Just wondering.

Some years ago when I went out with my friends we always
went just to dance all night long, wether it was at some
underground ambient/techno party or an r&b club.

Now when I go out, none of the people I know ever dance
and always stand up by the wall acting like dancing is
for idiots.

So are you a dancer, or a drinker/stand by the wall-er?

And if you do dance, what is your all-time favorit song
to really get loose to?

Mine was always "Their Law" by The Prodigy and FSOL's
"We Have Explosive".

First I am a drinker.
When I am drunk I become a dancer.
When I am too drunk too dance I slump against a wall.
When I am really drunk I pick up another 18 year old and wake up to find him making breakfast for me.

A dancer, once I start to "feel" the music. At that point, I don't care whether I look like an idiot or not - it's all about tossing all that sort of stuff out of the window, and having a wonderful time.

My first entry was of course a bit, well, stretched when it comes to the truth...

So, instead I will share with you one of my fave dance moments, not taking into account them Roxy (Amsterdam) dayz, when you could dance on...and on and on and on...

I do not remember which year the following moment was, it must have been somewhere in 1998, I guess.

I was out with a bunch of, like you describe them, wallflowers...at De Roze Wolk (The Pink Cloud), a gay club in Utrecht, Holland.

I wanted to dance. So I started to dance. On my own, with some strangers, as the wallflowers were, well, being what they are.

And just when I did, the music changed into Teardrop by Massive Attack. The dancefloor emptied, as always when alternative music starts flowing from the speakers instead of that easy pound that can even make an elephant seem graceful.
Just a few of us left, the turned the lights down, just that trippy light, reflecting off the smoke.
I closed my eyes and let the music capture me. Tkae me away.

The song seemed longer than it actually is and then transformed into Underwater Love by Smoke City. The people still on the dancefloor were high of the sound, the wallflowers were doing what they do best, commenting on how the dancefloor emptied.

It is always strange to see that perception is so different per person. I had a blast and all others saw that I was almost alone...

I'ld rather be on my own then...

SEXY DANCER BABY!!!

thats why i go2 clubs . . . drink heaps b4 i go out . .. . hit the clubs,dance my ass off,sweat,go nuts & go WILD!

jams 2 dance 2: Gett Off . .. .Justin *LikeILoveU* SirMixALot *BabyGotBack* <<< this thing just gets ppl moving like crazy! (& the girls freeky )

I usually dance when I need to go to the bathroom.

Definately a dancer....why else would you go out???

MALE dancers!
MALE dancers!
Where are they?

i people-watch when i'm at the club.

in my teens i did alot, in my twenties, a little.Now i'm in my thirties, hardly ever.

though i enjoy it when i do.

The only time I even go to a club is when I am rocking the stage... I suspect that you are not talking about concert venues though.

IceNine said:

You appear to be a sweet man!

DOLPHINA said:

He does, doesn't he!

Yeah,

I love it !!

But didn't we have this thread befor !

IstenSzek said:

For you, my friend!

gooeythehamster said:

It is always strange to see that perception is so different
per person. I had a blast and all others saw that I was
almost alone...

I'd rather be on my own then...[/quote]



Hear hear. That's the spirit! :respect:

Another thing I really hate is when they play some tripped
out remix and you get out on the dancefloor or climb onto
some blocks and close your eyes n freak.

I can't count the times I've had people come up to me and
say "do you know that you have your EYES CLOSED when you
dance? Why do you do that?"

Urgh.

Whenever the music's cool enough, I always close my eyes
and imagine myself dancing somewhere else [I won't tell
you where cause you'll get seriously scared of me].

As for the people commenting: fck 'm. They don't go down
there and do their dance so what the hell would they know?

At these hush hush underground clubs we used to go to there
was always someone who had to get things started. When it
was like 100 people standing in a circle around the dance
floor and no one went first.

Usually it was some 45+ housewife in a LOTR gown strung out
on acid and some more pills strong enough to kickstart an
elephant.

I've still got pictures from some of those nights, taken
from a balcony and it looks like a sea of wild animals.
Long hair flying all over the place, feet on eye-level,
hands on the ground, hands in the air and about a million
plastic flasks of "AA" drink [don't ask]

Silly.

I miss those days. Somehow the gay scene just doesn't go
full out like that. At least, not that I've ever seen...
I considered the "It" for instance pretty mild dosed when
compared to some of that underground shit.

First time I was there I was like "THIS is Amsterdam crowd?
Oh my, I better turn the freaky stuff down a notch" heheh.

I'm kind of old and grumpy now tho. Don't dance as much as
I used to anymore.
[This message was edited Mon Jan 27 7:44:59 PST 2003 by IstenSzek]

IceNine said:

Oh my freakin' GOD!!! This is gonna be my new wallpaper.
And I'm not talking pc wallpaper here, I'm talking full
blown wall2wall floor2ceiling 360 Duchovney Fest.

Thanx Ice.

DANCE...TILL they raise the house lights
[This message was edited Mon Jan 27 8:41:53 PST 2003 by Muse2noPharaoh]

I dance but badly

I figure theres always someone out there that dances worse than me,I usually go stand next to them so I dont look so stupid

Much love Pochacco

Pochacco said:

insert Muriel's boyfriend Brice HERE.

Remember, Muriel's wedding? The scene in the disco, when Muriel drags Brice unto the dancefloor, much against his own will.
I want to be able to dance that way.

gooeythehamster said:

I love that movie!

And...I'm a dansa all the way Why else go to a club?

gooeythehamster said:

YES. Great movie!

dancer-drinker---holding two smirnoffs baby is the bst way to groove

don't need any alcohol to go dancing! luv it!

I dance with abandon, all night long! The only time I ever stop is to go to the bathroom or get water. I've never understood the point of going to a club to drink or talk- that's what bars and houses are for, respectively.

gooeythehamster said:

Gorgeous Gooey... I almost felt nostalgic reading what you wrote... those two tracks, beautiful .. when they were played, I never left the dancefloor... despite the exodus of some

gooeythehamster said:

I love that song... I love Massive Attack...

Hey Gooey,its Mariel now NOT Muriel

Wasnt Joanie the best

Those nude sailors

That movie is hilarious

Much love Pochacco

Definitely dance... I LOVE it... to lose yourself in the music, to the point where you can't tell where it begins and you end, it's awesome... sometimes those are the moments where I feel at my most free...

There are those odd moments though when I sometimes like to be an observer too... take in and absorb the atmosphere from a distance.. not really for an extensive amount of time... but just enough to get a different angle.. or memory

Nothing wrong with experiencing both sides... however, I couldn't go to a club and not dance... if I'm loving the music, it is pretty much impossible for me to be still for too long

Whatever gets you by...


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Damn typo!
[This message was edited Mon Jan 27 11:01:01 PST 2003 by Diva]

I am 28 and I still dance at the clubs. I've done it sober, I've done it high and I've done it very, very pissed. I'm not dancing at the mo' becuase I've fucked up my ankle big time but at the end of March, I am off to my favourite club night, 'The Electric Chair' in Manchester to party till the end.

It's great. They get all the usual underground DJ's like Maurice Fulton, Ashley Beedle, Joe Claussel,etc but there's an anything goes spirit. One minute they'll be playing all this underground NY spiritual house, then suddenly, it's smoothly mixed into Prince or Daft Punk or somebody else you've actually heard of! The crowd go wild for anything with a bit of soul, whether it's a number 1 single or an unreleased white label. Totally mixed in gender, sexuality and race, it's the best I've been to and I've been to nearly all the UK's well-known clubs through my job.

True, Prof Stephen Hawkins could probably dance better than me, but I enjoy it and that's all that matters.

PS. I am a bloke, as well.