# No thank you, I do not want to dance. Which of these words is giving you trouble? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thank-you-i-do-not-want-to-dance-which-of-these-words-is-giving-you-trouble/667546 "2013-08-30T00:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thank-you-i-do-not-want-to-dance-which-of-these-words-is-giving-you-trouble/667546/1 "2013-08-30T00:09:00Z")
Dear fellow party/wedding/nightclub attendee, I do not like to dance. I do not wish to dance. I have made this perfectly clear. So why, in the name of Christ, do you feel it is your duty to hustle me (get it?) onto the dance floor? You start by making eye contact with me from the floor, then motioning with your hand as if summoning a hot dog vendor. I smile and wave you off. You become more animated, incorporating join-the-fun gestures into your dance moves, enlisting others to join your efforts. Again I decline from afar, still a good sport. But here you come. You dance on over to me, clapping your hands above your head to the beat and stepping lively. Next thing I know you’re within body odor distance, reaching for my hand. What’s this? You are attempting to physically yank me into the fold, waving off my adamant protests because you, presumably, know what I want more than I. A genuine tug-o-war ensues and I prevail only because I have strength and body weight that you lack. I am thereafter labeled a pooper of parties and looked upon with equal parts pity and scorn. Why do so many think it is OK to behave in this manner? mmm --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thank-you-i-do-not-want-to-dance-which-of-these-words-is-giving-you-trouble/667546)._