dancing so we don't have to

Clearly we're not dancing the way we did even five years ago. What happened?

It's not that dancing is vanishing. In one sense, it is more popular than ever. On television, this year there have been no fewer than four dance shows: "Dancing with the Stars," "So You Think You Can Dance," "America's Best Dance Crew," and "Step It Up & Dance." On the Internet, YouTube's No. 1 "top favorite" video of all time is the goofy "Evolution of Dance."

But it's no coincidence that as dancing explodes in popularity on TV, it's harder to find at bars and the average party. What's popular on these shows and clips isn't dancing - it's second-hand dancing. These people are dancing so we don't have to.

more from The Boston Globe here.

Comments

[Marilyn Terrell]

One factor the Globe story ignored was demographics: In the census of 2000, the median age in America was 36.5, and in 2007 it was 37.9. Nevertheless, you can still find real people dancing on Sunday tango nights at Loring Pasta Bar in Minneapolis:
http://intelligenttravel.typepad.com/it/2008/07/carbs-conversat.html

[Jared]

"These people are dancing so we don't have to"

Thank God it has been outsourced.

[511 pants]

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