Like a big spider. Dance like you’re trying to get a big spider off your chest.
More people should dance like they are trying to get something off their chest
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Krauerking@lemy.lol to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Or a small one you have lost sight of.
RickeySpanish@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
I came here to ask how you dance to get something off your chest, but this explains it well enough
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Or dozens of medium sized orb weavers
breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Anuttara@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
this is so great :D
_OneSoul_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Love this!
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Holy crap! This nailed the assignment. A+
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
Might be my autism, but dancing makes absolutely no sense to me. I also have absolutely no sense of rhythm, so that probably doesn’t help either.
MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Dancing isn’t really supposed to make sense; it’s not a logical act.
cadekat@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
It’s funny how this can both be a freeing thought and a criticism of how one dances.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
My autism makes me like to dance through the house and have random urges to give jazz hands.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Alone: fully nude, leaping and prancing, attuned to nature’s cycles, feeling the rhythm, exploring my body’s physical potential
Observed: ensconced in heavy workwear, hands in pocket to grip weapon, scanning for threats, every muscle tensed to strike or flee
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Not sure how sharing how I slept with their sister will make me a better dancer but I’ll try it.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Maybe practice dodging as a dance move first.
Engywuck@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I vehemently hate dancing. No way.
PoastRotato@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I didn’t think people said things like this outside of Footloose
Engywuck@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I’ve never watched that movie.
emotional_soup_88@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
I really wish I had the guts to dance. I’m afraid of dancing. I don’t like dancing. I wish I liked dancing. I wish I could connect with people through dancing. Jeesh dancing is such an anxiety inducing topic to me… Wai… :(
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Now let those feeling out through dance!
Also it is more about connecting with yourself and moving how feels good.
emotional_soup_88@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Well, if channeling negative energy throw dance is a thing, then maybe I could give it another try. But I feel silly and embarrassed just by imagining it. :(
PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Better than I have seen from most people lately, even at concerts.
PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I wrote more about it here pirahxcx.neocities.org/journal#2026-03-10
_OneSoul_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
YES!!! Dancing has been a huge part of many cultures in the world since time immemorial. For every occasion and emotion! My pet hypothesis is that it particularly fell out of favor in the west because of Christian influence and the mind-body split. Some peoples even dance in funerals as an expression of grief.
It’s coming back a bit now but though it’s slightly hindered by the associations with new ageism etc. but I really wish people didn’t let that stop them from trying it. It does have clear benefits. You can use any kind of music. You don’t have to know how to dance. Just move the body with whatever music you like.
I dance at least a little every day, even if I don’t feel like it. And I very purposefully dance to aggressive music when I’m angry because I have a temper, and I don’t want it get the better of me. It has worked really well.
antbricks@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Dance is like religion or sexual orientation: You can force it to some extent, but you gotta be pre-wired for it. Not everyone wants it is much or the same way. Sure, some enjoy it, and even profit from showing themselves off socially and setting that attention, but it shouldn’t be required or shamed.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Strongly disagree
TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
You’re thinking of the social-sexual interaction with dancing. People here are talking about dancing as pure expression, an extension of your inner feeling with movement. Your comment comes off a little red-pilly incelish.