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At what age does i become embarrassing to dance?

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  • 29-10-2011 9:30pm
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    pragmatic1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭


    I think women can dance in public for much longer than men (white men anyway) without looking weird and cringey. Maybe its because women have more natural rhythm than men. I stopped dancing in public when I stopped taking drugs. What about you?


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    AnamGlas
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    It doesn't get embarrassing. You're just a bit self conscious :D


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    InkSlinger67
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    I've never danced in public. Not since.....she left me! :(

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAquRuqyQQc


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    pragmatic1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    AnamGlas wrote: »
    It doesn't get embarrassing. You're just a bit self conscious :D
    No.I've seen people over 25 dance and it is cringey.


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    alwaysadub
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    I have two left feet and can't dance to save my life so for me it's always embarrassing to dance!!


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    Son Of A Vidic
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    If you can't dance to save your life then staying of the floor might be advisable, regardless of what age you are. But if you're a pretty good dancer, then age shouldn't be an issue. My late Dad (RIP) only stopped dancing after his bypass, he was 74 at the time. He also gave up smoking after 50 years and the thing he missed most of all was not being able to throw some serious moves on the floor. OP - enjoy life, don't let age restrict you and why should it.


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    Dotrel
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    Life's too short. Do whatever the fúck you feel like doing so long as you're not harming anyone. Dancing like a mong falls under that category.


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    baltimore sun
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    27 is the answer. You're not too old but your old enough to stop looking like a dork.


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    mongoman
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    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    No.I've seen people over 25 dance and it is cringey.

    And I've seen plenty of under 25's that couldn't dance to keep themselves warm.

    Why should age even be an issue though?


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    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    I stopped dancing when i started taking drugs, they fúck up my rythmn/beat and i lose all sense of direction.


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    the groutch
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    The question should be "After how many pints is it embarrassing to dance?"


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    Samich
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    No age limit :)


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    woodoo
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    Anyone can dance at a wedding but in a club or pub over 28 i'd say its time to stop unless your really good.


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    4leto
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    5


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    InkSlinger67
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    I reckon thread should be about embarrassing parent dancing.

    We all know how parents dance....."crabs with mad cow disease" if I can borrow Jasper Carrott's description. My Dad dances like he's trying to wind a rope between the back of his neck and the front of his knee (picture one knee raised and both arms circling said knee profusely).

    Weddings are hilarious!


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    O-Deazy
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    the groutch wrote: »
    The question should be "After how many pints is it embarrassing to dance?"

    I think its more the case... "Before how many pints is it embarrassing to dance?"


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    Xenophile
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    Does not matter how you look or how people look at you, no matter what age you are. All that matters is how you feel about yourself and if dancing makes you feel good keep on dancing.

    The words of Mark Twain come to mind ........" At age of nineteen I was surprised at my fathers ignorance and at the age of twenty one I was astonished at how much he had learned in two years"

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



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    Sky King
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAt7sawS8_4


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    Chuck Stone
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    I'm very self-conscious about dancing so I only do it when I'm smashed and then it doesn't look so much like dancing as a guy who's having some sort of a fit.


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    drumlover22
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    InkSlinger67 wrote: »
    I reckon thread should be about embarrassing parent dancing.

    We all know how parents dance....."crabs with mad cow disease" if I can borrow Jasper Carrott's description. My Dad dances like he's trying to wind a rope between the back of his neck and the front of his knee (picture one knee raised and both arms circling said knee profusely).

    Weddings are hilarious!

    My Dad tries to break dance, a.k.a sits on the floor and spins, very cringeworthy when you're young, but when you can drink, it looks quite funny :pac:


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    Pace2008
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    Xenophile wrote: »
    Does not matter how you look or how people look at you, no matter what age you are. All that matters is how you feel about yourself and if dancing makes you feel good keep on dancing.
    What are you doing on Boards, Ma? You're embarrassing me.


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    chin_grin
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    Never.


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    Frank Black
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    I've just got one dance move really, and I've been using it since the Happy Mondays played Feile in '91.
    I've obviously honed it to perfection in the intervening years.


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    celticcrash
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    When my daughters give me that look as I shake my ass on the dance floor.
    First of all I do a hand stand, than I will pull one of them up dancing with me, that
    Usually stops the embarrassing look.


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    Ruu_Old
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    When your only dance move left is to tap your foot to the side and click your fingers. :)


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    OutlawPete
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    Embarrassment is something you can only feel when you care about other people's negative thoughts about what you do and say. Understandable of course if what you are doing warrants such judgement, but dancing is hardly one of 'em - unless you dance in a fashion which resembles David Brent. Otherwise though, fcuk what people think, life's too short.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByPtY_spGWw


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STQaTqFVQ1M


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    InkSlinger67
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    drumlover22 wrote: »
    My Dad tries to break dance, a.k.a sits on the floor and spins, very cringeworthy when you're young, but when you can drink, it looks quite funny :pac:

    Aww man! If you're out of illegal substances and are looking for a better laugh, a wedding attended by your parents is a great substitute. Especially if they're dancing to one of your favourite tunes!

    I've never seen my Dad trying to breakdance though lol.....damn showbands! Why couldn't they have cranked it up a notch back then? :mad::mad: :pac:


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    passarellaie
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭passarellaie


    What sad bas....s you kids are.i am an old guy who loves to dance and will dance until i am 100 if i can.Pobrecitos how sad you all are


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    Logical Fallacy
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    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    No.I've seen people over 25 dance and it is cringey.

    If you endlessly worry about what others think then life gets a bit dull I have to say.


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    Temptamperu
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    The white man should never dance, they should mearly nod their head to the beat whilst drinking.... no more than that.


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    G_R
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    You're never too old.

    TBH, I probably shouldn't be let anywhere near a dance floor because I am absolutely awful, and drunk me thinks he can do the shuffle. Anyway, that said, I love hitting the dance floor and making an eejit out of myself. I think it's great craic. So I've no intentions of stopping it any time soon!


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