A serious post: I used to love to "shake my booty"

[steve2470]

When I was younger, I would go dancing every night if I had the chance. I was the blonde John Travolta, without that corny crap everyone does when they imitate him. Anyway, in the last few years, I have not really wanted to go dancing. Does anyone over 40 still like to shake their butt ? I'm not talking about line dancing or formal ballroom type dancing, but just shaking your ass to a live band or good canned music.

[ima_sinnic]

1. I'm 58 and will always love to dance

... but I know what you mean. After I got to be about 50 I sort of lost interest in having music constantly playing around me. I attributed it to hormones and lack thereof. I notice my "natural rhythm" isn't so rhythmic anymore.

[steve2470]

2. It seems everyone I know over 40 is half dead

Forget dancing. More like see a movie and go eat and go home early.

:-(

[Swede]

4. Yeah,more and more of my friends never have any fun.

There are a few of us left that still make the rounds.

[parasim]

5. Hey, man, I'm 47 and I still boogie whenever I get the chance...

I know what you mean, most people I know that are my age don't dance anymore. I say, forget them, I go at least once week to a club where the band plays kickass covers from the 70s and 80s, just good soul/funk/r&b and I dance my ass off for 3 and half hours right there with the college kids...

Never give up the funk... gotta have that funk!

[steve2470]

6. Good for you ! Do you dance by yourself or get someone to join in ?

[parasim]

9. Yes and yes.

Well, the club that I go to has such a great band that everybody kind of dances whether the're with somebody or not. But, I've found there's typically some other like-minded dancer that I usually end up dancing with... I've danced with people 10 years or more my senior as well as 19 year old college kids.

The key for me was this: find a great band in a great club, and you'll always find people who love to dance.

[steve2470]

10. I will try that, great advice ! nt

[parasim]

11. Just remember what the great Duke Ellington said...

"It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing."

Keep the groove alive, man...

[steve2470]

12. you know it ! nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I love to dance, but mostly my husband doesn't.

So I dance around my study, with the blinds down, to some really incredible classical guitar music playing away! I can almost see myself with a rose in my teeth, and castanets overhead in my hands! It doesn't work because I need to breath with my mouth open, and my arthritic shoulders won't work! But the music still moves this old dame!

:kick:

[da_chimperor]

7. I'm a already 22, but I still love to dance for someone as old as I am.

:silly:

[steve2470]

8. keep it up ! nt

[Bullwinkle925]

13. I used to love to dance as well - however, I think I've forgotten how to

'move'. I feel too embarrassed to try now.

[steve2470]

14. shameless brag here

A few years ago (when I was 43 or 44 or so) I danced with a pretty young lady who may have been 23 or 25. She said " You are the GROOVEMONSTER !". I loved it !!!!!!! Made my night and I didn't even get laid.

[supernova]

15. Love to dance, but do it rarely

Mostly because:

1) No one to go with and I'm not fond of going to bars and such alone.

2) While I love live music and love to dance, I'm also hyper sensitive and the musice tends to wear me out for the next day.