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Dancing is stupid

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Re: Dancing is stupid

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Post by sliken »

bradlys wrote: post #113
pizza234 wrote: post #110

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> And don’t get me started on lindy hop vs west coast swing. I'm puzzled where this comes from, since they're entirely different scenes. On a social dance night, or say, a festival, one may find Blue/Balboa/Lindy Hop (and possibly Shag), but hardly Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing, since the music is different. Edit: Actually, the message that the article sends is exactly what happens - dancers try other dances, then t…

I’d add also that this is really only an issue for some women. Most men I’ve met end up leaving the dance scene once they have a partner - if said partner doesn’t dance. It’s reflected by polling the crowd. There are way more women in relationships out dancing than there are men out dancing in relationships. Single men dominate the numbers when it comes to dancing. This is why I don’t really recommend it to most men…

I was in a relationship. Had 2 single friends, took a dance class and started dancing. A month later they both had girl friends and stopped dancing.

Re: Dancing is stupid

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Post by xboxnolifes »

darkerside wrote: post #89
maleldil wrote: post #69

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Why is it so difficult for you to accept that others don't share your taste? I've never been into dancing but decided to take some classes with friends because that sounded fun, and realised that I truly don't like dancing. It has nothing to do with rejection. This claim that "you poor thing, if you hadn't been rejected you'd see how good this is" sounds really condescending.

What kind of dancing? Seems like not liking music, or not liking sex, or not liking outdoor settings. It's really hard to tell if you just haven't found the one that speaks to you yet. Maybe those two things are actually indistinguishable.

There are people who don't gain any enjoyment from music. Or outdoor settings.

Re: Dancing is stupid

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Post by xboxnolifes »

lamontcg wrote: post #123

As a cave/tech diver I've noticed that intellectuals are often have some of the hardest times in training due to overthinking. They'll tend to focus on trying to perfect the little details in training and miss the big picture and failed to K.I.S.S. and argue about theory and resist accepting simple rules. I used to really like watching Deadliest Catch because I grew up in Kodiak and that's a good example of an enviro…

I definitely resonate with this description. I need a strong foundation of information and intuition to learn and do things. So, I need to dive into the frequently glossed over mechanics of everything I learn.

It's part of why I tend to prefer learning new things alone. I know I'm going to take a long time, and I know I'm going to do a ton of dumb, small, incremental testing to build my foundation.

But I don't think it's necessarily overthinking. Maybe for the immediate context, but not for any context. I know just "doing what I'm told" will likely work 99% of the time. What I'm interested in is why does it work, how do I raise my confidence for the remaining 1%, and making sure I understand the underlying mechanics of things so I can make good judgement calls when situations arise.

Re: Dancing is stupid

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Post by dorchadas »

doop wrote: post #127
dorchadas wrote: post #107

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Any advice on where to start for someone who'd like to learn to dance better at nightclubs?

Find a style of music you enjoy listening to, then go to a club that plays it, and start dancing. Keep doing that. You might find that your taste shifts a bit over time, and that's fine, and it's fine to shop around a bit: the point is to try to find an environment where you can lose yourself in the music. If you're very self-conscious about your dancing then try to find a more underground scene (I started off in ind…

Thanks! I actually like the underground music already, just gotta find venues that do it here in Dublin.
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