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As this forum's dance commander, I found this pretty interesting

Started by Cain, January 25, 2010, 09:50:01 AM

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Cain

January 25, 2010, 09:50:01 AM
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,673238,00.html

QuoteWhy do some clubbers shake it like a Polaroid picture while others prefer to perch on a bar stool? British psychologist Peter Lovatt, who has conducted rigorous field work in nightclubs, believes he can explain why some booty shaking is hot -- and some is not. It's all about your hormones.

The people next to the bar are clutching their drinks tightly. A little closer to the dance floor, people are swaying to the beat and nodding their heads, while under the disco ball others are letting loose, showing creativity and coordination -- or at least trying to.

It's a familiar scene in every disco. But what exactly happens to us when the beat kicks in? Why are some folks bursting with confidence on the dance floor, when others appear to be stuck to their barstools? And perhaps most importantly: What dance styles are most likely to find you a potential mate?

If the article is tl;dr (I do suggest reading it, if only for the story of "Dr. Dance") and you just wanna know how to work it best, advice is this: men do complex moves, women do subtle ones. 

The bit about dance confidence is pretty interesting, too.

NotPublished

#1
January 25, 2010, 10:18:19 AM
That was a very interesting article!

No wonder why I can't pick up on the dance floor :x
In Soviet Russia, sins died for Jesus.

MMIX

#2
January 25, 2010, 10:37:26 AM
Quote from: Cain on January 25, 2010, 09:50:01 AM
As this forum's dance commander, I found this pretty interesting

We demand video of great dance commander Cain  . . . also Dr Dance = fascinating story
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Lies

#3
January 25, 2010, 10:41:51 AM
Yeah, I could have told you all that  :wink:

-Lysergic, never embarrassed to skitz out on the dance floor.
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- Oh it exists, and how!
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Ask the slaves of today tied down to sweatshops and brothels to escape hunger;
Ask most women, second class citizens, in a pervasive rape culture;
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Ask the natives of the Americas and Australia on whose land
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ask any of them this, ask them if the New World Order is true;
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the last yatto

#4
January 25, 2010, 10:46:46 AM
 :barstool:  :argh!:
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Suu

#5
January 25, 2010, 05:03:30 PM
IT WOULD BE AWESOME
IF WE COULD DANCE-A
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#6
January 25, 2010, 05:48:07 PM
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The Good Reverend Roger

#7
January 25, 2010, 05:50:44 PM
Quote from: NotPublished on January 25, 2010, 10:18:19 AM
That was a very interesting article!

No wonder why I can't pick up on the dance floor :x

Lies.  It is a well-known fact that all Gay men are great dancers.

TGRR,
Gets his information straight from Hollywood movies.  Do not question it.
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- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

NotPublished

#8
January 25, 2010, 11:46:50 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 25, 2010, 05:50:44 PM
Lies.  It is a well-known fact that all Gay men are great dancers.

TGRR,
Gets his information straight from Hollywood movies.  Do not question it.
:lol:
I ain't dancing like no fag, you dig?

I'm usually too uncoordinated, cause by the time I'm dancing I don't even know WHAT I'm doing anymore.
In Soviet Russia, sins died for Jesus.

Fredfredly ⊂(◉‿◉)つ

#9
January 26, 2010, 01:13:13 AM
i cant dance  :sad: well...i WONT dance. until im properly drunk

Payne

#10
January 26, 2010, 01:16:15 AM
I am definitely one of the bar stool perchers.

~~~Payne: Causes Bad Things to happen when he starts makin' shapes.

NotPublished

#11
January 26, 2010, 01:21:46 AM Last Edit: January 26, 2010, 01:25:59 AM by NotPublished
I can never sit down, even though I can't (Or maybe I can, no ones told me anything  :x) dance I still love it. In the group I hang with we usually do our crappy home brewed moves if we aren't falling down - like The Michael Jackson, the Water Sprinkle, or the Elephant.

But my friend said my sexy dancing sucks (Thank god I only tried it once and that was with her). I did it in the mirror and could not stop laughing :lulz: :lulz: :lulz: ... and I think a couple of times I ended up being a mime.


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Lets all go dancing :D We can make the Discord Dance style
In Soviet Russia, sins died for Jesus.

Iason Ouabache

#12
January 26, 2010, 01:25:42 AM
Next time do the Carlton!

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NotPublished

#13
January 26, 2010, 01:28:00 AM
That is hilarious!  :lol:
In Soviet Russia, sins died for Jesus.

Freeky

#14
January 26, 2010, 01:55:04 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on January 26, 2010, 01:25:42 AM
Next time do the Carlton!



This looks like it takes more coordination than it would seem.
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