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UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
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Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
757 posts
Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
Posted:
I've seen a couple of viseos and some of the really good ones had great rhymth and grace so it got me thinking, how many of you can dance? Surely some of this rhymth must be natural.
As for me, I don't dance. Ever. As far as I go is head nodding and knee bouncing, I just don't have the rhymth for it which is partly why I took up poi -- to try and teach myself some rhymth.
I've seen a couple of viseos and some of the really good ones had great rhymth and grace so it got me thinking, how many of you can dance? Surely some of this rhymth must be natural.
As for me, I don't dance. Ever. As far as I go is head nodding and knee bouncing, I just don't have the rhymth for it which is partly why I took up poi -- to try and teach myself some rhymth.
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journeyman
78 posts
Location: United Kingdom
journeyman
78 posts
Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
hmmm, doesnt matter about 'having the rythm for it' man! unless ur on some podium at some naf townie club or something then
it just move about how ever feels nice.
obviously its better if ur all rythmey, but who cares,
-if ur bobbing ur head and ur knee, then obviously you want to dance,
-all dancing is is just taking it a bit further,
forget about if someone else things 'hey that guy hasnt got rythm' coz theryre not gonna think that anyway, just dance man, dont deprive your self of something so natural that doesnt have any rulese, (even if some say it does)
hmmm, doesnt matter about 'having the rythm for it' man! unless ur on some podium at some naf townie club or something then
it just move about how ever feels nice.obviously its better if ur all rythmey, but who cares,
-if ur bobbing ur head and ur knee, then obviously you want to dance,
-all dancing is is just taking it a bit further,
forget about if someone else things 'hey that guy hasnt got rythm' coz theryre not gonna think that anyway, just dance man, dont deprive your self of something so natural that doesnt have any rulese, (even if some say it does)
YEY! i got the poi down form under the motorway bridge!
journeyman
60 posts
Location: Cincinnati Ohio USA
60 posts
Location: Cincinnati Ohio USA
Posted:
as long as i have 4 arrows. .
as long as i have 4 arrows. .
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Ghostbuster
455 posts
Location: York, UK
Ghostbuster
455 posts
Location: York, UK
Posted:
i never dance either. i've only done it once and i was so drunk i no longer had the ability to say no. i still can't believe i did it. im quite annoyed with myself for doing it.
i never dance either. i've only done it once and i was so drunk i no longer had the ability to say no. i still can't believe i did it. im quite annoyed with myself for doing it.
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Annoyed with yourself for dancing??? Why??????
Dancing has no rights and wrongs. If you worry that other people are watching you and judging you just shut your eyes and shut them out. Dancing is not about others its about your relationship with the sound and how that makes you feel inside and expressing that feeling through movement. If others choose to watch you when you do that its up them.
Annoyed with yourself for dancing??? Why??????
Dancing has no rights and wrongs. If you worry that other people are watching you and judging you just shut your eyes and shut them out. Dancing is not about others its about your relationship with the sound and how that makes you feel inside and expressing that feeling through movement. If others choose to watch you when you do that its up them.
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Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Posted:
Rhythm
Rhythm
Meh
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journeyman
78 posts
Location: United Kingdom
journeyman
78 posts
Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
RIGHT ON skulduggery! what the hell is going on in ur hed mr fibble!?!?!?!?!?!?
what came out of that time wen u danced that was so bad? hey? nothing. if people made you feel funny about it then they are less than human fers.
i do know that the male ego can be damaged very easilly (im male by the way) as there was a time when my g/f took the piss out of me dancing and for ages after i didnt want to dance and the then the fact that i thort i was looking silly made me look sillier, but then i was like fck it,
do more getting pissed and see if you can do more dancing wen u r, soon, it will feel more natural and teh alcohole wont be as nescacery anmore
RIGHT ON skulduggery! what the hell is going on in ur hed mr fibble!?!?!?!?!?!?
what came out of that time wen u danced that was so bad? hey? nothing. if people made you feel funny about it then they are less than human f
ers. i do know that the male ego can be damaged very easilly (im male by the way) as there was a time when my g/f took the piss out of me dancing and for ages after i didnt want to dance and the then the fact that i thort i was looking silly made me look sillier, but then i was like f
ck it, do more getting pissed and see if you can do more dancing wen u r, soon, it will feel more natural and teh alcohole wont be as nescacery anmore
YEY! i got the poi down form under the motorway bridge!
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Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Posted:
i love to dance, i often wake up the next morning and thing, 'boy you got carried away there ado' but it never stops me going for it the next night. It doesnt matter if im completley clearheaded of under the influence.
With the right music (preferably something funky with a nice base line) I just close my eyes and let go. I have to say i'm truly happy when dancing. Its one of the only times i feel free.
Now when i pick up my staff, well thats a different place altogether.....
i love to dance, i often wake up the next morning and thing, 'boy you got carried away there ado' but it never stops me going for it the next night. It doesnt matter if im completley clearheaded of under the influence.
With the right music (preferably something funky with a nice base line) I just close my eyes and let go. I have to say i'm truly happy when dancing. Its one of the only times i feel free.
Now when i pick up my staff, well thats a different place altogether.....
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Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posted:
Dancing is fun. I didn't ever do it, but then one day I thought "[censored] it, who cares if I look like an idiot?". People seem to think that if they move their body in a certain way people will look at them and laugh, and if they move it in another way people will think they look great. The truth is, if you can move around to music in a way that feels good and doesn't make you feel self-confident (and it really shouldn't!), then you can dance.
I've been told I'm a bit of a mover, as it happens. I just get drunk and wiggle about.
Dancing is fun. I didn't ever do it, but then one day I thought "[censored] it, who cares if I look like an idiot?". People seem to think that if they move their body in a certain way people will look at them and laugh, and if they move it in another way people will think they look great. The truth is, if you can move around to music in a way that feels good and doesn't make you feel self-confident (and it really shouldn't!), then you can dance.
I've been told I'm a bit of a mover, as it happens. I just get drunk and wiggle about.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Cambridge UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
dancing is good, specially if it makes you feel happy. Exercise and Endorphins YAY!
dancing is good, specially if it makes you feel happy. Exercise and Endorphins YAY!
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veteran
1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada
veteran
1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada
Posted:
you can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind....
~ Bobo
you can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind....
~ Bobo
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trusty sidekick to superman
799 posts
Location: oxford, england, uk
trusty sidekick to superman
799 posts
Location: oxford, england, uk
Posted:
i won a dance comp when i was like 12, but now cant as well. still have rythm but just not as much confidence and i recon the main thing to dance is confidence. still got the rythm and soul tho
apparantly more guys cant dance than girls because blokish(rugby, football etc) sports tense up the muscles u need to relax when dancing. no idea how true that is but still. x
i won a dance comp when i was like 12, but now cant as well. still have rythm but just not as much confidence and i recon the main thing to dance is confidence. still got the rythm and soul tho
apparantly more guys cant dance than girls because blokish(rugby, football etc) sports tense up the muscles u need to relax when dancing. no idea how true that is but still. x Livin' on dreams and custard creams
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not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
everyone can dance. if im listening to the right kinda music at sufficient volume, i cant help but dance.....
everyone can dance. if im listening to the right kinda music at sufficient volume, i cant help but dance.....
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They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
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Ghostbuster
455 posts
Location: York, UK
Ghostbuster
455 posts
Location: York, UK
Posted:
i just hate dancing and think the whole concept is strange. when i see people doing it i just think they look odd.
i just hate dancing and think the whole concept is strange. when i see people doing it i just think they look odd.
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stranger
15 posts
Location: Chattanooga TN, USA
stranger
15 posts
Location: Chattanooga TN, USA
Posted:
Heh....as in DDR? Yeah that's the only time I really dance, maybe some other times.
Written by: evolsoulx
as long as i have 4 arrows. .
Heh....as in DDR? Yeah that's the only time I really dance, maybe some other times.
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Posted:
I say, we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re are no friends of mine
Written by: OrangeBobo
you can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind....
~ Bobo
I say, we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re are no friends of mine
journeyman
60 posts
Location: Cincinnati Ohio USA
60 posts
Location: Cincinnati Ohio USA
Posted:
bout time someone caught that. lol.
Written by: CaszWritten by: evolsoulx
as long as i have 4 arrows. .
Heh....as in DDR? Yeah that's the only time I really dance, maybe some other times.
bout time someone caught that. lol.
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Stream Entrant
2,829 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Stream Entrant
2,829 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
can you dance?
That’s a tricky question, buy I love dancing
Shake your booty
Anyone got a good link to a dance site with instructions, like “shaddupanddance” used to be like. I searched all over, but only found videos for sale. Thanks.
can you dance?
That’s a tricky question, buy I love dancing
Shake your booty
Anyone got a good link to a dance site with instructions, like “shaddupanddance” used to be like. I searched all over, but only found videos for sale. Thanks.
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
i can dance.
i can dance.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
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110 posts
Posted:
ive been training to be a prof' dancer since i was two.. i gave up in 2002 but i still dance when i go out and stuffs! i did most type of dane i really love it!
L xx
ive been training to be a prof' dancer since i was two.. i gave up in 2002 but i still dance when i go out and stuffs! i did most type of dane i really love it!
L xx
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Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Posted:
I'd be a pretty crappy glowsticker if I couldn't dance. But for the longest time, couldn't dance at all.
Glowstringing led to smoothness led to being able to dance.
I'd be a pretty crappy glowsticker if I couldn't dance. But for the longest time, couldn't dance at all.
Glowstringing led to smoothness led to being able to dance.
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Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posted:
eh - I reckon a rave is about the best place to learn how to dance. Theres soo many ppl in their own world just boogying down and thats how it should be. Sure it can be an entertainment for others, but I reckon the most fulfilling stuff for me is when I'm dancing like noones watching.
And blokes, if you feel like you cant dance, theres only one way to learn! do it just let the music take control! I certainly couldnt imagine not dancing to music I enjoy, its such a release, and you dont have to be a good dancer to enjoy dancing - I'm proof of that.
Josh
eh - I reckon a rave is about the best place to learn how to dance. Theres soo many ppl in their own world just boogying down and thats how it should be. Sure it can be an entertainment for others, but I reckon the most fulfilling stuff for me is when I'm dancing like noones watching.
And blokes, if you feel like you cant dance, theres only one way to learn! do it
I certainly couldnt imagine not dancing to music I enjoy, its such a release, and you dont have to be a good dancer to enjoy dancing - I'm proof of that.Josh
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Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
Posted:
Had various dance lessons all my life. Don't think i ever dance much, but the muscle memory's there.
Had various dance lessons all my life. Don't think i ever dance much, but the muscle memory's there.
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Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Posted:
I dance. Not very well but who cares?
I dance. Not very well but who cares?
Meh
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Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Posted:
A dance is everyone acting like idiots in front of everyone else. The best thing about it is at a good dance, nobody cares.
A dance is everyone acting like idiots in front of everyone else. The best thing about it is at a good dance, nobody cares.
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Fresno fire
Shoryuken!
233 posts
Location: Hexham, Newcastle, England
233 posts
Location: Hexham, Newcastle, England
Posted:
At T in the park I actually had to teach a mate to dance!
It was sad how many people were just standing about, and my mate was the same - had to convince him that no-one gave a sh1t what he looked like, pointed out a few other people who looked like fools (and how he hadn't noticed they looked like fools till I pointed it out.) If you're in the right place, no-ones gunna mock you for dancing, even if you look like a loon, because the fact that you can let yourself go, and they cant, will leave them jealous.
And if they do mock? Incorporate the middle finger into your routine.
At T in the park I actually had to teach a mate to dance!
It was sad how many people were just standing about, and my mate was the same - had to convince him that no-one gave a sh1t what he looked like, pointed out a few other people who looked like fools (and how he hadn't noticed they looked like fools till I pointed it out.) If you're in the right place, no-ones gunna mock you for dancing, even if you look like a loon, because the fact that you can let yourself go, and they cant, will leave them jealous.
And if they do mock? Incorporate the middle finger into your routine.
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Posted:
I think i dance pretty well. Im a pretty confident person so i could happily dance on an empty dance floor after a few drinkees. Ive been applauded once actually. Apparently i dance 'very provocatively' and once at Uni a group of guys applauded me and said 'thanks' after the song had finnished. I dont do it to seduce either, i just enjoy moving and feeling the music. I wanted to be a ballerina when i was younger but was never allowed to go. I WANTED A TUTU!
Anyway... enough of my childhood dramas... everyone should dance! Its such a great way to express how happy you are. I can get anyone to dance and i love to dance with anyone. Its too much fun to miss out.
xxx
I think i dance pretty well. Im a pretty confident person so i could happily dance on an empty dance floor after a few drinkees. Ive been applauded once actually. Apparently i dance 'very provocatively' and once at Uni a group of guys applauded me and said 'thanks' after the song had finnished. I dont do it to seduce either, i just enjoy moving and feeling the music. I wanted to be a ballerina when i was younger but was never allowed to go. I WANTED A TUTU!
Anyway... enough of my childhood dramas... everyone should dance! Its such a great way to express how happy you are. I can get anyone to dance and i love to dance with anyone. Its too much fun to miss out.
xxx
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87 posts
Location: Oklahoma, USA
87 posts
Location: Oklahoma, USA
Posted:
yea so...ummmm...dancing. if you ask me the weird thing about it is that most people can dance, they just choose not to for fear that others make make fun of them. I got over that one real fast...mainly cause everyone made fun of me anyways. about 4 years ago, about a year before i started spinning, i desided that i wanted to learn to break dance. well i still kinda suck at breakin' but it did teach me A LOT about how to actualy dance. now went i go out clubing and dancing the only time i have to worry about looking bad is when my friend becca goes....damn.......she can dance.......and looks good while doing so...................................... :drool:
yea so...ummmm...dancing. if you ask me the weird thing about it is that most people can dance, they just choose not to for fear that others make make fun of them. I got over that one real fast...mainly cause everyone made fun of me anyways. about 4 years ago, about a year before i started spinning, i desided that i wanted to learn to break dance. well i still kinda suck at breakin' but it did teach me A LOT about how to actualy dance. now went i go out clubing and dancing the only time i have to worry about looking bad is when my friend becca goes....damn.......she can dance.......and looks good while doing so...................................... :drool:
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Fear the Kirby
I don't want a title.
940 posts
940 posts
Posted:
I can't dance, but I do it anyway, sometimes.
I can't dance, but I do it anyway, sometimes.
E pluribus unum, baby.
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Posted:
Yay! Good for you! Why care what other people think? You're always going to have people take the piss out of you but they're probably depressed, lonely and jealous anyway so ignore the twats and boogie ('boogie' isnt really supporting my cause is it... ok, im a geek, i admit it... )
Yay! Good for you! Why care what other people think? You're always going to have people take the piss out of you but they're probably depressed, lonely and jealous anyway so ignore the twats and boogie ('boogie' isnt really supporting my cause is it... ok, im a geek, i admit it...
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1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada
veteran
1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada
Posted:
Thanks mate! couldn't remember the rest.. Well, kinda, but not enough to put it up, and realize it was wrong. Like the time I spelled Sheriff wrong and...
~ Bobo
Written by: Patrick of the Dreaded BadgersWritten by: OrangeBobo
you can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind....
~ Bobo
I say, we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re are no friends of mine
Thanks mate! couldn't remember the rest.. Well, kinda, but not enough to put it up, and realize it was wrong. Like the time I spelled Sheriff wrong and...
~ Bobo
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