This week we're sharing three extracts from Rhys Darby's new book, This Way to Spaceship. Here's the first on his slick dance moves. Tomorrow we'll bring you his tips for maintaining popular party status and on Wednesday you can read about the "Great Birthday Swindle".
"This is how I got my groove on at house parties ...
"I'd hear a cool song with a good beat emanating from the lounge. This would give me the perfect excuse to leave the boring political discussions that were happening in the kitchen. I would creep into the lounge light-footed like a panther, ready to strike the small group of young ladies who were sitting there secretly wanting to dance.
"Boom! There I was entering the room with my foot cadence already in perfect time to the beat. The eyes of the girls would already be on me as I shifted from a rhythmic walk to a dance that can only be described as a magical manifestation of movement.
My arms and legs would all move independently of each other as if they each had a mind of their own. In my own mind each limb was a sultry serpent displaying its own provocative mating ritual. The hands and fingers and even the feet were beckoning the girls to get up and join in.
"This may sound weird or even creepy - but it worked. Within twenty minutes the ladies of the room would be up and dancing alongside me. Some, to be fair, were standing quite a distance from me, but hey, I'd started the trend.
