I think I have never danced in my entire life – not in church, not on my solitary foray into a night club, not at all the birthday parties I attended as a kid, not ever. I don’t remember if it was a concious decision, or if it was/still is a result of a deep seated phobia even I am unaware of, or if I have always lacked that seemingly natural ability to coordinate the limbs in resonance with external tunes, or if I just plain can’t be bothered.
I have always consoled myself by declaring that I am musing over the words of the songs – dissecting the rhymes, pondering the nuances, or sometimes inserting my own words to see if they rhyme better, or if they mean more for me that way. Don’t get me wrong, there have been times when I came close; days when I actually shuffled from side to side as though I were part of an invisible choir from antiquity or nodded my head and plucked strings on an imaginary acoustic guitar in tune with the song being belted out.
Today was one of them days, perhaps the huge cup of coffee I drank this morning as I stepped out into 3 degree centigrade temperatures was culpable, or it was a genuine case of shopping therapy after I ogled my latest acquisition for the umpteenth time, or perhaps it was Charlie leading worship at church, and squeezing in one of my favourite Hillsong songs… Bottom line is I almost danced, but I didn’t.. And I’m left still wondering what dancing must feel like…
A Geek's Life 
Shake that bootay that Jesus gave ya!! lol r u serious tho? in the privacy of your room nko? literally danced like no one is watching?
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LOL…
I can relate! Not so big on the dancing either. I simply shuffle my feet and wriggle my body in accordance, managing some lame move. š But if you feel you danced, you danced then. Happy Holidays!
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Dance is so liberating, dude I cannot dance to save my life but put a couple of drinks in me and I can dance for hours, whether I am dancing to the rhythm of the song is another matter but sha try it, you just might like it.
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seriously?never danced?you have to.
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Awwwwwwwww, this is sooo sweet. Danny you need to dance! Go do it all by yourself one day on a mountain or by the sea!
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u've never danced
wow
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LOL@ almost danced!!! Whaaaa??? U've NEVER danced??
Wondafu somtin!!
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@theicequeen — LOL.. Abi.. Maybe I need to take some special lessons and practice in the safety of my bedroom first..
@Rose — LOL@ shuffling feet.. Way to go… At least I'm not alone in having a dance 'phobia'
@Omosi — LOL.. Perhaps I need to invest in a full length mirror to try some ad-lib dancing
@leggy — maybe someday when I get uber excited, it will happen..
@Kat — LOL.. by the sea.. sounds brilliant..
@Kafo — Yelz o.. Never danced..
@RepressedOne — LOL.. Wondaful sumthin o…
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Are you for real?
wow that's new!!!
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I can sorta identify but I dance when am by myself o, I dance a lot.
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r u kidding me? I tot dancing was a natural response to good music…i mean, u r not talking of professional dancing, are you?
seriously, u've never danced? u almost danced? my! may God put some dance in ur feet…say amen bro!
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Amen @ Anoda Phase
o wow – i dont even know what to say, seeing as my middle name is dance itself – but i like how u wrote sumn so lovely from ur inability to move your body(which btw comes naturally to all, lol) just let loose baby – hheheheh have a blessed week
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Nice commentary on not dancing! Lol @ almost danced…what is that?!?! Me I dance o, proper "komole"-to-the-floor-and-back-up-in-one-beat-kinda-dance…you are missing out o!
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@NoLimit — Yup.. That's for real…
@Azazel — LOL.. That may be the way to go to lose my phobia!
@Anoda Phase — LOL… Guess an Amen is in order then..
@Neefemi — YOur middle name is dance? I envy you, really…
@AJ — LOL @ komole to the floor and back up… I crouch for una wey fit dance o…
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hehehehe!
Dancing is another realm of its own o..
I am such a dancer!
I am sure if we breathed dancing…ild live longer!!
lol…
My dear try it!
Feel it!!!
LOL!
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Really!!! Dr. Don RustGeek (lol) u're missing out o!
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hehe, this sounds like a case of baby steps: it's only a matter of time before you break into full-out dancing!
Dancing alone is a great way to get see what you look like dancing in order to compare it to what you see others doing (if self consciousness is the reason you're not dancing).
What I've noticed is that if you're really taken by the music you might not even notice that you're dancing…I love letting the music guide my movements (lol no matter how silly I may look!).
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LOL…my thoughts in church today,I was the only one dancing if you call swaying side to side with my feet planted in one spot and my hands behind my back and my fingers tapping my arms dancing. I got to thinking that I was the best dancer seeing that others did not even twitch:))
Im better than you though, I can dance in the privacy of my room and in front of my really close friends but never in public!
You are missing a lot (kettle calling pot black:)), Get on the dance floor maybe after fortifying yourself with some palmie, maybe if you break the jinx you will start dancing!
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Lol…I was like u @ one point,then I was liberated..I can't really dance on my own but I can copy..so when I go out, and someone does Alanta, I will just do it..and perfectly too..
Bobo..you are missing ooo…how u dey?
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@gee — I'm sure dancing is in another realm of its own! I genuinely envy peeps like my kid bruv who can dance to anything!
@tatababe — LOL.. So they tell me o.. But its like the conundrum of a fish – I don't know what's its like, so I can't really know that I miss it..
@GoodNaijaGirl — Perhaps my taste in music is so queer that its unlikely that I'll hear a song that will make me dance.. Maybe sometime in future..
@Olaoluwatomi — LOL @ swaying from side to side.. That's a good one.. Is that really dancing though? That palmie angle is looking promising though!
@dante — LOL @ you being liberated! Perhaps I should actively seek liberation too o…. O boy, I've been scaling things down in preps for 2010 o.. hence the vanishing..
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weird thats my 2 cents
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LOLLLLL…."almost doesn't count…"
You need to DANCE dude…its fun. Try it!
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lol… Bros, u funny gan o! Are you being serious? I love to dance, and I don't understand why people can't dance (The Mr. is one of those people. I don't know how he even got to me sef. lol) . I seriously consider it a source of wonderment.
Try and practice in 'solitary confinement' first o, before you hurt somebody š I am laffing out loud for real.
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Wow you have never danced!!! wow! I LOVE DANCING!. today on my lunch break at work,I had my ipod on and went to the washroom. I started busting our moves to Ko Gbadun. haha! anywayz we need to work and this none-dancing of yours!!
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@BBB — LOL.. Not quite sure of weird.. Maybe just different… Certainly didn't help that I spent my formative years in ultra-orthodox settings..
@JayCee — LOL.. I don't dispute it might be fun.. I just lack the ability…
@Nefertiti — LOL…Some of us are special like that joor…. Solitary confinement, I'll add that to the palmwine suggestion – that should be a clincher.
@Ms. O — Good for you then. Perhaps I'll consider the solitary + palmwine suggestions!
Thanks peeps
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I find dancing to loud upbeat music in the privacy of my house after a particulary bad day at work is really liberating
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LOL, well you will have to dance on your wedding say so get your prep on. š
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I meant *day.
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Amazing stuff! U have never danced? Are you a tree? Even trees dance to the wind. LOL hmmmm You should try it dancing I mean
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@miss definitely maybe — perhaps that is yet another compelling reason to try.. even if it is merely flailing my arms in the privacy of my bedroom.
@Original Mgbeke — Oh well, nothing says the wedding will not be complete without ME dancing o….. We'll find a way around that.
@Nice Anon — LOL @ your tree comparison…
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i typed my comment and just be4 posting, realised it was in d exact same words as Original Mgbeke's comment.
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Strange….
LOL@ I almost danced
I dont even know what to say
I guess others have said enough
Hey, I just remembered a guy I 'set' for in Uni, he didnt dance too, always stiff,but that day he had to move his body by force, and in front a crowd(even though the dance was a disaster), maybe I'd blog about that someday. I wish I knew you then….you for move your body small.
Anyway, nothing do you
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@funkola — lol… oh well.. maybbe you should have still typed them.. for double emphasis…
@Olufunke — LOL.. NO try me o.. Back in the day when the dancing was getting too much I would bail out o…
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Just posted on my blog, hint something on dance!:)
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I dance in supermarket aisles…I dance to freaky oldies when I'm alone..there is a certain freedom..
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Be like Nike. Just do it.
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DB,seriously???
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Lol..Bro try some liquour..it helps really good..lol
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@Olaoluwatomi — Yup, yup.. excellent read too…. Thanks for sharing
@Tricia — for real? I wish I could be as uninhibited, sometimes..
@Rosie — I wish I could, I really do wish I could…
@Spesh — Yelz o.. for real!
@Trybes — Clearly that works..Especially in addition to 'solitary confinement'
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Not even as a kid? I'm sure there's a secret video of you somewhere dancing and screaming your head off,hehe.
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Hahahaha! Awwww you must dance o! By force ni. If by some glorious act of God I get to meet you someday, I promise you I will make you dance. š
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Ummm, as a veteran wedding guest, first of all…during the reception, the groom and bride dance in as the official couple of the day.
Then you gotta do the 'couple's first dance' with your bride so hon, i doubt there will be any way of getting around that one.
Live a little. š
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@blogoratti — lol.. I wish… even if there was such a video.. I was young waaay before Youtube… so there's definitely nothing out there..
@miss.fab — oh well… guess God has to do the glorious act first….
@Original Mgbeke — Oh well.. For all I know, it might be a quiet court wedding somewhere…..
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As in never?!
It's like I can't believe that
I mean seriously
You know I dance at the drop of a hat
Oya come let me show you the moves, it goes like this, lika dat, to the left to the right shuffle here shuffle there, roll your waist and voila.
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@Thirty+ — LOL.. Thanks for the brief 'tutorial'….
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I need to get my hands on you! We will start with a basic two step……..
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