Today I was at one of those open mic things at school. This one band played, and for one song, they said "this is one of those dance type of songs, so if you're with your significant other, go ahead and dance".
For a moment, I was brought back to middle school dances, where my gut would tighten when everyone coupled on the dance floor during the slow songs, leaving the few wall flowers (me and others) behind. No one wants to be the collective group that sits/stands during the slow dances. No one wants to be alone.
It got better in high school, I eventually got asked to dance and didn't have to sit out. But sometimes, things got awkward too: like that time someone asked me to dance for his friend (it was a fast song) and the guy who I was dancing with, his friends kept trying to push us closer together. Yikes. And then at the end I didn't want to dance with him anymore so I was making faces at my friend to come rescue me but the guy I was dancing with saw me make the faces. Awkward.
So today when the band started playing that dance song, I got that nervous gut feeling again. I was worried that 1. everyone around me would start coupling up and I'd be left alone or 2. one of my guy friends would ask me to dance and it would make it awkward for the rest of our friends.
But luckily, none of that happened. Phew! I guess university students are too cool to dance at open mics.
How do you feel about school dances?
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