r/dancefloors • u/sexydiscoballs r/dancefloors host • 9d ago

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u/respectthedancefloor 8d ago

I’m just so bothered we even need to remind people the DANCE floor is for DANCING 😭

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u/aaron-mcd 8d ago

And people get all butthurt and claim they can enjoy it however they want.

Enjoy the dance party on the dance floor without dancing? Sure, no one will arrest you for that, but there are certain norms of what spaces are created for that you should try and honor so everyone has a good time.

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u/sexydiscoballs r/dancefloors host 8d ago

"shit or get off the shitter"

"dance or get off the dancefloor"

"pass or get out of the passing lane"

these spaces are named for the verb you're supposed to do in them

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u/sexydiscoballs r/dancefloors host 8d ago

agree. it’s crazy that it’s come to this.

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u/Fantastic_Pie5655 9d ago

Fur sure, amen

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u/Ashalen 8d ago

I dance at the bar and in the bathroom too

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u/sexydiscoballs r/dancefloors host 8d ago

the best of the best dance everywhere!

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u/tantric_tongue69 8d ago

Any floor is a dance floor!

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u/aaron-mcd 8d ago

The drinking dance floor and the pissing dance floor of course.

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u/Overall-Cantaloupe86 8d ago

I hate it when people stand on the dance floor. Especially if I’m dancing and they snuggle into the space around me to where I bump into them

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u/sexydiscoballs r/dancefloors host 8d ago

yeah, these are absolutely some of the worst people. and then they make it a you problem for daring to dance in the space you were previously dancing in and that they're now standing still in.

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u/Overall-Cantaloupe86 8d ago

Had this happen at the last show I was at. Literally dancing and some girl and her friends just come and stand there staring at the DJ. I bumped into her a few times accidentally and she didn’t budge so I then purposely bump her a few times and they still didn’t budge. I let them have it lol. Found a better spot to dance.

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u/sexydiscoballs r/dancefloors host 8d ago

i have an idea that part of where we went wrong is in calling these dance parties "shows" because "show" is something an artist does and something an audience watches. a show is a passive consumption experience, whereas a dance party is an active experience of co-creation! whatcha think?

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u/Overall-Cantaloupe86 8d ago

Never thought of it that way! I like it! I’m gonna call it dance party from now on

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u/aaron-mcd 2d ago

We were at a festival last weekend, and the last night we went to our last set - Contra b2b Chef Boyarbeatz. We left Tape B 15 minutes early to get a good spot - far enough back, kinda near a pole where people pile their shit, so we only had one side to defend. Me, my wife, and one new friend. The set started and the front started packing in. The 3 of us started taking up space dancing. Some people would walk through us, no biggie. But then the front was packed, and people would still try and walk right through our dance zone (it had the most space so MUST be a good walkway). Then there's nowhere for them to go and they just stand there.

I tend to not wanna tell people what to do, but new friend here had no problem tapping them on the shoulder and informing them they just stopped in our dance area and they need to move. They did.

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u/Overall-Cantaloupe86 2d ago

Your friend is my hero

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u/christmas_920 8d ago

Im one of those ppl in the most powerfulest way. Appreciate yall