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Dance is such a nuanced thing. Really I think it is more like a language than anything else. My favorite example of this is at somewhere like a rave or Phish s
by xfeeefeee 14d ago
Dance is such a nuanced thing. Really I think it is more like a language than anything else.
My favorite example of this is at somewhere like a rave or Phish show etc where you can see people form their own little conversations and groups and move on as the night goes.
And of course you have people just enjoying having a nice talk with themselves and the music.
In more professional settings you see people try to fit dance into little boxes and say what it is or is not... it predates spoken language. It is something very primal, not even uniquely human.
- embedding-shape 14d agoDancing in large groups with other humans truly is primal, and something special. It's akin to the experience I think people get when going to church and similar things, weirdly enough. Everything is so artificial online today as well, that maybe it's the contrast between what we see all day vs when we're at events, that make it all seem extra special nowadays.
- adzm 14d agoBefore I went to my first Phish show I always heard people refer to it as their church; it didn't make sense to me until I went. Even being sober, it was a very powerful experience, and the sense of connection and community was very enlightening.
- embedding-shape 14d agoNever went to a Phish show, but now you got my interest up :) I'm mostly coming from the electronic music scene, in various capacities, and pretty much the same feeling and senses exposed in those, even in more "artificial" music styles. I feel like a lot of the "AI-doomerism" could be solved if people go out where large groups listen to music, and dance together with strangers. I even wrote about one recent experience in more detail some weeks ago: https://emsh.cat/en/the-people-are-still-there/ https://emsh.cat/en/the-people-are-still-there/
- gilleain 14d agoGoing to church, you say? :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltoAcZrjBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltoAcZrjBw (Faithless : 'God Is A DJ', Live at Alexandra Palace)
- embedding-shape 14d agoHeh, fitting! Personally, at 4 in the morning in a warehouse, I'd probably claim DJ is a God rather than the opposite :)
- y-curious 14d agoI’ve always felt so awkward and uncomfortable the whole time in these situations. It’s a huge shame because I’m very social orally :/
- redwood 13d agoThe first follower makes the lone nut a leader Source: https://youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ?si=h6ZYND15Am0ao3aq https://youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ?si=h6ZYND15Am0ao3aq