I finally made it out again
I was finally able to make it out and do some observing and here is what I came up with. Somehow I found myself out at a dive near downtown where I made several observations but this one stuck out the most. I couldn't keep my eyes off the dance floor partly because I was a little more sober than most and partly because I couldn't get over the catastrophe that was going on before my very eyes. Before I tell you about it, let me preface it by acknowledging that I can, in no way, shape or form dance but I know this. So while checking out the rug-cutting going on I was able to break it down into four different categories. 1. The obviously good dancer. This is the guy or girl who can clearly cut it up, no questions asked. Most people will look at this person and say "damn son, that dude can dance." 2. The obviously bad dancer. This is the good dancer's nemesis. This person will throw out his best moves trying to outdance the other. Sometimes he will even try to mimic the good guy to "out-do" him but usually ends up just embarrassing himself even more than he already has. This is the person who should not be allowed to dance outside the confines of their own bedroom. 3. The bar-side dancer. This person is usually grinding against their partner, clearly boozed, eyes unfocused and generally uncoordinated. The mate is usually scanning the bar to see who all is watching the fiasco happening in his lap. The bar-side dancer is funny because, as to pour salt on the wounds of the mate, after the song is over it is usually followed by excessive and sloppy PDA. And finally 4. The overdancer. This person is hilarious because they only have a couple of moves in their repertoire and regardless of how slow the music is, they are going about five times faster than they should. I love this person for a couple of reasons. One is it is almost guaranteed that someone is going to get plowed down by the overdancing buffoon or the dancing clown will end up on the floor. It is hard not to continuously watch them just for the inevitable trainwreck that will ensue. So which one are you?