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Hello, my name is Zolton and I’m a non-dancer. That’s right, a non-dancer. I choose not to dance for the mental welfare of others, though my inability to shake and roll with the best of them can probably be traced back to the Id, the Ego; that darn voice that sits somewhere at the back of my head and reminds me that any inclination to hurl myself about the dancefloor will not go down well in public. So I choose not to. Heck … it’s my party and I’ll sit quietly and observe if I want to. In fact, I propose a coalition of like-minded souls. A union of non-dancers. Together we’ll mope about the fringes of every damn dancefloor, shooting daggers at those loudly dressed cats with their JK moves. And if our feet tap awkwardly in time with the snare, then so be it. We feel the rhythm. We just choose not to express it. Which is not to say I don’t have my outlets. Why is it, for instance, that every time I see the film-clip to Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time’ I want to peel back the screen and join that wonderful anime landscape — to live in their saccharine sweet world with a pet monkey by my side that always has my best interests at heart. Now that’s true friendship. Ah … pure unadulterated escapism. I’d give my kingdom for just ten minutes of the stuff. And while I concede that a barrow full of CDs doesn’t go far these days, I’m sure someone out there will make me an offer I can’t refuse. [painting by Brian Despain]
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Grace Thursday 22 November 2007
“I choose not to dance for the mental welfare of others”
That’s crap. What a cop out. You can’t blame your refusal to dance on the judgmental opinions of others. You’d never do that with your writing, so why do it with your dancing.
Dancing is fundamental. Everyone gets the urge but few have enough confidence to indulge it.
Men who dance are dead sexy. I love watching goofy-looking guys dance awkwardly. Like you, they’re probably aware that they aren’t Baryshnikov, and yet they refuse to deny themselves the joy of dancing simply because others may judge them. That degree of self-confidence is extremely attractive.
When a guy tells me he won’t dance because he “can’t” I immediately drag him onto the dance floor.
Seriously Zolton, stop encouraging people to not dance.
It’s a disservice to your patrons.
Andy Sunday 29 June 2008
Ha, I can understand this Zolt… but for me, I absolutely love hurling myself around the dancefloor, regardless of how it may look. If others get a laugh out of it, then so be it
I guess it’s a bit more acceptable in these crazy Central American warehouses than the clubs of NYC.
Jimmy Wednesday 3 November 2010
What’s the artist’s name who painted that cool picture with human record player?