The Dance Party Thread

Applerill · 2015-08-30T21:50:14-04:00

This thread is sponsored by Jackwc, BEA's official party-hipster douchebag. It is also sponsored by JMan's birthday post from a few years ago, which shed immeasurable light on the autist experience. I know this site is about albums, but long before that in history, people consumed music at dance parties of some sort. This thread is about how you listen to music at weddings, in the club, or even at concerts. I used to go dancing a fair bit in high school; my home school speech and debate league would hold dance parties every few months, and I'd especially love going with my highschool sweetheart every New Years Eve. I also danced even threw a few dance parties at my house by the end of high school, though I mostly played stupid Pitchfork crap like The Verve, Olivia Tremor and At the Drive In. I also would do this thing in early high school where, whenever I heard a song I hated (as I'm sure you hipsters often do), I would do a weird interpretive dance to show my critical opinions on the single. It probably didn't help me get laid, but it was really fun nonetheless. Anyway, since I started college I haven't danced nearly as much (save the occasional house party or small dance thing in the corner of the art center), and it wasn't until tonight at my former babysitter (and good friend's) 50th birthday party that I thought about dance again in regards to pop music. As you may expect, there were many awkward musical moments; you don't know what "uncool" music is until you're forced to dance to a nineties house remix of "My Achy Breaky Heart". Still, the only thing more embarassing than dancing to Billy Ray Cyrus is pouting and pretending you're too cool to dance to Billy Ray Cyrus, so I quickly got my groove on. Soon I found a cute middle-aged Filipino lady to dance with, and after getting funky to some Lil Jon, she gave me a kiss on the cheek and gave me her number. The rest of the part went out pretty well. Though at the end another woman wanted to dance with me, and I went along with it to a song, but when I heard the PA say "I know you want it", I realized it was time for me to go. Still, a lot of things confused me. Should I have avoided imitating the moves of the girls I was dancing with, and instead had more confidence in my own moves? Do you have to use the particular dance "appropriate" for that particular song, especially "gimmick singles" like The Cha Cha Slide? Why did so many of the ladies clap at really weird time signatures? Do you like to dance? Where do you like to dance?

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Applerill Autistic Princess <3 Profile
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Hey, I was just dancing with Stone at Pitchfork for most of today, and while he'll hopefully upload some videos, I thought I should talk about how I did a footwork-like dance to Jenny Hval's final song. For most of the concert the audience wasn't dancing, but then it got to this drone section where the models onstage were dancing naked, and I felt like I could feel the rhythm and join. So I started dancing on my own, and then soon people cheered and starting joining with me. It was a really magical experience.

Have have you all danced lately?

Allabaster

Frenetic monkey claps are a lovely soundtrack to a night of dancing. Our spines seem bolt upright by comparison, but the contrast is less flattering than one would suppose. They do know how to live. Let them clap and clap.

RoundTheBend I miss the comfort in being sad Profile
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Applerill wrote:

Sounds like a fun time... I haven't gotten out of bed long enough to dance... hehe... what I mean by that is I think the only times I've danced in life is when I was truly happy.

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Mess by Liars is one of, if not the, best/danciest albums I've ever heard, yet I'd feel pretty uncomfortable requesting Pro Anti Anti at any party I'm at. I suppose what I'm tryin to say is that dancing alone is optimal. Preferably to Liars.
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