Shall We Dance?
Thursday, 06.22.06 @ 12:07AM 
Last weekend in Cincinnati, we took in a riverboat cruise with dinner and dancing. Princess and a passel of her nine-year old friends took over the dance floor and learned the Macarena, the YMCA, and other dances from one of the riverboat stewards. You bet I took plenty of photos, but I won’t post them here since I don’t have permission from all the other parents. Not going to ask, either, since they would most likely be shocked at some of the contents of this site. But Some of the mothers joined in for one dance. That didn’t last long. Princess whispered in my ear that I was embarassing her. Me? Embarassing? Surely not! Just because I have two left feet and know how to use them? Just because I look like one of the hippos from Fantasia on the dance floor? Anyway, the other mothers were also banished from the dance floor one by one. The fathers didn’t even make an attempt to dance, since they were busy with cameras anyway. So now I’m an embarassment, huh? Just wait til Princess starts bringing boys home, I’ll show HER what embarassing really IS! Meanwhile, I’ve found some example of folks whose dancing will make you laugh, and maybe even make ME look better on the dance floor.
Here’s a guy who can dance his socks off, doing some of the silly dances we’ve encountered over the years in The Evolution of Dance (Thanks, April!)
Followed by not-so-great dance moves.
If you can’t dance at all, you can still choreograph these folks at the Pepto-Bismol Dance Machine.
How NOT to breakdance. You may break something.
This guy managed to do it, too!
Have you ever tried the video game Dance Dance Revolution? Its HARD! Really DIFFICULT, especially for those over 30.
But take a look at this one-legged man who is all over DDR!
You heard the phrase “Dance like nobody is watching”? How about “Dance like you don’t know your brother is videotaping you in your bedroom”!
The Ballet Dancing Guy.
A strip tease dance from the 1920’s, back when there was more tease than strip. Oh, and its REALLY funny!
THE DANCING DUCK
A circus owner walked into a bar to see everyone crowded about a table watching a little show. On the table was an upside down pot and a duck tap dancing on it. The circus owner was so impressed that he offered to buy the duck from its owner. After some wheeling and dealing, they settled for $10,000 for the duck and the pot.
Three days later the circus owner runs back to the bar in anger, "Your duck is a ripoff! I put him on the pot before a whole audience, and he didn't dance a single step!"
"So?" asked the ducks former owner, "did you remember to light the candle under the pot?"
BELLY DANCING
Q: What do you call a belly dancer with a sword?
A: A veiled threat.
Q: How many belly dancers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Five. One to do it and four to stand around saying, "I can do that... better.
Q: What kind of crowds do belly dancers hang out in?
A: Hip circles!
Q: What do belly dancers do on their nights off?
A: Go out dancing sheik to sheik!
Q: How are belly dancers and plastic surgeons alike?
A: They both tuck and lift!
Q: What is the difference between a belly dancer and an incompetent pastry chef?
A: One shakes body parts, and the other bakes shoddy tarts!
Q: Why did the belly dancer cross the road?
A: She heard there were costumes on the other side.
Q: What kind of closures do belly dancers use to hold their costumes together?
A: Belly buttons!
Q: How can you tell when a group of belly dancers is amused?
A: By the belly laughs!
Q: Where can you go to learn how to belly dance?
A: To a navel academy.
Thought for today: Life’s a Dance, you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don’t worry about what you don’t know
Life’s a dance, you learn as you go.
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Reader Comments (20)
The one-legged guy made me laugh hard! Amazing though.
Have a great day!
I recently saw Dave Barry speak and he did a piece on 'Parenting through Embarrasment' quite funny AND useful.
They mentioned your blog in the Edge section of the Daily Oregonian this morning. (http://www.oregonlive.com/edge/ )
I nearly choked on my cheerios.
Karen and Raggedy, thanks!
Carla, I am a big Dave Barry fan. I am quite the embarassment, too!
PAgent, thats right nice, thanks for the heads up. But I don't think that quite puts me in the "famous" category!
As for me dancing, it don't happen. It used to...but a lack of alcohol intake has forever cured me of at least one method of making a fool of myself. Worry not; I still have plenty of other outlets for the 'mfos'...
I feel inspired.
I shall go dance naked in the moonlight.
Lighting Bug's Butt, is that your REAL email address?
JB, that was an inspirational photo!
Skunk and Carl, don't be so humble. I bet you both dance like middle-aged white guys.
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