What is dancing?

[grip]

Heya Grip.....I can show ya some dancing bruthas that can put moves on. Fast or slow.

Check these guys out. They were on American Idol as well.

Want to see a guy who can move....

 

[polgara]

Heya Grip.....I can show ya some dancing bruthas that can put moves on. Fast or slow.

Check these guys out. They were on American Idol as well.

Excellent! I watched the video twice, the second time only watching their feet! Fascinating! :thumbs:

Greetings, MMC. :2wave:

 

[MMC]

Excellent! I watched the video twice, the second time only watching their feet! Fascinating! :thumbs:

Greetings, MMC. :2wave:

Afternoon Lady P.

Check out some of these Battlers although these their like those you see on the streets.



Breakdance Final BATTLE 2012 USA vs Jinjo Crew KOREA

 

[Gathomas88]

Want to see a guy who can move....

Check this guy out. :lol:

 

[Lutherf]

How can anyone listen to good music and NOT want to move? I would assume that it just comes natural to everyone, even if they aren't "good" at it.

I'd probably be more into dancing if it wad been part of my childhood but I was raised on folk music and opera with a smattering of jazz thrown in.

A couple of years ago when Bristol Palin was on Dancing with the Stars she made a comment about how she tended to listen to the lyrics of the song instead of the beat of the music and that's exactly where I'm at. Hell, I remember the debate about a school dance where the objective was to decide whether Freebird or Stairway To Heaven should be the main song. I mean, seriously, when Saturday Night Fever came out I was pissed that not only would Vinnie Barbarino sell out and go disco but that his doing so would put absolutely insane pressure on me to accept disco as the primary path to gaining female companionship.

 

[Gipper]

I'd probably be more into dancing if it wad been part of my childhood but I was raised on folk music and opera with a smattering of jazz thrown in.

A couple of years ago when Bristol Palin was on Dancing with the Stars she made a comment about how she tended to listen to the lyrics of the song instead of the beat of the music and that's exactly where I'm at. Hell, I remember the debate about a school dance where the objective was to decide whether Freebird or Stairway To Heaven should be the main song. I mean, seriously, when Saturday Night Fever came out I was pissed that not only would Vinnie Barbarino sell out and go disco but that his doing so would put absolutely insane pressure on me to accept disco as the primary path to gaining female companionship.

Stairway. Always Stairway.

 

[lizzie]

I mean, seriously, when Saturday Night Fever came out I was pissed that not only would Vinnie Barbarino sell out and go disco but that his doing so would put absolutely insane pressure on me to accept disco as the primary path to gaining female companionship.

Truth be told, the ability to dance isn't a woman's 1st prerequisite to choosing a man. It is only a factor if you hang out at bars, and if barflies are who you choose form relationships with. In my life, that doesn't seem to happen very often in reality, and of the people I know who met their SO's in bars, I can only think of one whose marriage has lasted, and most of them never made it even to the marriage stage. The couple of others I know who did marry, ended up in divorce- one of them because of alcoholism on the part of the man.

The ability to dance certainly is no measure of character or of other important factors in choosing whom to spend meaningful time with. It's only fun on a temporary basis, and that is when you're on the dance floor, and that is assuming that you enjoy dancing, which some people seriously do. I am just as happy bopping around here to Aretha Franklin by myself, or practicing ballet at a ballet barre, as I used to be back in my youth, when I used to go dancing. If I were a professional dancer, I'd probably care if my SO could dance or not, but that would be more a matter of shared interests, than anything else.

 

[Lutherf]

Truth be told, the ability to dance isn't a woman's 1st prerequisite to choosing a man. It is only a factor if you hang out at bars, and if barflies are who you choose form relationships with. In my life, that doesn't seem to happen very often in reality, and of the people I know who met their SO's in bars, I can only think of one whose marriage has lasted, and most of them never made it even to the marriage stage. The couple of others I know who did marry, ended up in divorce- one of them because of alcoholism on the part of the man.

The ability to dance certainly is no measure of character or of other important factors in choosing whom to spend meaningful time with. It's only fun on a temporary basis, and that is when you're on the dance floor, and that is assuming that you enjoy dancing, which some people seriously do. I am just as happy bopping around here to Aretha Franklin by myself, or practicing ballet at a ballet barre, as I used to be back in my youth, when I used to go dancing. If I were a professional dancer, I'd probably care if my SO could dance or not, but that would be more a matter of shared interests, than anything else.

While I agree with all of that I believe that it's also important to at least make an attempt to cater to the interests of your partner so if she likes dancing it behooves you take some kind of interest in it too. I don't think it's necessary to be Fred Astaire but it's important to not be an embarrassment on the dance floor. If that means learning a couple of steps then suck it up and do it....and be positive about it! Don't go out there and half ass your way through a two step while glowering the whole time then grousing about it when you get back to the table.

You also mention ballet. That's a somewhat tougher nut to crack. Going to a ballet would rank right up there with going to a hip-hop show and trying to catch javelins as far as I'm concerned. Would I do it? Sure. Would I do it once a month or twice a year? Probably not.

That actually brings up another point. If your partner is dead set on regularly engaging in activities that aren't exactly in your top ten and is insistent that you engage in them anyway it may be time to change busses. I can sit through pretty much anything for a couple of hours but if it's a regular thing or involves constant trade offs I'm out.

 

[grip]

Check this guy out. :lol:

That's a freaky amount of body control.

 

[grip]

Check this guy out. :lol:

Imagine doing something like that during sex....lol


Your lover would be like, "WTF is that move?" Tell her it's called "good vibrations". :lol:

While I agree with all of that I believe that it's also important to at least make an attempt to cater to the interests of your partner so if she likes dancing it behooves you take some kind of interest in it too. I don't think it's necessary to be Fred Astaire but it's important to not be an embarrassment on the dance floor. If that means learning a couple of steps then suck it up and do it....and be positive about it! Don't go out there and half ass your way through a two step while glowering the whole time then grousing about it when you get back to the table.

You also mention ballet. That's a somewhat tougher nut to crack. Going to a ballet would rank right up there with going to a hip-hop show and trying to catch javelins as far as I'm concerned. Would I do it? Sure. Would I do it once a month or twice a year? Probably not.

That actually brings up another point. If your partner is dead set on regularly engaging in activities that aren't exactly in your top ten and is insistent that you engage in them anyway it may be time to change busses. I can sit through pretty much anything for a couple of hours but if it's a regular thing or involves constant trade offs I'm out.

Agree, I could try to dance a little for the right person and expect some 'give and take', but constant pressure to do an activity I hate, would leave us not doing it together.

 

[lizzie]

You also mention ballet. That's a somewhat tougher nut to crack. Going to a ballet would rank right up there with going to a hip-hop show and trying to catch javelins as far as I'm concerned. Would I do it? Sure. Would I do it once a month or twice a year? Probably not.

That actually brings up another point. If your partner is dead set on regularly engaging in activities that aren't exactly in your top ten and is insistent that you engage in them anyway it may be time to change busses. I can sit through pretty much anything for a couple of hours but if it's a regular thing or involves constant trade offs I'm out.

I figure if your partner is dead set on regularly engaging in activities that aren't in your top ten, then someone dropped the ball somewhere along the way, or misrepresented themselves, or didn't pay enough attention to what they were getting into. I don't know that many people who actually have that problem, and in this part of the country, it's more likely to be that the old man wants to go hunting, and his old lady wants to go to Billy Bob's, so they make a deal. He does his thing, and she does her thing, and they bitch about each other to their friends. :lol:

 

[lizzie]

Agree, I could try to dance a little for the right person and expect some 'give and take', but constant pressure to do an activity I hate, would leave us not doing it together.

In real life, I don't think that's much of an actual problem. You get married, you get jobs, you work your ass off, you have and raise kids, and somewhere during all that time, you forget that you love to dance, and your priorities become centered around home, love, and life. You accept each other for what you are, and stop stressing about expecting someone else to meet all your requirements. We are all human, and whether or not we can dance, it doesn't much matter in the long run.

 

[Lutherf]

I figure if your partner is dead set on regularly engaging in activities that aren't in your top ten, then someone dropped the ball somewhere along the way, or misrepresented themselves, or didn't pay enough attention to what they were getting into. I don't know that many people who actually have that problem, and in this part of the country, it's more likely to be that the old man wants to go hunting, and his old lady wants to go to Billy Bob's, so they make a deal. He does his thing, and she does her thing, and they bitch about each other to their friends. :lol:

The perfect relationship!!:lamo

 

[Lutherf]

In real life, I don't think that's much of an actual problem. You get married, you get jobs, you work your ass off, you have and raise kids, and somewhere during all that time, you forget that you love to dance, and your priorities become centered around home, love, and life. You accept each other for what you are, and stop stressing about expecting someone else to meet all your requirements. We are all human, and whether or not we can dance, it doesn't much matter in the long run.

I think it happens more in the dating phase than in the committed phase and I know more than one guy who claims to be in such a situation. I say "claims" because for all I know he actually enjoys sitting at home watching "The Bachelor":lol:

 

[lizzie]

I think it happens more in the dating phase than in the committed phase and I know more than one guy who claims to be in such a situation. I say "claims" because for all I know he actually enjoys sitting at home watching "The Bachelor":lol:

Omg, you may as well just go ahead and send me to hell.

 

[Gathomas88]

Imagine doing something like that during sex....lol


Your lover would be like, "WTF is that move?" Tell her it's called "good vibrations".

"WUB WUB WUB WA WUB WUB." :lamo

 

[grip]

"WUB WUB WUB WA WUB WUB." :lamo

My moves are better than this....

 

[Lutherf]

Imagine doing something like that during sex....lol

I've run into that before. After a night out dancing we'll have a little "nightcap" and I'll still be mumbling "One, two, three, four, step, spin, one, two, three, four..."

 

[MMC]

Omg, you may as well just go ahead and send me to hell.

 

[grip]

I've run into that before. After a night out dancing we'll have a little "nightcap" and I'll still be mumbling "One, two, three, four, step, spin, one, two, three, four..."

She thinks you're mentally doing prep work for the bedroom?

 

[lizzie]

I'd rather watch an ancient fertility rite dance than a sit-com any day. :lol:

 

[MMC]

I'd rather watch an ancient fertility rite dance than a sit-com any day. :lol:

.....

 

[ChrisL]

I'd probably be more into dancing if it wad been part of my childhood but I was raised on folk music and opera with a smattering of jazz thrown in.

A couple of years ago when Bristol Palin was on Dancing with the Stars she made a comment about how she tended to listen to the lyrics of the song instead of the beat of the music and that's exactly where I'm at. Hell, I remember the debate about a school dance where the objective was to decide whether Freebird or Stairway To Heaven should be the main song. I mean, seriously, when Saturday Night Fever came out I was pissed that not only would Vinnie Barbarino sell out and go disco but that his doing so would put absolutely insane pressure on me to accept disco as the primary path to gaining female companionship.

When I go out with friends to go dancing, I don't necessarily "like" the music, but it is good music to dance to. I don't usually listen to that kind of "techno" crap at home though.

I still have a hard time believing that music isn't something that everyone feels. You must at LEAST tap your toes. :lol:

 

[ChrisL]

In real life, I don't think that's much of an actual problem. You get married, you get jobs, you work your ass off, you have and raise kids, and somewhere during all that time, you forget that you love to dance, and your priorities become centered around home, love, and life. You accept each other for what you are, and stop stressing about expecting someone else to meet all your requirements. We are all human, and whether or not we can dance, it doesn't much matter in the long run.

Lol, I don't think anyone would base a relationship off of whether their SO could dance or not! Or at least I HOPE not! :lamo

 

[ChrisL]

My moves are better than this....

:lamo One of my favorite episodes! Elaine is awesome!