Comments on: Passive vs. Participatory Entertainment

By: Do something. - Electrolicious

Do something. - Electrolicious — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:17:06 +0000

[...] written about this on electrolicious before, most recently in 2003, prompted by a Justin Timberlake concert of all things. I hate to sound like a broken record, but I [...]

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:23:38 +0000

yeah . . . I’ve been noticing that, too . . . and feeling a wierd sadness around it . . . I try to drag people out to dance or get them going (you mentioned you were once a Super-Rave-Cheerleader but almost always they just smile sort of nervously and say no. Have you read up on un-schooling? I have a friend who is going to start home-un-schooling her eleven year old son because public school is zombifying him - he won’t make any sort of move without asking not only permission but the steps he needs to take and the order to take them in. This is a bright, creative, fabulous kid - it’s wacked. Schools teach a kind to be an efficient cog in the system - its no wonder people are too afraid to dance freestyle. And don’t even get me started on the evil feng shui of Wal-Mart

By: kim

kim — Tue, 01 Jul 2003 18:51:39 +0000

i’m not sure it’s america-specific. i went to a club night in cologne and everyone was circled around the dancefloor not-dancing. this, a minimal tech-house night filled with 23+ people. they were all watching like some kind of middle school dance. it was freaky.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:45:43 +0000

I’ll never forget the moment when my godmother “got it”…I took her to a rave (No-I-Tu-Love, for those who remember them) years ago and after just a few minutes on the side of the dancefloor, a light bulb suddenly went off for her and she exclaimed, “wow, you mean everyone just dances without paying much attention to other dancers??” and like that, she plunged in and danced her booty off. Gotta love it. That was the spirit!

By: leblanc

leblanc — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:19:06 +0000

oh, that is so depressing. that’s why i love the “dance like no one’s watching” stickers that people hand out at events - because you should. i hope you guys find somewhere comfortable to dance someday (besides naked in your own living room, which is also fun); if not, perhaps someday we will throw a “Dance Like an Idiot” rave and you all will be invited