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I think dancing just isn't for me
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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).
Your post is just a list of reasons I will never be able to dance
do whatever, but do it four times. on the beat is even better.
Sit in my chair with my back to the wall
Sit in my chair with my back to the wall
Sit in my chair with my back to the wall
Sit in my chair with my back to the wall
Lookin good, where'd you learn those moves?
Ok I'll bite: what's stopping you from learning to two step? That was the first thing I listed. You have access to the Internet, you can get really good at dancing just watching YouTube and practicing what they do. Less fun initially I'm sure, but doable.
Also my God does dancing make women more interested in you if you're a dude. It's not magic where they'll suddenly flock to you but it's a lot easier to buy a girl a drink after you've made her laugh or spun her on the dance floor. So, there's some extra motivation if it applies.
Lots of people can't even conceive of stepping on the dance floor. I find especially here on Lemmy, lots of folks are really introverted and not agreeable to "get out there and try" style challenges. Obviously not universal, but seems quite common here. Folks seem more apt to say "I have limitations that are immovable and that's the end of it". Gotta respect that life they are living, even if for folks like you or I we are motivated differently.
All the alcohol in the world wasn't able to push me through that insurmountable mental block.
I've since quit drinking, and I've also quit trying to force myself to be a person who can dance. It's just not in my bones.