samba
- Scottish country dance
- Scottish highland dance
- Sequence dance
- Shimmy
- Shuffle
- Single Swing
- Single Time Swing
- Skip jive
- Slip jig
- Slow Foxtrot
- Social dance
- Square dance
- Step dance Ireland
- Street dance
- Striptease
- Swing
- Swing Jive
- Swing Roc
- Tango
- Two Step
- Waltz
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