"I mean, if you don't want to dance, go sit in the freakin' nosebleeds."
I heard this from a chatty woman in a massive bathroom line at the Brad Paisley concert in February. She complained to the woman next to her, also a stranger, about people who yelled at her while she was trying to get her grove on during Darius Rucker's set.*
My immediate reaction was to agree with her. Don't go to a concert if you don't want to dance.
But then I realized, I don't dance at concerts. I don't really dance at a lot of places. Or at all. If I do dance, well you can see for yourself what happens.
I danced with Winnie and Daisy in my empty house the day I got the keys to my first home of my own. I still dance with Winnie and Daisy in my bedroom (with the door closed) when I've had a good day.
Otherwise, any dancing I've done involves alcohol. I once, sober, sat through an entire Rascall Flatts concert in a lawn chair. The only time I stood up is when a Make a Wish Kid was brought on stage to sing.
At a sober Lenny Kravitz concert, I sort of awkwardly swayed once.
Why don't I dance? I just asked one of my best friends to give me a comment on my dancing.
"When Randi dances, she seems to enjoy herself. She is very enthusiastic. It doesn't happen often. Like me and all other pale people, Randi is white. I am sure that Randi is at least a good a dancer as I am," said Misty Ebel.
With that ringing endorsement, I would like to say that I would like to dance more. I really want to dance at the upcoming New Kids on the Block show.
I just don't want to hurt society in the process.
What about you? Do you dance at concerts? How do you not make a fool of yourself?
*I would like to note that even though I am not a concert dancer, I do not hate on those that do or demand they sit down. Whatever. Dance your pants off!
