Monday, February 14, 2011

i tithe in sweat.

i recently went out dancing as i do and again was befuddled, again, by the human experience. anyone who knows me, knows that i enjoy dancing. i'm not that "step up"-Fatima-choreographer type man who will spin around and do tricks like its some music video. i just move as the music moves me..or however i catch the leg/foot cramps. what is always amazing to me is the levels of progression from empty dance floor (see just me dancing alone in a space) to packed and sweaty.
dancing is a way for me to exorcise my issues. all of the energies i felt throughout the week/the daily grind/setbacks/etc are conjured and released as i move around the floor. also, i open myself to the vibrations. certain bpms and bass lines compel me to move. i see it in the crowd and their faces when the night begins. people either don't want to be the first and don't wanna be the last on the floor. but if everybody thinks this way, when will they get up? i see chairs grinding, heads swaying and even those who happen to be standing are starting to feel it....but no one is making their way to the floor. then there is the "i don't know that song so....." so what?!?!? doesn't EVERY song actually start that way. once you hear it enough times and become familiar with it then whats the excuse? no one to dance with. AND?!?!?
i dunno. i come out to party. i'm not here to be seen/recognized/get pics taken. i try not to show up fashionably late b/c by the time you get a beverage and make your way to a good glow...the party is over. i also dance as a way of gratitude to the djs/sound selectors. just as in a concert, they feed off the energies of the crowd. you give, they give. so now here we are, a packed floor. those who chose all night to get warmed up to get their 'groove on' have no place to go. i say don't fight it. just go with it. go grease your grind. thanks for listening.

2 comments:

  1. Great title. I know how faithful you are with those tithes;)

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  2. Im usually the first on and the last off. So I feel you.

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