RAYMO’S RAMBLINGS – CAN’T DANCE!
Can’t Dance!
Are you comfortable with dancing? Do you like to dance? My wife and I really enjoy watching Dancing with the Stars on Monday evenings. For sure it’s her favorite show to watch, she talks about it, votes for the dancers on her ipad during the show, gets mad when she disagrees with the judges results and loves and hates some of the dancers and professional dancers. She can’t wait to get home from work on Mondays to watch Dancing with the Stars, and it usually means I am making dinner that night.
Dance, it’s a big deal around here with Valley Dance District, Dance Haven studio in Montevideo and of course the sport of Dance teams in high school. I have covered for the radio station the LQPV/D/B Shadows dance teams from day one and that sport has exploded in popularity. It’s been fun to watch the sport grow over the years and the passion these coaches and girls and parents have for their sport. It seems everyone is dancing and loves to dance.
And that brings me, to me! I hate to dance, I don’t like to dance, I’ve never like to dance. The times I have danced were in high school at school dances which were slow dances, which I did enjoy! Then in college at parties and bars when disco was big in the late 70’s and early 80’s but it usually involved alcohol which made it easier to get out on the floor and bust some moves!
Lately, I’ve been asked to dance on the golf course (don’t ask) and in a press box. And at the KLQP radio studio’s, the company exercise plan is when YMCA by the Village People plays on the radio, everyone in the studio meets in the lobby and is required to do the YMCA, its required and I hate it. I don’t like exercise anyways. I don’t have any rhythm, and to me dancing is just awkward and dumb. Of course most of my dancing attempts have been at weddings over the years, and I try to avoid getting on the dance floor if at all possible.
You could say I have a fear of having to dance! And did you know there is a word for that? It’s called Chorophobia! A person having Chorophobia is fearful and extremely uncomfortable of dancing! I am not alone, there are people like me!! And boy that makes me feel better, I thought I was the only person that didn’t like or want to dance. I never thought I would have a phobia, but I do. I’m not sure how to overcome Chorophobia. Any suggestions? Anyone else out there have this issue?
Okay Raymo…Don’t think you’re going to get out of the mandatory YMCA dance just because you complained about it here! It’s good for you…and we can’t afford to buy you a gym membership!