Lets Dance... Or Not

[The Crimson Universe]

I can't be the only one. Does dancing feel uncomfortable for anyone else?

I'm not the dancing type but my body has a mind of its own. The pelvic thrusts just wouldn't stop while listening to some 80s italo disco.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I have two friends who love dancing. Any kind; formal, casual, spontaneous.

I don't dance. At all.

One accepts this, as she has all my other oddities. Its just part of who I am(or who I'm not). It irks the other to no end, as I often ruin her plans of ecstatic and joyful group expression by calmly sitting in the corner. But, no matter how irritated she gets with me, I don't dance.

When my kids were young, one of the 'milestones' they check for is dancing. (Its something they do to see if your kid may possibly be autistic.) I always found it silly(only one out of three danced, and it wasn't the non-autistic one), that its assumed all people who hear a tune feel an urge to sway to it. All three kids did respond to music(oldest danced, middle one imitated the lead guitar, and youngest sings), but why the emphasis on dancing?

When I hear a tune, one of two things happen. I either decide its awful and shut it off, or decide I like it and sing along, if I know the words(provided no one's listening). But at no point does any urge to move ever come.

I can't be the only one. Does dancing feel uncomfortable for anyone else?

I'm not big on dancing but I'll admit I like watching all the pretty boys and gals.

Oh the memories. Like American Bandstand.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Nope. I love shaking my ***. Vik enjoys getting her groove on. I don't care if it's the Tango or the barely dance of a mosh pit. I gotta move it, girl!

Mosh pit you say...

Should have seen a good Ramones concert. *grin*

 

[The Sum of Awe]

I have two friends who love dancing. Any kind; formal, casual, spontaneous.

I don't dance. At all.

One accepts this, as she has all my other oddities. Its just part of who I am(or who I'm not). It irks the other to no end, as I often ruin her plans of ecstatic and joyful group expression by calmly sitting in the corner. But, no matter how irritated she gets with me, I don't dance.

When my kids were young, one of the 'milestones' they check for is dancing. (Its something they do to see if your kid may possibly be autistic.) I always found it silly(only one out of three danced, and it wasn't the non-autistic one), that its assumed all people who hear a tune feel an urge to sway to it. All three kids did respond to music(oldest danced, middle one imitated the lead guitar, and youngest sings), but why the emphasis on dancing?

When I hear a tune, one of two things happen. I either decide its awful and shut it off, or decide I like it and sing along, if I know the words(provided no one's listening). But at no point does any urge to move ever come.

I can't be the only one. Does dancing feel uncomfortable for anyone else?

I will do hand motions, air guitar, and aggressively sing into an invisible microphone. Other than that, not really.

 

[Nimos]

I can't be the only one. Does dancing feel uncomfortable for anyone else?

If I get enough to drink I don't really care... and for some reason it makes me a whole lot better at dancing, at least im convinced that I am

I can moonwalk and that is about it, rest is "freestyle"... which sounds more pro, than fooling around

 

[Stevicus]

I have two friends who love dancing. Any kind; formal, casual, spontaneous.

I don't dance. At all.

One accepts this, as she has all my other oddities. Its just part of who I am(or who I'm not). It irks the other to no end, as I often ruin her plans of ecstatic and joyful group expression by calmly sitting in the corner. But, no matter how irritated she gets with me, I don't dance.

When my kids were young, one of the 'milestones' they check for is dancing. (Its something they do to see if your kid may possibly be autistic.) I always found it silly(only one out of three danced, and it wasn't the non-autistic one), that its assumed all people who hear a tune feel an urge to sway to it. All three kids did respond to music(oldest danced, middle one imitated the lead guitar, and youngest sings), but why the emphasis on dancing?

When I hear a tune, one of two things happen. I either decide its awful and shut it off, or decide I like it and sing along, if I know the words(provided no one's listening). But at no point does any urge to move ever come.

I can't be the only one. Does dancing feel uncomfortable for anyone else?

I can't dance as good as Fred Astaire, but I can dance as good as Leo Sayer.

 

[The Hammer]

That cata looks not happy

Look fairly relaxed to me.

Ears are still facing forward. Whiskers extended.

Idk.

Edit: "Acute kitty stress signs are:

Eyes wide with dilated pupils
Ears are back flat to their head
Whiskers back against their cheeks
Tense body
They are drooling, yowling or growling
Exaggerated swallowing
Quick licking of nose"

*List not exhaustive

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Nakosis]

I have two friends who love dancing. Any kind; formal, casual, spontaneous.

I don't dance. At all.

One accepts this, as she has all my other oddities. Its just part of who I am(or who I'm not). It irks the other to no end, as I often ruin her plans of ecstatic and joyful group expression by calmly sitting in the corner. But, no matter how irritated she gets with me, I don't dance.

When my kids were young, one of the 'milestones' they check for is dancing. (Its something they do to see if your kid may possibly be autistic.) I always found it silly(only one out of three danced, and it wasn't the non-autistic one), that its assumed all people who hear a tune feel an urge to sway to it. All three kids did respond to music(oldest danced, middle one imitated the lead guitar, and youngest sings), but why the emphasis on dancing?

When I hear a tune, one of two things happen. I either decide its awful and shut it off, or decide I like it and sing along, if I know the words(provided no one's listening). But at no point does any urge to move ever come.

I can't be the only one. Does dancing feel uncomfortable for anyone else?

I usually just get sweaty and in trouble.
My wife gets mad at me for looking at other people, I guess you are only supposed to be looking at your partner.
I'm just looking to see what I'm supposed to be doing. Dancing does not come natural to me.

 

[RestlessSoul]

I used to love dancing, back in the day. Sweating like a loon to Trance or Deep House at 4.00am in a warehouse in Dalston, grooving to jazz funk somewhere in Soho, or freaking out to Hawkwind at the Youth Club disco.

Getting a bit old for it all now, but I can still be dragged onto the dance floor to do the Old Git Shuffle on the rare occasions I'm out after midnight (or even 9.00pm). Mostly though, I just dance in my head these days; put on Little Richard or Jerry Lee, and my imaginary legs just can't stop shaking.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Never been a dance fan but I quite like watching some of the stuff on TV - like Strictly Come Dancing for example - where there is at least some progress to be observed, and often surprises seen. I thought I had reasonable balance when younger - well ever since - but I noticed an improvement after a skiing holiday, and where such might have made me more likely to step up to the dance floor (but didn't). It may be a truism - that one should dance as if no one is watching - and one that I tend to subscribe to. Hence why so many introvert types, like myself, were never likely to ever want to dance. Too old to bother now, so voyeurism remains the only option, and where I suppose I can say I do at least appreciate what many can achieve.

 

[RestlessSoul]

How cool are these cats and kittens?

 

[ChristineM]

Look fairly relaxed to me.

Ears are still facing forward. Whiskers extended.

Idk.

Edit: "Acute kitty stress signs are:

Eyes wide with dilated pupils
Ears are back flat to their head
Whiskers back against their cheeks
Tense body
They are drooling, yowling or growling
Exaggerated swallowing
Quick licking of nose"

*List not exhaustive

Just a naturally angry looking cat then

 

[The Hammer]

Just a naturally angry looking cat then

Aren't they all?

 

[exchemist]

You're weird.

Just honing my persona as the David Mitchell of the forum.

 

[ChristineM]

Aren't they all?

No, we have what must one of the most laid back, cool and happy cats in the world. He actually seems to smile.

And 4 that aren't.

Edit. And why aren't you in bed and sleeping?

 

[PureX]

When I was still drinking, I found that alcohol could inspire the urge to dance, and the courage to try. Since I had to stop drinking alcohol (30 years ago), I have not been so inspired or encouraged. But also I'm old, now, and I don't think the body deals in spontaneous movement well as we get older.

To be honest, I think dancing is a lot like learning to play a musical instrument. You have to put some time into it to acquire a collection of 'body memory' moves that you can then mix and match as you please according to how the music makes you feel. But body memory doesn't stick with us. Even when the mind remembers the movement, the body still forgets how.

 

[The Hammer]

Edit. And why aren't you in bed and sleeping?

I had a homework assignment due at midnight (which is close to when I finished it), and then I couldn't fall asleep until my brain stopped churning.