Middle Aged man and dancing

[ElChoclo]

With scientists like this guy, who needs research. According to this scientist middle aged men dance because evolution hard wires them to "signal" that they are not fertile by dancing badly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...the-result-of-evolution-scientists-claim.html

 

[jophil28]

I have to report that most PEOPLE who attempt to dance come off as unco-ordinated retards.

That is why God invented dance classes.

 

[Jitterbug]

In the first dance class I ever taught (I started teaching a little bit recently), I made everyone do a simple move: step from side to side repeatedly. Then I told them to walk around the dance floor as part of a circle.

That opened my eyes to how much the modern sedentary lifestyle has turned most people into what jophil called "unco retards". They have no idea about natural body movements.

I used "people" because women are just as bad as men. The only difference is that most women (because society tells them so) *think* they're better at dancing than men.

 

[bigjohnson]

I have to report that most PEOPLE who attempt to dance come off as unco-ordinated retards.

That is why God invented dance classes.

Yup - when I started taking classes I was pleasantly surprised that the younger people were clumsy too.

 

[jophil28]

With scientists like this guy, who needs research. According to this scientist middle aged men dance because evolution hard wires them to "signal" that they are not fertile by dancing badly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...the-result-of-evolution-scientists-claim.html

Fanciful nonsense from yet another social "scientist" who is desperate to be published.

 

[squirrels]

I used "people" because women are just as bad as men. The only difference is that most women (because society tells them so) *think* they're better at dancing than men.

Women just "shake their arses" and guys drool.

I'm not going to "serve" anyone any time soon. But I know how to follow a beat, and you would be surprised how many times I've started grinding with a girl and found that they have NO rhythm whatsoever. I end up just trying to follow THEM so it doesn't feel awkward.

Hell, dancing like an idiot has gotten me laid more times than sitting in a corner making love to my drink.

 

[Scaramouche]

Dear El Choclo,
Jophil has it right"Fanciful nonsense from yet another social "scientist" who is desperate to be published."actually I would go further I would suggest that the the whole article is a beat up and that the journalist responsible cannot Dance and understands nothing of the Dancing Scene...Research is Quoted,What research?....Most of the middle aged guys I see at Dance classes have a previous Dancing background,usually it gradually comes back,giving them an advantage over younger guys,if they haven't had that background then they will be at a disadvantage,having said that the latter group often have time to practise and MONEY to throw at the learning process...The quickest way to fast track dancing is to take private lessons,it clears the log jams and gives you confidence.But don't skip the public lessons,they are advance organisers,like the picture of the jigsaw on the box.....but just as learning another language,facilitates the learning of a third,then as you develop more Dancing skills,the ability to pick up one more becomes easier....Maybe there is a sense that you learn how to learn...For me I carry a notebook,write the steps down and keep a file of Dances at home,I practise for half an hour every morning...An example,I pulled a Brazilian Chick some years ago,she was crazy about Mambo.....Panic,Panic,no worries I went to my local Studio,in three lessons,having the background of Rhumba and Cha-Cha I had it under my belt...The only exception to this philosophy has been Argentine Tango,that was a tough slog...As for Womens undoubtedly greater aptitude,yes It could come from some Predeluvian role as a multi tasked food forager,but they have the undoubted opportunity,to get private lessons at every social dance from the very middle aged lurkers this article talks of....they hover like Vultures ready to snap up the tasty morsals,and awe them with their skills...Makes it even harder for the young beginner,even the "Newbies" wont want to dance with them....Private lessons are the way to go,a great investment,learn to Dance well and you will never be short of Ladies.

 

[Nutz]

I'm not going to "serve" anyone any time soon. But I know how to follow a beat, and you would be surprised how many times I've started grinding with a girl and found that they have NO rhythm whatsoever. I end up just trying to follow THEM so it doesn't feel awkward.

LOL, so true. I'm surprised by how many women won't let men lead either. Strange indeed.

 

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But I know how to follow a beat, and you would be surprised how many times I've started grinding with a girl and found that they have NO rhythm whatsoever.

No I wouldn't, most women and I mean MOST are sh!t dancers, a bird who's coordinated and can follow a rhythm is actually pretty hard to find, the average joe I think just doesnt notice, mind you the majority of men suck at it aswell.