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Post by mollycoddle on May 5, 2022 16:10:11 GMT
Nah. My formative years were when “Death to disco” shirts were worn. None of my crowd really danced.
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Post by greendragonlady on May 5, 2022 16:17:22 GMT
I LOVE to dance and I think I have rhythm (my husband says I do!) but I'm like you and feel like everyone is watching and judging.
I can't dance much anymore because my muscles give out. We went to a wedding about 4 years ago, and did one fast dance...I almost fell walking back to our table because my legs didn't want to work anymore.
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Post by lbp on May 5, 2022 16:42:27 GMT
Fair but that doesn't stop me from dancing. A LOT. Like I told my son, if they didn't want me to do the twist in the bread aisle at Kroger, they shouldn't have played the song!
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Post by papersilly on May 5, 2022 16:43:14 GMT
nope. plain and simple, nope.
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Post by flanz on May 5, 2022 16:47:25 GMT
I am a terrible dancer, but it doesn't stop me one bit. I dance daily in my kitchen while I'm cooking and Jeremy just laughs at me. This is my goal. I used to be extremely self conscious on the dance floor as a young woman. The older I've gotten the more I feel that I'm just out there to have fun, who cares what anyone else thinks. Not out to impress anyone. I do like to crank up some tunes and dance around our kitchen or family room from time to time. Want to do it more!
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Post by jeremysgirl on May 5, 2022 17:00:11 GMT
I am a terrible dancer, but it doesn't stop me one bit. I dance daily in my kitchen while I'm cooking and Jeremy just laughs at me. This is my goal. I used to be extremely self conscious on the dance floor as a young woman. The older I've gotten the more I feel that I'm just out there to have fun, who cares what anyone else thinks. Not out to impress anyone. I do like to crank up some tunes and dance around our kitchen or family room from time to time. Want to do it more! There is such joy in moving your body or singing loudly. Don't deprive yourself of that!
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rickmer
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Post by rickmer on May 5, 2022 17:43:26 GMT
good? dunno about that. but most of my socializing with friends in my 20s and then more sporadically into and including my mid to late 30s was us going out dancing. someone's bday, where are we going dancing??
i think the vodka made me feel like i didn't care, no one was looking at me anyway.
now when my gay friends are in town, it's darts and pool or go to someone's place and play cards.
i went to small neighbouhood club with DD and some of her friends in december for a couple of hours. and we danced. it has been years was SOOO fun. i was exhausted after. and my back and left hip ached for days...
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Post by CardBoxer on May 5, 2022 17:55:52 GMT
Just picture Elaine on Seinfeld. Pretty much like that. Thank you, needed that laugh. youtu.be/HQu_NLRvULM
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Post by ~summer~ on May 5, 2022 18:01:04 GMT
I was a ballet dancer and cheerleader so I’m coordinated and have fun dancing at a party (or in my kitchen more likely) but I don’t consider myself “good” lol
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Post by inkedup on May 5, 2022 18:11:33 GMT
No. Not at all. Nor am I capable of dancing like no one is watching. 😂
I did step completely out of my comfort zone once. My husband abd I were vacationing in Mexico and we made friends with some locals our age. They invited us to a party on the beach one night.
A huge circle of musicians, mostly drummers, formed. Naturally, the crowd gathered and we danced and sang. One of our new friends was the leader of the group and he pulled me into the circle to dance.
I was alone with him amd self conscious with hundreds of eyes on me. And I said, "fuck it" and I danced under the moon and it was amazing.
After that, I decided to allow myself to dance - no matter how poorly and/or publicly.
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Post by peano on May 5, 2022 18:26:00 GMT
Probably not, but I love to dance so who cares? Years ago, I started closing my eyes when I danced and voilà, nobody can see me, right? I love music anyway, and dancing is so cathartic.
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Post by kristi521 on May 5, 2022 18:27:31 GMT
I lack coordination, so I am not a good dancer. But, depending on the event, I will likely get out there if the mood strikes. It's about having fun!
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twinsmomfla99
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on May 5, 2022 18:28:18 GMT
Just picture Elaine on Seinfeld. Pretty much like that. Yes! I’m very good at dancing like Elaine!
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Post by chlerbie on May 5, 2022 19:13:40 GMT
I'm relatively awkward, but do have a good sense of rhythm and I'll definitely get out there with my friends and dance. I finally just stopped worrying about what anyone thinks about me. DH is a CRAZY dancer. I mean he just sort of flails all around the place, but always has a blast.
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Post by pinklady on May 5, 2022 19:34:49 GMT
From the waist up like when I'm driving in the car or sitting at my desk
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Post by dewryce on May 5, 2022 19:35:58 GMT
Yep. I love to dance. Even if no one is on the floor, if a good song comes on, I will go out and dance by myself. This is me, well actually my husband and myself. When we went to weddings we were frequently approached, by elderly couples mostly, to comment on how good a time we were having and how much we obviously enjoyed each other. Huh. As I was typing this I realized that no one complimented our dancing. Maybe there was a reason and we are not as good as I thought we were I am not nearly as good now, joint and back and pain issues severely hinder my movement, but I’ve got rhythm. My recommendation is to just dance, frequently and maybe you’ll pick it up. Check out some videos on YouTube. But even if you don’t learn much, dance when and where you want and don’t worry about how you look. Life is too short not to dance with abandon.
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Post by aprilfay21 on May 5, 2022 19:36:01 GMT
You can tell by the way she drinks a soda pop that she is a good dancer
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Anita
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Post by Anita on May 5, 2022 20:06:31 GMT
No, I'm a terrible dancer and I never enjoyed it. My family used to square dance (I just watched as a kid) and I will slow dance on occasion, but that's about it. That said, I've always had this weird desire to learn ballroom dancing. No idea why! But DH is disabled and can't dance, so it's doubtful I will.
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Post by hmp on May 5, 2022 20:48:26 GMT
I’m a trained dancer so I can dance. Ballet, contemporary, flamenco no problem. Quadruple pirouettes and big leaps I’ve still got it. I can’t do social dance. I feel so repressed & constrained when I try. I love dance, movement, rhythm... but social dancing is soooo restrictive. No fun at all.
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Post by bc2ca on May 5, 2022 20:53:55 GMT
I can dance confidently and I love to dance. I dance at home all the time - while cooking or cleaning or just walking around. That’s what we did in college. We went to bars and danced. I feel like kids don’t do that anymore. The bars on my daughter’s campus are just bars. She’s 20 and she doesn’t dance at all. all of it. I love to dance and will shake & groove in a store with a good sound system. My young adults have zero places to go and dance. I did take jazz as a kid and the muscle memory is still with me when I hear Tom Jones It's Not Unusual or other songs we danced to 50 decades ago. DH loves to dance and was in the disco 2-3 nights a week back in the day (way before I knew him ). We are one of the couples you will see break into swing dancing at any opportunity.
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Post by Zee on May 5, 2022 21:33:20 GMT
I'm not sure I'm horrible, but I'm quite sure I'm not great. Definitely my back is too stiff to twerk, which cuts deep.😑
The worst dancers in the world are the older white people at your cousin's wedding. 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Lexica on May 5, 2022 21:44:15 GMT
My dancing skill is equal to my singing skill. Both done horribly. I make Elaine from Seinfeld look graceful and rhythmic.
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Post by Merge on May 5, 2022 21:47:22 GMT
Absolutely not. I can move to a beat because I’m a musician, but I don’t seem to have any awareness of what my body looks like while doing so.
I’ll never forget auditioning for West Side Story in high school. I learned the audition dance, went out there, gave it my all, felt like I killed it … and was apparently so bad they wouldn’t even use me in the big community dance scene. 😂
And then there were all the years of show choice that I had to convince myself I was in the back because I had a strong enough voice to project through the others … but really, they just didn’t want me out front.
I was NOT a triple threat. Lol
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Post by peabay on May 5, 2022 23:05:28 GMT
I can dance confidently and I love to dance. I dance at home all the time - while cooking or cleaning or just walking around. That’s what we did in college. We went to bars and danced. I feel like kids don’t do that anymore. The bars on my daughter’s campus are just bars. She’s 20 and she doesn’t dance at all. That. And if I'm not good, I don't care. I just enjoy it.
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Post by janeinbama on May 5, 2022 23:14:32 GMT
I dance as well as I sing - bad, but that doesn't stop me I make a joyful noise and move like an elephant!!
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Post by cmpeter on May 5, 2022 23:47:56 GMT
I’m a horrible dancer, but I like to dance and just get out there and do my own thing.
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Post by gorgeouskid on May 5, 2022 23:55:24 GMT
I am.
I had ballet training for years, and electively I did ballroom and swing dance lessons for more years. I love to dance. I'm currently doing PT for a shoulder surgery, and can see my dance training reflected in that.
Unfortunately, DH tricked me into thinking he was a dancer. He is not. He doesn't even enjoy dancing. (still love him though)
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Post by lisae on May 5, 2022 23:59:13 GMT
No. I enjoy dancing but I'm really bad at it. I can not do anything that has a pattern of steps, anything. DH wanted us to dance a real dance for our wedding so I picked the waltz figuring I couldn't mess that up. I practiced and still couldn't get it right.
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Post by MorningPerson on May 6, 2022 0:08:33 GMT
I'm not sure I'm horrible, but I'm quite sure I'm not great. Definitely my back is too stiff to twerk, which cuts deep.😑 The worst dancers in the world are the older white people at your cousin's wedding. 🤣🤣🤣 Ouch.
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Post by Delta Dawn on May 6, 2022 0:40:05 GMT
Imagine some having taken years of dancing lessons and still sucking terribly. Even at a disco nope. I can slow dance though.
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