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I worked with about a dozen Americans for a while 50/50 men/women 30 to 50 in age. In the same group there were 8 Brits, 5 men and 3 women. We all ended up in Cape Town for 3 months. The only bar within reasonable distance of the hotel had a small dance floor. The first time we went there we all got a drink and there was some music playing so we (the Brits) all got up and started to jig about and the American ladies joined us, but the blokes didn't. They solidly stuck to the bar as if riveted there! All the time we were there we had to get the American blokes into that rare condition of paralyticaly drunk but still just capable of standing before we could lever them onto the dance floor. Is this normally the case, the American ladies with us said it was, I ask here as there is a wider audience.

When I dance, people get injured.  It's not pretty.

So by abstaining, I am actually performing a public service.

You're welcome.

 
(This is about as much dancing as you will see me do)

Does it have anything to do with nationality?

Quote from: "Cecilie"Does it have anything to do with nationality?

No.  It's genetic in my case.  

I wish more American men danced, but the ones I've known seem to be allergic to it.   :bananacolor:

Quote from: "pinkocommie"That's what I've heard from the overwhelming majority of my male friends (keep in mind the age group here is 20 - 30) when the subject or opportunity to dance comes up - gay men dance.

I've heard this as well, but my thoughts on dancing gay men are generally - damn, that guy can DANCE!

Not me.  I can't dance.  I would like to dance!  But I can't dance.  I've tried, and, as I've said, people just get hurt.  

I'd say I have two left feet, but that would be insulting two-left footed people.

...I can, however, mosh with the best of them...

I always look and feel awkward when I dance, so I just avoid it.

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Quote from: "pinkocommie"That's what I've heard from the overwhelming majority of my male friends (keep in mind the age group here is 20 - 30) when the subject or opportunity to dance comes up - gay men dance.

I've heard this as well, but my thoughts on dancing gay men are generally - damn, that guy can DANCE!

Not me.  I can't dance.  I would like to dance!  But I can't dance.  I've tried, and, as I've said, people just get hurt.  

I'd say I have two left feet, but that would be insulting two-left footed people.

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I like a man who knows his limitations. I'm not a good dancer by any means but I don't believe I have injured anybody.

Quote from: "pinkocommie"I wish more American men danced, but the ones I've known seem to be allergic to it.   :bananacolor:

And there you have it! The times I have seen hordes of guys stuck to the wall while hordes of girls dance disconsolately and lonely are legion. I  really should not have complained, I had next to no competition.

Wild horses couldn't drag me onto a dance floor. I always assumed it would be the other way round*, reserved English chaps being reluctant to dance, while the brash and gregarious yanks threw some shapes.

*generalisations ahoy!

I would rather play the music that makes you wanna move your ass.

Quote from: "SSY"Wild horses couldn't drag me onto a dance floor. I always assumed it would be the other way round*, reserved English chaps being reluctant to dance, while the brash and gregarious yanks threw some shapes.

*generalisations ahoy!

I thought the same! Saturday Night Fever and all that stuff. We went to a night club in Chicago and had a great time, but one has to be a little careful as the partners of the women on the dance floor can get a bit tetsy .

Quote from: "The Black Jester"When I dance, people get injured.  It's not pretty.

So by abstaining, I am actually performing a public service.

You're welcome.

 roflol

Damn, I really should go to the US again and find me a dance floor! I can cut some shapes, me. You know those films where the protagonist gets in the middle of the floor and a circle of people form around them? That's me that is. Not because I'm any good, mind, but because my windmilling is so mesmerising.  

Quote from: "karadan"Damn, I really should go to the US again and find me a dance floor! I can cut some shapes, me. You know those films where the protagonist gets in the middle of the floor and a circle of people form around them? That's me that is. Not because I'm any good, mind, but because my windmilling is so mesmerising.  :hmm: Remember that discussion about children    You really do need to get across the Atlantic!

Do American men dance?

This one only from the waist down and usually prone...*grinnin*

Quote from: "Gawen"Do American men dance?

This one only from the waist down and usually prone...*grinnin*

[youtube:1pjk8gjv]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz4eHPD40w4[/youtube:1pjk8gjv]

I don't dance and am a bar hugger myself but it's not because I see it as being "gay" or whatever other descriptive people use for it, I just can't dance and never learned to.  I opted to learn a musical instrument instead of dancing.  I'll try if I'm asked because I really don't care if I look like an idiot to other people or not I just feel bad when I step on my partner's toes or accidentally elbow them in the sternum  

Dancing is actually a huge thing here (in rural South Texas at least) but I have no clue or really any want to learn how to two step or do the electric slide or whatever is done on the sawdusted dance floors.  Moshing...now that's a different story...

Quote from: "Squid"...I just feel bad when I step on my partner's toes or accidentally elbow them in the sternum

Ah, the ole' "stomp n' jab."

I think we might be related.

Do I dance?

In public: no.

In private: sure.

You're welcome America!  

Quote from: "Sophus"Do I dance?

In public: no.

In private: sure.

You're welcome America!  

This has to be done:-

[youtube:3noopsqf]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN7Fw247hhU[/youtube:3noopsqf]

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Quote from: "Sophus"Do I dance?

In public: no.

In private: sure.

You're welcome America!  roflol Not in that way!

Yes I am a reasonably accomplished American dancer.  There are huge benefits for having some acquaintence with ballroom type dancing. Most men, especially younger men, regard dancing as a sissy pursuit. What they do not know, or believe when you tell them, is that they would not last 10 minutes of fast dancing such as the swing, Jive, paso doble, vienese waltz and others. It is a very athletic pusuit and some of the very best athletes are dancers. You have to try it to believe the physical demands.

When I was single I would go to dances and leave with as many women as I cared to squire around. The girls seem to equate dancing competance with romantic excellence. I did not go to dances for the express purpose of connecting with the girls. I did it because it was, and is, great fun. Outside of saloon dancing it is a civilized activity where many people enjoy themselves thoroughly.

One of, but not the only, the reason that I became an staunch atheist is connected to dance. The preacher in the local church insisted that dancing was a  direct influence from the devil. He asured one and all that "dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire".  This is typical of baptist and taliban claims alike.

Quote from: "Icarus"Yes I am a reasonably accomplished American dancer.  There are huge benefits for having some acquaintence with ballroom type dancing. Most men, especially younger men, regard dancing as a sissy pursuit. What they do not know, or believe when you tell them, is that they would not last 10 minutes of fast dancing such as the swing, Jive, paso doble, vienese waltz and others. It is a very athletic pusuit and some of the very best athletes are dancers. You have to try it to believe the physical demands.

When I was single I would go to dances and leave with as many women as I cared to squire around. The girls seem to equate dancing competance with romantic excellence. I did not go to dances for the express purpose of connecting with the girls. I did it because it was, and is, great fun. Outside of saloon dancing it is a civilized activity where many people enjoy themselves thoroughly.

One of, but not the only, the reason that I became an staunch atheist is connected to dance. The preacher in the local church insisted that dancing was a  direct influence from the devil. He asured one and all that "dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire".  This is typical of baptist and taliban claims alike.

What's the film called where they preacher tries to ban dancing?

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Quote from: "Cecilie"Does it have anything to do with nationality?

No.  It's genetic in my case.  

Mine too. 6'6", 360 pounds. I'm a head taller and a half again bigger than everyone else in the room. The dance floor is typically at the center, whereas I am not. I stick to the outskirts. Saves me from feeling clustered in with regular sized people. Because I'm bigger, my bubble is bigger.

Quote from: "Tank"What's the film called where they preacher tries to ban dancing?

Footloose? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087277/)

Hot Rod 1, Footloose 0.
[youtube:5plwy2g0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt3w4Y8mLJM[/youtube:5plwy2g0]

Footloose, that's the one!