Are you a dry shyte if you don't dance?

Daveysil15

So I was at the Christmas party over the weekend and when I arrived in work this morning, a few of my employees got a bit of a slagging because they didn't bother to venture onto the dance floor during the night. I've heard it so many times before and I've been on the receiving end of the slagging a few times myself.

I occasionally get up and dance on a night out if the mood strikes or if I'm drunk enough, but I'm just as happy to socialise with people or trying to chat up the new secretary. For some people however, the night is not complete without the obligatory dance. Not everyone wants to dance. It seems a bit stupid to me as there is usually a point somewhere in the evening where everyone is looking towards the dance floor, but nobody wants to be the first person to walk onto it. Then when there's enough people out dancing the rest usually follow like sheep.

Anyway, you can have a great night without dancing... or can you?

DrumSteve

You can dance if you want to.

theblaqueguy

He who dances increases his chances!

NuckingFacker

"Dance like there's no-one watching".

Sadly, there usually is someone watching, especially if you're flailing around like a lad with a wasp up his vest. Or as yer man said, love is blind and marriage is an eye-opener.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I'm a useless dancer. I have no rhythm and usually don't enjoy it anyway. I am, however, liable to jump around like a tool on the dancefloor at 1am after too many jagerbombs on occasion. Most of the time though, at a wedding or christmas party, I'll just stay sitting at a table or up at the bar chatting. I used to spend half the night in the smoking area too but I gave up the fags since, although I'll occasionally venture out anyway if the craic is good. But the dancefloor is usually a me-free-zone. I don't consider myself dry because of this, much the same as I wouldn't consider someone who hates singing dry for not doing karaoke.

dmc17

DrumSteve wrote: »

You can dance if you want to.

You can leave your friends behind

LOSTfan57

DrumSteve wrote: »

You can dance if you want to.

You can leave your friends behind

lkionm

I absolutely despise dancing in clubs and pubs and that crap.

Its so stupid, a load of drunk people jumping around like a pack of gowls. I much rather prefer to get drunk at the bar or stand in the smoking area and breath in all that secondary smoke rather than stale knacker sweat.

BBDBB

but if your friends don't dance

Tombi!

No.
You'd be one if you weren't being social.

cantdecide

NuckingFacker wrote: »

"Dance like there's no-one watching".

I don't dance when no one's watching. I don't dance when people are watching either. You could say I just don't value dancing very much at all. When people try to cajole or slag, I always think if the Beck lyrics "I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me". I mean, who is someone else to take it personally if someone wants to abstain??

LOSTfan57

dmc17 wrote: »

You can leave your friends behind

Damn you to hell

dmc17

BBDBB wrote: »

but if your friends don't dance

then they're dry shytes and they ain't no friends of mine

Schwiiing

People who try to herd other people onto the dancefloor despite their protests are generally bellends.

lkionm

I also hate when people drag you out to dance. I just stand in middle and walk away after 10 seconds.

wretcheddomain

lkionm wrote: »

I absolutely despise dancing in clubs and pubs and that crap.

Its so stupid, a load of drunk people jumping around like a pack of gowls. I much rather prefer to get drunk at the bar or stand in the smoking area and breath in all that secondary smoke rather than stale knacker sweat.

Dry shyte

BlurstMonkey

lkionm wrote: »

I absolutely despise dancing in clubs and pubs and that crap.

Its so stupid, a load of drunk people jumping around like a pack of gowls. I much rather prefer to get drunk at the bar or stand in the smoking area and breath in all that secondary smoke rather than stale knacker sweat.

I don't dance but this post is still a load of ill thought out insulting crap. A lot of people can dance at least a little bit, even when they've had a few drinks. Everyone that goes on the dance floor isn't a smelly drunk knacker you obnoxious child. I'd love to be able to dance.

Dyr

tbh I just stand there checking everything is in place, you'd never know who was looking on like

Soft Falling Rain

As long as there's another dry shyte beside me to talk to then I couldn't give a bollox.

BBDBB

I wont dance, don't ask me

Ruu

I can't dance, I can't talk, only thing about me is the way I walk.

lkionm

BlurstMonkey wrote: »

I don't dance but this post is still a load of ill thought out insulting crap. A lot of people can dance at least a little bit, even when they've had a few drinks. Everyone that goes on the dance floor isn't a smelly drunk knacker you obnoxious child. I'd love to be able to dance.

Jesus, no.

This is all in my experience.


So jumping around like a gowl waving their hands in the air like they just dont care is dancing. We are talking about ballet now. We are talking about a smokey club dance floor.


Obnoxious child??? Im sorry that you feel that way about me dancing, but if I want to dance I do not need the alcohol to make the choice for me. I will go to a dancing class, I wont go to a dancing class to get drunk now will I.

Daveysil15

lkionm wrote: »

I also hate when people drag you out to dance. I just stand in middle and walk away after 10 seconds.

God that reminds me of the first ever Christmas party I went to. There was one guy who was a bit shy and didn't drink. A few women dragged him onto the dance floor and he just stood there in the middle of the floor for what seemed like an eternity. It was painful to watch.

lkionm

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Dry shyte

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

As long as there's another dry shyte beside me to talk to then I couldn't give a bollox.

We shall be dry shytes together.

BlurstMonkey

lkionm wrote: »

Jesus, no.

This is all in my experience.


So jumping around like a gowl waving their hands in the air like they just dont care is dancing. We are talking about ballet now. We are talking about a smokey club dance floor.


Obnoxious child??? Im sorry that you feel that way about me dancing, but if I want to dance I do not need the alcohol to make the choice for me. I will go to a dancing class, I wont go to a dancing class to get drunk now will I.

I don't feel any way about you dancing. You're having a conversation with someone else here I think, because you're certainly not addressing what I've said. Anyway, think what you like, it's still not right to insult anyone who dances or enjoys themselves, whether they've had a few or otherwise.

lkionm

Daveysil15 wrote: »

God that reminds me of the first ever Christmas party I went to. There was one guy who was a bit shy and didn't drink. A few women dragged him onto the dance floor and he just stood there in the middle of the floor for what seemed like an eternity. It was painful to watch.

Nah what I do is just tell them I dont dance and just stand there and say ill be at the bar. There is usually someone else in the group like me so its grand. we get drunk and have a better laugh.

lkionm

BlurstMonkey wrote: »

I don't feel any way about you dancing. You're having a conversation with someone else here I think, because you're certainly not addressing what I've said. Anyway, think what you like, it's still not right to insult anyone who dances or enjoys themselves, whether they've had a few or otherwise.

Im not insulting anyone for dancing when drunk. I just think it is a pointless endeavour, mostly its guys just creeping on the nearest girls to them and then moving through the crowd creeping.

Its easier to talk to girls when they are in the smoking area or sitting down and not dancing with the girlies.

bbam

Dance or don't dance. It's hardly a crime.
I can't dance much and only really venture onto the floor when I've been topped up enough not to care, which isn't a good thing really.

Some people (myself included) are more suited to having the crack and leaving the floor to those who have natural coordination.

thegreatgonzo

I love dancing when I like the music. I'm not much good but I don't care. If I don't like the song I won't dance. A night out dancing to songs that I like is the best, but a night sitting drinking is better than being dragged to most clubs where the music is chart and rnb and stuff I don't like.

preston johnny

Women jivers are the worst.......

Son Of A Vidic

BBDBB wrote: »

but if your friends don't dance

And if they don't dance, well they'd be no friends of mine.

McChubbin

I was at a 50th wedding anniversary over the summer and one of my older cousins dragged me onto the dance floor. I was utterly mortified and kept trying to get away, especially when he tried to usher me in closer. It was a slow song so we were expected to sway. Horrible. I felt incredibly threatened by him invading my personal space and couldn't get away fast enough when the song ended.
It was so bad that I nearly had a panic attack in the toilets but I managed to keep together for my reletives' sake. I'm reasonably proficent at doing the Macerena/Gangnam/Gentleman/Timewarp/Carlton on my own but if someone physically pulls me onto the dancefloor against my will, I get panicky.

Kilgore__Trout

That's just people calling you names because you aren't doing what they want. A way of letting you know you're not adhering to the patterns of behaviour they deem suitable to the occasion.

F**k em / Suit yourself

The Backwards Man

Take your baby by the hand
And make her do a high hanstand

road_high

Schwiiing wrote: »

People who try to herd other people onto the dancefloor despite their protests are generally bellends.

A pet hate of mine. They act like fcukin meglomaniacs forcing people to "have fun". Despite the fact that you mighht have more fun by not dancing. They always appear at weddings escpecially. Go dance yourself if you want to; leave me the fcuk alone

dk1345

i must be a super dry shyte so cause the only time you'll see me on the dance floor is when im on the way to the jacks or taking a shortcut to the bar

GLaDOS

I don't like to dance. I'm not good at it, I don't enjoy it and I don't feel bad for missing it even a little. I've no problem if everyone else wants to, but people who pressure everyone else to follow them up onto the dance floor, when they're clearly uncomfortable about it really annoy me.

Same applies to karaoke.

Mint Aero

Dancing's for the wimmenz, the gheys and very silly men.

It's stupid, I can't dance so I don't and I've no interest in it whatsoever. Same way I can't play an instrument or sing but for some reason you're supposed to dance if you can't and don't want to? lol f*ck off.

gobnaitolunacy

Mint Aero wrote: »

Dancing's for the wimmenz, the gheys and very silly men.

By your logic, Latin America must be chock full of quaaares what with all that salsa dancing.

Jester252

I was asked to dance once than I was asked never to dancing again.

Sandwlch

No. You just aren't a good dancer.

http://www.lloydianaspects.co.uk/evolve/menwont.html

The Backwards Man

Mint Aero wrote: »

Dancing's for the wimmenz, the gheys and very silly men.

You've just described the entire human race.

Eileen Down

Tell me, do you wanna see me do the shimmy again?

Daveysil15

dk1345 wrote: »

i must be a super dry shyte so cause the only time you'll see me on the dance floor is when im on the way to the jacks or taking a shortcut to the bar

That's actually a good escape strategy. Dance your way to the jacks.

BBDBB

Folks lining up outside just to get doooooooown

Potential-Monke

If what people do at clubs is considered dancing then i worry. What you do in a club is usually a move your feet ever so slightly and point with your fingers in alternation. Occasionally, you get the odd hottie being all sultry. And it's always full of idiots who can't keep their arms to themselves and hit everyone around them. They stop me "dancing". I feel like pucking them square into the jaw.

However, i do enjoy "dancing" in clubs, but only if it's good old fashioned choons bai.

Daveysil15

Potential-Monke wrote: »

If what people do at clubs is considered dancing then i worry. What you do in a club is usually a move your feet ever so slightly and point with your fingers in alternation. Occasionally, you get the odd hottie being all sultry. And it's always full of idiots who can't keep their arms to themselves and hit everyone around them. They stop me "dancing". I feel like pucking them square into the jaw.

However, i do enjoy "dancing" in clubs, but only if it's good old fashioned choons bai.

What exactly is "dancing"? Are we talking John Travolta type stuff here?

nlgbbbblth

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Take your baby by the hand
And make her do a high hanstand

And take your baby by the heel
And do the next thing that you feel

Mint Aero

The Backwards Man wrote: »

You've just described the entire human race.

Ha very good

MJ23

I knew a fella who wouldn't get up to dance unless he was totally wasted. He too cool and too hard to be seen dancing, the gobsh!t.

Mint Aero

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

By your logic, Latin America must be chock full of quaaares what with all that salsa dancing.

Uh I dunno LOL. They're a different race, I cant speak for them, nothing in common