I never got into group dances. I love music. According to my mom, I’ve been dancing for as long as I’ve been able to stand. But when a song comes on and there are specific directions on how to move, I almost resent it. Are you a dance instructor? No? You’re just a song? Okay, then don’t tell me how to dance.
That’s why I never got into Cotton Eye Joe, or the Electric Slide, or any of the other group dances they play at every party. Dancing is a creative expression, it feels weird to use it to conform with others. I get that it can be fun for some people to dance in synchrony, and if well-choreographed a group dance can look amazing. But these pop group-dance songs just don’t inspire me to move.
I never got into group dances. I love music. According to my mom, I’ve been dancing for as long as I’ve been able to stand. But when a song comes on and there are specific directions on how to move, I almost resent it. Are you a dance instructor? No? You’re just a song? Okay, then don’t tell me how to dance.
That’s why I never got into Cotton Eye Joe, or the Electric Slide, or any of the other group dances they play at every party. Dancing is a creative expression, it feels weird to use it to conform with others. I get that it can be fun for some people to dance in synchrony, and if well-choreographed a group dance can look amazing. But these pop group-dance songs just don’t inspire me to move.