I don't dance. Never have. But I do love watching dance as an art form.

There is a documentary called Pina about the dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch, and in one clip she does something with her arms that is the most expressive thing I have ever seen. I gasped when I saw it happen.

i'm terrible. even my taste is basic. [i think michael jackson was good.]
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iembalm wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:26 pm I don't dance. Never have. But I do love watching dance as an art form.

Agree - seeing folks dance w nuance and skill is amazing to watch. I went to a performance recently and a woman translated into Auslan via dance - sounds clunky , but it was fluid and beautiful - total appreciative silence from the crowd w a collective gasp at the end …

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Went out dancing last night for Pride at Queen!, a weekly underground LGBTQ+ house party at Smartbar. 'Twas fun. Got hit on by a loud drunk girl and a twink. And not for nothing but if I never see another harness it will be too soon. Harnesses are like Oakley sunglasses but for gay men. I said what I said.

penningtron wrote: Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:31 am Broadly speaking, Not Crap, but it often means having to engage with the shittiest pop music of the day which I really don't want to do.

Even reasonably shit music can be fun to dance to.

Something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough: How "Mother In Law" has one of the most danceable beats of all time:

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

Impressive for 1961. It's got a lot of other stuff going for it, but I believe the drums are the real reason it sold like hot cakes.

Listen to those fills. A work of art.

DaveA wrote: Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:09 am Something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough: How "Mother In Law" has one of the most danceable beats of all time:

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

Impressive for 1961. It's got a lot of other stuff going for it, but I believe the drums are the real reason it sold like hot cakes.

Listen to those fills. A work of art.

I always liked this song. I'll pay attention to the drums next time I listen to it.

Ran into former FM Mendoza on IG. He's currently script supervisor for The Bear, but I fondly remember his band, Let's Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich Shop, and this Dixieland banger from their first tape

https://letsgetoutofthisterriblesandwic ... night-lady

I've had it stuck in my head for over 48 hours and always bop and shimmy and kick whenever it plays.

"Let's Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop"...and he's script supervisor for The Bear? That is astounding.

Hell yeah.

https://youtu.be/RWyxVRdj-Gw?si=-5k5Y7QygL1ulfoz