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.
That was a very interesting article!
No wonder why I can't pick up on the dance floor :x
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
Yeah, I could have told you all that :wink:
-Lysergic, never embarrassed to skitz out on the dance floor.
:barstool: :argh!:
IT WOULD BE AWESOME
IF WE COULD DANCE-A
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.
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.
i cant dance :sad: well...i WONT dance. until im properly drunk
I am definitely one of the bar stool perchers.
~~~Payne: Causes Bad Things to happen when he starts makin' shapes.
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
Next time do the Carlton!
(http://www.i-mockery.com/blabber/pics/carltondance1.gif)
That is hilarious! :lol:
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on January 26, 2010, 01:25:42 AM
Next time do the Carlton!
(http://www.i-mockery.com/blabber/pics/carltondance1.gif)
This looks like it takes more coordination than it would seem.
I CAN DO THAT DANCE! *brings up the tom jones*
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 26, 2010, 01:55:04 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on January 26, 2010, 01:25:42 AM
Next time do the Carlton!
(http://www.i-mockery.com/blabber/pics/carltondance1.gif)
This looks like it takes more coordination than it would seem.
I can do it too!
Quote from: Fredamir Putin on January 26, 2010, 03:18:06 AM
I CAN DO THAT DANCE! *brings up the tom jones*
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO BE LOVED BY ANYONE....
Quote from: Fredamir Putin on January 26, 2010, 03:18:06 AM
I CAN DO THAT DANCE! *brings up the tom jones*
I DEMAND VIDEO EVIDENCE!!! :argh!:
Dance has nearly caused my death on several occasions.
1. Performing the "Weapon of Choice", and forgetting I'm in a tub with curved sides
2. Being spider - zombified in LARP and doing the "Thriller"
3. Deciding to do the "Fett's Vette" in another shower, and accidentally slapping the hot water onto full blast.
4. Adding "Saturday Night Fever", or Elvis moves into SCA dances.
You haven't lived until you danced the Gay Gordons to Sad but True by Metallica. But we're not allowed to do it in Bridge anymore.
I'm a pretty good dancer, but I have to be in the mood.
Quote from: Shrunkenheadspace on January 25, 2010, 05:48:07 PM
BARSTOOL MY ASS!
put it this way i stood in place at both senior prom and freshman homecoming, i did dance at my wedding tho
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Dark, windowless rooms in empty houses work too.
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:11:39 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Dark, windowless rooms in empty houses work too.
SHOWERS. THEY ARE FOR DANCING.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 10:21:26 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:11:39 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Dark, windowless rooms in empty houses work too.
SHOWERS. THEY ARE FOR DANCING.
BUT MY SHOWER BEATS ME UP!
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:31:46 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 10:21:26 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:11:39 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Dark, windowless rooms in empty houses work too.
SHOWERS. THEY ARE FOR DANCING.
BUT MY SHOWER BEATS ME UP!
YOU NEED TO DISCIPLINE IT.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 11:30:30 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:31:46 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 10:21:26 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:11:39 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Dark, windowless rooms in empty houses work too.
SHOWERS. THEY ARE FOR DANCING.
BUT MY SHOWER BEATS ME UP!
YOU NEED TO DISCIPLINE IT.
By dancing in it?
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 11:37:35 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 11:30:30 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:31:46 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 10:21:26 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on January 27, 2010, 10:11:39 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2010, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: Nast on January 26, 2010, 04:05:01 AM
Dancing is one of my forbidden pleasures. Like other forbidden pleasures, however, it is best confined to the privacy of one's home. For the neighborhood's sake.
That's what the shower is for.
Dark, windowless rooms in empty houses work too.
SHOWERS. THEY ARE FOR DANCING.
BUT MY SHOWER BEATS ME UP!
YOU NEED TO DISCIPLINE IT.
By dancing in it?
YES. DULCIMER STOMP. WIFF BOOTS.
OK. THANK YOU SPIRITUAL ADVISER! I WILL GO PROPERLY ADMINISTER PUNISHMENT NAO. :D