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| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
I don't understand people who show up to shows and don't dance once, not at all. They head to the bar, grab a beer, and then sit in the corner headbobbing eyeing everybody else. That just seems so boring. |
maybe i can help you understand one perspective-
not everyone is a gung-ho consumer of the nightclub product. personally, i don't dance unless i am MOVED to dance. If it sucks but I'm there with friends, I'd rather hang out with friends and hope it gets better. I resent the idea that you need to dance if you are at a nightclub, just because everyone else is or because you are in an environment conditions one to dance. Those are the worst parties, those parties where everyone dances because they think they should and they are a little tispy (most nightclub experiences). You end up with a lot of people awkwardly moving in tight social circles and drinking to lose their self-conscious behavior. There are always those people, of course, who just like to dance alone regardless, whether for escapist reasons, exhibitionist reasons, or health, or whatever.
Personally, my take on it is if the music moves me, i won't be able to help myself from dancing. If I am in a crowd where most people can't help themselves from dancing, it feels fucking awesome. You feed off people's energy, feel interconnected, etc. There's no need to get fucked up, no need to cluster awkwardly. I prefer to be in such an environment where everybody loses their shit.
That said, if I'm NOT feeling it, I don't dance. First reason is I don't feel you should give the DJ the wrong impression if you think the music sucks. If you think the music sucks, don't dance. If the DJ changes things up and you like it, show him/her you appreciate it by dancing. A lot of people just dancing to mediocre music because they think they have to just leads to a mediocre experience for everyone.
So like I said, if I'm not on the floor losing my shit, I am probably away from the loud noise, talking with friends and/or watching people awkwardly cluster on the floor or watching some manipulative douchebag work a slut, or I'll just leave and do something else.
The other thing to consider is at some especially 'sceney' parties, most people are there just to hang out with acquaintances and mutually support each other's insecurities. (the insecurities that cause people to become sceney in the first place) I can't stand that shit.
also, i can't stand the concept of 'the show' in dance music. it doesn't belong there. once i had to deejay such a 'show' for like 700 people, where i was on a stage, and i just felt like a huge doofus. That's what I can't stand about DJs at music festivals, eg DEMF. I'll be happy to see a live show on a stage, but I don't want to see a guy playing records, wtf. Also it's just harder to connect as a DJ in such environments if you're not superfamous or playing for a 'best hits' crowd like tiesto at UMF or something.
/negativity

Last edited by nefardec on May-24-2009 at 00:19
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