I’ve always been terrified of dancing in public cause I can’t dance for shit but at the same time it was always something I’ve wanted to do. Last friday I went to a small party with coworkers and after drinking a lot I, for the first time, decided to join them and dance. Drunk me is just as bad at dancing as sober me but didn’t really care lol. It was fun and I had a great time. That’s all really, just felt like sharing a small victory. Maybe I’ll pick up dancing someday.
Congratulations on the small victory!
Hell yeah!
It wasn’t until my 30s until I was comfortable dancing.
It helped to have a partner with you. Then you can go, “Let’s just dance weirdly” and then laugh while making moves on the dance floor.
If you have no partner, alcohol is also a excellent friend!
If there’s one place you probably won’t be the worst dancer it’s a wedding. Especially if Grandma’s had two glasses of champagne
You are wrong. Somebody has to be the worst dancer, and it’s me. Went to a wedding earlier this year and it was lovely and enjoyable until it was dancing time. Tried to avoid participating, but family was persistent so I finally stood up, reluctantly. It was awful and I was fully self-conscious to an extreme degree, even after some drinks and edibles. I nearly cringed my eyeballs the wrong direction. Dancing is me at my most socially awkward, 0/10 would not recommended…
My wife did that to me once.
She even had the guts to do it on the first song of our own wedding.
Felt like a proper fool.
Just slam some tequila. Then you won’t care if you look like Elaine while you’re dancing.
Wait! You’ve seen her dance?
Took me more than 30 years, but I’ve finally realized that dancing fun and it doesn’t matter is you look like a fool.
Plus you never know what could happen on the dance floor wink wink
Like get those hip pains from over exerting? I get that now in my 40s from dancing.
Can relate. I vehemently hate dancing, to the point I can get upset even if someone just suggests it to me.
Skip wedding. Problem solved.
I used to think this way, till I actually learned a little bit on how to dance and then how to let go. Don’t wanna look like a fool? Learn to two step first, then pick up something simple if you can. Do the “instructions” dances like the electric slide and the hustle. Then learn to use your hips.
Learning to let go was harder, but I found it easier to embrace silliness. I decided I could look dumb on accident or on purpose, and decided on the latter, so did “sweet moves” that would make people laugh - throwing in old disco moves and such (the bus driver).
Then something happened I didn’t expect: I actually got decent at dancing. Turns out getting out of your own head is a great way to get loose, and suddenly you’re doing your thing and enjoying it, and you’re willing to try out other moves that actually do look like you might know something.
Point is, dancing is for everyone, just gotta find the right headspace (and the right music, it’s still hard for anyone to dance to music they don’t enjoy imo).
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