Went to a bar tonight to do some dancing. Never thought I'd have an opportunity to do the salsa at a country western bar, but it seemed to fit, so Anna and I cut a rug. Andy says we got some good looks from some hot girls who were there. I swear, I get more attention from the ladies while I'm dancing than the rest of the year combined. Oh well, it was cool. But here's my point: (Yeah, you know my posts always seem to have a point, even if it's only important to me.) I've always thought that the way people move on the dance floor more or less reflects the way they are in life. A girl who's real relaxed out on the floor, really gets into the feel of the music, and is nice and loose and knows how to move is more likely to be an outgoing, fun, happy-go-lucky person. A girl who's tense and uptight on the dance floor is more likely to be shy, quiet, and easily embarrassed. Or, rather, I think it's a causal relationship. If a girl's shy, quiet, and easily embarrassed, she's likely to be very tense, uptight, and uncomfortable if put out on a dance floor with lots of people. And the inverse applies to girls that are relaxed, outgoing, and relatively carefree. But then I run into instances where my theory breaks down, or is just too black-and-white. Anna's sister, Abbie, is very comfortable with people, more or less outgoing, but embarrasses easily. She moves VERY nicely on the dance floor. That's 2-1, and she acts more toward the outgoing side when she's dancing. On the other hand, she refuses to dance with other people -- she only does hip-hop dancing. Eh? I'm confused... That's kinda weird. Then, there's the girl I met the other day: very outgoing, loud, almost abrasive sometimes. Doesn't embarrass easily, always has a witty remark, wears skimpy clothing to show off what is a nice figure. But she's as stiff as a board if you get her out dancing (by herself, in a group, or with another person)... I'm just confused. Here I thought I had a good theory, and it goes all to hell. <sigh>

On the other hand, it's sometimes pretty easy to tell when someone knows a particular dance. 'Course, I have no guarantee of this, but it looked obvious to me. Saw a cute little dark-complected girl (5'3" or less, looked like she might be a Latina) doing what amounted to a very nice merengue to some hip-hop music at the club. Damn, she looked good. It's a shame I don't enjoy dancing with people I don't know. I mean, I can, but I've never enjoyed it. It sucks. Once I get to know them, it's cool, but until then, I just don't enjoy it. I'm the uncomfortable, uptight, easily embarrassed one. <sigh> (c;

Party on the 21st, for whomever wants to come. Live music, courtesy of my friend Ray and his band (mostly classic rock and country stuff). Come on out. I know school will be just beginning, but maybe you'd like to get away for a last weeked beforehand.