Hey people...I want to preface this with a note that this blog is being written with positive intentions. It is not a negative rant with no real purpose. With that in mind I'd like to say... what's the deal with very few people in this city being ok with dancing in public? Boston's music venue scene is relatively unsavory as it is so why would people want to exacerbate the situation by standing around awkwardly while bands play their music?Here's my pitch...The way I look at it everyone would benefit greatly by just letting go of some inhibitions and shaking their groove things. Here are my reasons why...
1. If more people let their hair down and moved their feet to the music then you wouldn't have to worry about being embarrased for doing those moves you usually only do in the shower or after a roll in the hay with your favorite bed buddy. BECAUSE most of the people in the room are already dancing like fools! AND IT'S OK!
2. A lot of people go out to shows to meet people of the opposite sex and riddle me this?...is it easier to meet guys/girls if your standing by the bathroom sipping your margarita and making conversation with the sound guy or if your dancing hot and sweaty in the middle of a sexually charged group of college kids? You see my point.
3. Dancing is a great way to burn off the calories that your chugging down. It will also create the illusion of sobriety for a period of time...or at least keep you from getting as drunk as you may have gotten because dancing and drinking is tough to do simultaneously. In any case if you do actually get to go home with someone you'll have a better shot of getting lucky because you won't be vomiting all over their brand new comforter.
4. If you didn't go to the show just to get drunk or laid then you may have come for the musical performance. You probably want to see a really great show...guess what!? Bands play off of the audience more than most people realize. If you dance to their music they will rock even harder AND you will have had more fun experiencing their music.
5. Most importantly dancing is a freeing, spiritual, sexual, fun, positive, and uplifting experience not just for the dancer but for everyone in the room.
So don't be worried about being the only person out on the dance floor...make the concious decision to JUST NOT CARE. Be your own person and move to the music however YOU want to! If it's coming from your heart it will become contagious and others will join in and suddenly, before you realize it, Boston's music scene just got a whole lot cooler. Don't you want to be a part of that?