Skip to content

Rikomatic

Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff

Menu
  • Follow Me on Instagram
  • My Professional Site RangerRik.com
  • Every Roller Rink in California (Map)
Menu

Why I Can’t Dance for You

Posted on June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 by

At a conference after party, folks are getting frisky as Eminem comes on.

A dance circle coalesces.

Reps from other companies are jumping in and being silly.

They cry “Oh!” and “Hey!” as the official videographer captures footage.

My co-worker turns to me and says “You should go in. This is your moment.”

I look at her and shake my head.

For others, dancing might be like juggling or speaking in Klingon.

It’s a party trick, a silly diversion.

For me, it’s like writing a poem or sharing a secret.

Dance is personal and intimate.

I’m exposing myself, the rawest, truest part of me.

It’s not something I can just turn on and off like a faucet.

I sip my Diet Coke and bop my head in time to Dua Lipa.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

“3 Hats” Skate Performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y00hSZ1eHPg

Recent Posts

  • Who’s Yehoodi? Seven Stories about Yehoodi’s Legacy and Impact
  • What body and mind do you need to achieve your goals?
  • Amazing 1958 Map of Disneyland
  • Fun Times with the Roller Rangers at Dreamforce 2023!
  • Happy 18th Birthday, Mole Negro!

Categories

  • Books
  • Cats
  • Civil Society
  • Creative Writing
  • Dancing / Music
  • Education
  • Family
  • Film
  • Food and Drink
  • General
  • Health
  • Information Society
  • Machinima
  • Media Reform
  • Music
  • New York
  • Politics
  • Real World Places in SL
  • Science
  • SF Bay Area
  • Television
  • The Spirit
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • United Nations
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Web/Tech

Tags

b-boy (76) breakdance (51) breaking (26) brooklyn (36) charleston (11) competition (11) coney island (10) dance (17) dancing (30) documentary (15) education (21) festival (12) frankie95 (16) frankie manning (52) frim fram (10) global kids (70) hip-hop (31) human rights (11) inaug09 (11) jazz (12) lindy hop (143) lindyhop (17) lowcarb (18) lxd (11) macarthur foundation (12) machinima (22) memorial (14) mermaidparade (22) mtv (13) performance (16) pmt (10) popping (11) quaker (27) recipe (38) rockclimbing (16) second life (81) shim sham (15) skating (49) soul music (14) swing (52) swing dance (45) united nations (10) virtual world (19) virtual worlds (29) yehoodi (39)
© 2023 Rikomatic | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme