lavalamp comments on To like each other, sing and dance in synchrony - Less Wrong

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Comment author: juliawise 23 April 2012 09:11:36PM *  10 points [-]

We've never tried something like this at an actual meetup, but contra dancing has become kind of a thing among Boston-area LWers. Two of us were avid dancers to start with, a few more had tried it in the past, and one recently got into it. So now I see a couple of LWers at dances at least once a month.

Advantages: easy to learn, no dance skills needed beyond ability to walk on-beat. The caller tells you what move to do next, so you don't have to improvise if you don't want to. Live music, reasonable cost for an evening (~$7). Lots of eye contact and opportunities for flirting, but not an overtly sexual atmosphere. Find dances near you.

Comment author: lavalamp 24 April 2012 03:12:45AM 3 points [-]

Contradancing: it's like dancing but it has rules!

Comment author: juliawise 24 April 2012 10:55:07AM *  2 points [-]

Which is a good thing for people who dislike completely improvved dance forms like club dancing. There's room for adding your own style once you want to.