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ducasi
30th-March-2008, 01:31 PM
Subject says it all.

I am not sure of my own opinion at the moment, but thought it would make a good discussion.

Brian Doolan
30th-March-2008, 02:44 PM
I've seen lots of geeks or at least, geeky looking guys, on Tues & Thurs nights in JJ's in Glasgow. The problem with them is they seem to think they can dance and their antics (styling) only serve to make them look ridiculous.

Lee Bartholomew
30th-March-2008, 02:47 PM
Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.

Double Trouble
30th-March-2008, 03:16 PM
Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.

Not in a dance sense they don't.

Trust me Lee...even John Merrick would look attractive to us ladies if he was a great dancer.

It cracks me up when I see absolute mingers strutting around the blues room with women drooling all over them desperate for a dance and these blokes actually start believing they are irresistible. FYI...you're still mingers and the magic wears off as soon as you leave the dance floor.

Lee Bartholomew
30th-March-2008, 04:08 PM
Not in a dance sense they don't.

Trust me Lee...even John Merrick would look attractive to us ladies if he was a great dancer.

It cracks me up when I see absolute mingers strutting around the blues room with women drooling all over them desperate for a dance and these blokes actually start believing they are irresistible. FYI...you're still mingers and the magic wears off as soon as you leave the dance floor.

It's either that or the Lynx

fletch
30th-March-2008, 04:11 PM
Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.

you should know :wink:




Trust me Lee...even John Merrick would look attractive to us ladies if he was a great dancer.



looks like my friend 'Silver' from Hammersmith will be getting loads more dances than normal then :flower:

Cruella
30th-March-2008, 04:22 PM
It's either that or the Lynx
These female attractant sprays don't really work you know. :rolleyes:
My theory on the geeks, is that they know how to dance technically, due to their logical thinking and working out how moves work, but are not necessarily natural dancers.

It cracks me up when I see absolute mingers strutting around the blues room with women drooling all over them desperate for a dance and these blokes actually start believing they are irresistible. FYI...you're still mingers and the magic wears off as soon as you leave the dance floor.
I've always wondered why Ceroc don't market to the men with the fact that mingers become attractive for 3 minutes at a time if they can dance well. (That's long enough for most men):whistle:

philsmove
30th-March-2008, 05:00 PM
It's either that or the Lynx

Most Geeks on this forum seems to use Linux

Lost Leader
30th-March-2008, 05:07 PM
There are quite a lot of reasons why MJ attracts a greater proportion of geeky blokes:


All those moves, did you know there are over 600 of them?, maybe I can collect them all etc.
Oh look; there are DVD's, on-line lessons, You-Tube clips, and, joy of joys, another forum I can join.
There are women involved, apparently.........and, get this, you get quite close to them and they can't run away (well most don't seem to)
The loud music helpfully drowns out all the inane and incomprehensible techno-babble which they can't help spouting
It brings out their dogged determination, once they get past the initial shock, to keep "leveling up" (Geek attempt at humour there)Geeks also have some advantages in that they are less likely to be arrogant and thoughtless towards their partners, and with time and patience they may even overcome their personal hygiene issues, terrible dress sense and inability to look anyone (except fellow geeks) in the eye.

How do I know this?, well I have this friend you see....... :whistle:

Double Trouble
30th-March-2008, 06:00 PM
I've always wondered why Ceroc don't market to the men with the fact that mingers become attractive for 3 minutes at a time if they can dance well. (That's long enough for most men):whistle:

Reminds me of a post I did a few months back...



UGLY?

:tears:
NOT EMPTIED YOUR LOVE PLUMS INTO A GORGEOUS LADY RECENTLY?:tears:


CEROC CAN CHANGE ALL THAT


:clap:
"CEROC...BETTER THAN ROHYPNOL":clap:

Astro
30th-March-2008, 07:06 PM
Geek is not gender biased - can be male or female.

Whereas nerd is male only.

Caz
30th-March-2008, 07:27 PM
Don't know about geeks but i find it amazing how many computer programmers / physics / science nerds etc are the better dancers....

Jhutch
30th-March-2008, 09:05 PM
I've seen lots of geeks or at least, geeky looking guys, on Tues & Thurs nights in JJ's in Glasgow. The problem with them is they seem to think they can dance and their antics (styling) only serve to make them look ridiculous.

Not quite sure what you mean by this - maybe people are just enjoying themselves and not worrying too much what they look like rather than doing something thinking that they look amazing?

straycat
30th-March-2008, 10:07 PM
Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.

No. We don't :cool:

ducasi
30th-March-2008, 10:19 PM
Don't know about geeks but i find it amazing how many computer programmers / physics / science nerds etc are the better dancers....
I find it hard to distinguish "nerd" from "geek".

Astro, why can't you have female nerds? I'm sure I've met a few in my time.

Caz
30th-March-2008, 10:39 PM
I find it hard to distinguish "nerd" from "geek".

Astro, why can't you have female nerds? I'm sure I've met a few in my time.

Yeh I do too.. my phraseology was a bit bad there... I mean that a lot of the best dancers I know are computer programmers / into science related professions....I recall a conversation at Perth NYE about this with KT, Wolverine etc.

CheesyRobMan
30th-March-2008, 10:51 PM
I paint and play with Warhammer models. I watch Star Trek, Babylon 5 and own 5 out of the 6 Star Wars films (episode 3 was utter rubbish). I wrote fan fiction for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the X Files, Star Trek and (get this) Warhammer 40K. I have categorised my (large) directory of aeroplane pictures on my computer. I can write HTML web code. I have been in chess club, wargaming society and computer society.

I am an incurably epic geek.

But I can dance. :D

(How well is another matter...)

pmjd
31st-March-2008, 12:25 AM
So should all geeks/nerds roll up and report here and get their dancing rated?:whistle:

I'm not reporting my credentials but I'm definitely a geek!:waycool:

batnurse
31st-March-2008, 08:49 AM
Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.

Nope. Geeks do it for me every time - even if they can't dance :wink:

Lory
31st-March-2008, 09:20 AM
Geeks do it for me every time - even if they can't dance :wink:

To say someone was a Geek, used to be insult. It seems now, that being a geek is 'almost' something to be proud of.

I wonder how many people are 'closet' geeks?

Its OK, you can come out now! :wink::D

Time for another poll?

I'm a Geek, and proud.
I'm a closet Geek
I'm a 'wanna be Geek'
I have geekish tendencies which I try to keep under control.
I have no Geekish tendencies, I'm jealous! etc...

dep
31st-March-2008, 10:03 AM
I'm off to Google GEEK.
To find out if I am/n't?

Twirly
31st-March-2008, 11:05 AM
I find it hard to distinguish "nerd" from "geek".

Astro, why can't you have female nerds? I'm sure I've met a few in my time.

Had this debate with a previous boyfriend who was a geek (yes, I have a history, Beo wasn't the first :blush:).

We concluded that a geek is the same as nerd, but with added personality.

We didn't define the gender though... so I guess that you could have geeks or nerds of either sex. I find it easy to imagine female geeks (have a few as friends), however they all have personality. I find it hard to imagine female nerds, as most women tend to have personality...

*runs and hides*

killingtime
31st-March-2008, 11:28 AM
We concluded that a geek is the same as nerd, but with added personality.

I'd probably say that a nerd is a geek that geeks consider a "geek". To the non-geek world they probably see a group of geeks and think "geeks" whereas the geeks probably see the roleplaying geeks, the computer geeks, the science geeks and all the many subdivisions of geeks that exist (of which there is overlap and further division; the Linux geek for computer geek as an example). Within that circle there is (as you say) probably someone who still doesn't seem to quite be able to socially interact with their peers; they are probably deemed a nerd.

Trouble
31st-March-2008, 11:30 AM
Its not just geeks and nerds though is it. WE could have do ugly dancers make better dancers. Do boring people make better dancers. Do welsh make better dancers :whistle: .....

I dance with a few "nerds or geeks" i spose you could call em - if im thinking the same way everybody else is, its sort of not a lot of fashion sense, normally glasses and sort of smiles a lot out of nerves. They dance just as well as other people and sometimes better, i think the label makes no difference what so ever. People dance as they dance regardless of how the world perceives them.

different with sex so i hear, they say ugly/fat people are better in bed as they have to make the most of it when they get it and therefore they are a better/less selfish than the stud muffins of this world..... perhpas i should start a thread, actually, i will. :whistle::D

dep
31st-March-2008, 11:33 AM
better in bed as they have to make the most of it when they get it and therefore they are a better/less selfish than the stud muffins of this world..... perhpas i should start a thread, actually, i will. :whistle::Dall in the interest of research of course!:innocent:

batnurse
31st-March-2008, 12:00 PM
I'd probably say that a nerd is a geek that geeks consider a "geek". To the non-geek world they probably see a group of geeks and think "geeks" whereas the geeks probably see the roleplaying geeks, the computer geeks, the science geeks and all the many subdivisions of geeks that exist (of which there is overlap and further division; the Linux geek for computer geek as an example). Within that circle there is (as you say) probably someone who still doesn't seem to quite be able to socially interact with their peers; they are probably deemed a nerd.

:yeah: I'm a science geek, but I'm not a nerd ;)

Gadget
31st-March-2008, 01:17 PM
I have more interest in stretching my imagination via fantasy and sci-fi rather than make-believe soaps and pulp books. I live in a day to day, ever-unfolding soap called my life; why would I want to immerse myself in anyone else's?

Give me baddies to vent my rage upon; give me puzzles and twists that make me use my brain; give me lists, categories, sub-divisions and classifications that I can define everything by; give me systems and technology that lets me do all of this with ease and flexibility. Give me a badge and write 'geek' on it... {but if you make it the shape of a star-trek TNG communicator pin I may have to hurt you ;)}

nerds... specialist geeks.

robd
31st-March-2008, 02:02 PM
Have done a quick mental summary and I wouldn't define any of the leaders I think of as the better dancers as geeks (though I don't know some of them and their dance style may well not reflect their personality).

I think the detailed analysis of the differences between 'geek' and 'nerd' on this thread suggest a certain geekiness in themselves.

And Brian Doolan, I have never knowingly seen you dancing and you may well be super smooth with excellent musicality and aesthetically pleasing style. However, knocking other people's styling on a social dance floor (assuming it doesn't involve poor/dangerous floorcraft) is pretty unnecessary.

Kel_Warminster
31st-March-2008, 04:26 PM
I've got a doctorate in computer genetics and work as an IT apps specialist for a clinical diagnostics company, I reenact the English Civil War on horseback, I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy, I play AD&D, and I am also 5'10, and now a dress size 12 :) (aren't diets cool when they work??)

Dance wise, I guess I'm not bad!!

What does that make me, aside from "an interesting geek" :) :)??

killingtime
31st-March-2008, 04:40 PM
What does that make me, aside from "an interesting geek" :) :)??

What alignment are you ;).

EDIT: (Chaotic Good apparently)

Astro
31st-March-2008, 05:30 PM
Astro, why can't you have female nerds? I'm sure I've met a few in my time.

Where? On the dancefloor?

fletch
31st-March-2008, 05:39 PM
I've got a doctorate in computer genetics and work as an IT apps specialist for a clinical diagnostics company, I reenact the English Civil War on horseback, I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy, I play AD&D, and I am also 5'10, and now a dress size 12 :) (aren't diets cool when they work??)

Dance wise, I guess I'm not bad!!

What does that make me, aside from "an interesting geek"??

wow, you neaver know who your dancing with :respect:

I have *cough* an interesting and coulorfull past, I now spend my time, shopping, making plans for the weekend, planning my wardrobe for the weekend, sorting out other's plans, for there weekends. :cheers:


am I one of the cool kids :confused:

:wink:

PS whats AD&D ?

dep
31st-March-2008, 05:42 PM
I've got a doctorate in computer genetics and work as an IT apps specialist for a clinical diagnostics company, I reenact the English Civil War on horseback, I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy, I play AD&D, and I am also 5'10, and now a dress size 12 :) (aren't diets cool when they work??)

Dance wise, I guess I'm not bad!!

What does that make me, aside from "an interesting geek" :) :)??Kel. Stop it.:drool:
If you tell me any more, I'll be on the first flight South.:flower::devil:

killingtime
31st-March-2008, 05:45 PM
PS whats AD&D ?

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons... for when the basic Dungeons and Dragons just wasn't enough. Of course that's all considered "old school" now since we are back to just plain old Dungeons and Dragons.

Brian Doolan
31st-March-2008, 06:18 PM
Not quite sure what you mean by this - maybe people are just enjoying themselves and not worrying too much what they look like rather than doing something thinking that they look amazing?

The title of this thread has a jovial feel about it and I was responding with my usual jovial banality :D

Brian Doolan
31st-March-2008, 06:24 PM
And Brian Doolan, I have never knowingly seen you dancing and you may well be super smooth with excellent musicality and aesthetically pleasing style

By that description you MUST have seen me dancing, that's even better than I would describe myself but then I am a rather modest person. :D

Kel_Warminster
31st-March-2008, 06:32 PM
Kel. Stop it.:drool:
If you tell me any more, I'll be on the first flight South.

Any time my dear dep, any time.... :waycool:

Just for your info....my job takes me all over the UK so I may well be dancing at a venue near you soon :devil:

Fletch - AD&D...Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. I used to be a Chaotic Good Paladin until she got stomped on by a wurm in my last adventure :)

If you want photographic evidence of me doing the reeactmentthing , have a look at

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z313/Kelwallers/SK%202002%20to%20present/Kelly_Oscar2_16thJune2007.jpg

I'm the dour faced cromwellian soldier on the horse in the middle...

I can't get the <img src> code to post the image directly into the forum, I presume this has been disabled for all posts :nice:

Idle Mind
31st-March-2008, 09:04 PM
We concluded that a geek is the same as nerd, but with added personality.

We didn't define the gender though... so I guess that you could have geeks or nerds of either sex. I find it easy to imagine female geeks (have a few as friends), however they all have personality. I find it hard to imagine female nerds, as most women tend to have personality...

*runs and hides*

Well, unfortunately for sisterly solidarity, I have definitely met some female nerds in my time :)

Yep, I'm definitely voting for the idea that geeks are those charming and interesting people with more to talk about than just the standard *mainstream* interests. Whereas nerd - more to do with the socially-inept aspect rather than the interests per say. Not that this has anything to do with topping the geek test at work, no not at all...

~*~Saligal~*~
1st-April-2008, 02:38 AM
Nerd - a social misfit - generally noted due to their fashion sense and interests being different to the majority & popularly acceptable at that time.
Geek - can be nerd in appearance, but holds interests in specialised genres that are usually technical in nature - eg computer science. Also been known to be quite intelligent. Varying degrees of social-functionality.
(my best guess at a definition)

For instance, when I was growing up dancing was nerdy and uncool - therefore some put me in the category of nerd :sad:. There are times when I wish dance was as popular then as it is now!

Caz
1st-April-2008, 10:12 AM
Nope. Geeks do it for me every time - even if they can't dance :wink:

:yeah:

:whistle:

Rachel
1st-April-2008, 10:17 AM
Funny, I was pondering something similar on my drive to work this morning ...

I don't know about geeks, but there are definitely some people with whom dancing feels a bit of an odd experience. Not necessarily bad, just 'different'.

Often their technique is faultless, they can lead you into anything, and they time their moves well according to the music. They make eye contact and they're not inconsiderate/inattentive. However, I'm trying to figure out what it is ..... It's that, sometimes, the dance just feels too clinical, I guess.

There appears to be no emotion involved, or no evidence that the music is the driving force behind their movement. And, as a partner, you feel more like a robot who they're trying to figure out and make work best, rather than as a spontaneous, abstract, unpredictable being.

Perhaps it's just that they're concentrating too hard on perfecting the technical aspects of the dance ... Which I certainly don't blame anyone for, but it could be at the expense of a little bit of playfulness and fun - perhaps even laughing and enjoying it when their partner doesn't quite do the expected thing.

The kind of people with whom you think, oh God, I'd better not make a mistake, as they would regard it as a 'problem' which they need to solve, rather than just part and parcel of the dance.

You know what I mean?

Rachel

SteveK
1st-April-2008, 10:53 AM
I find it hard to distinguish "nerd" from "geek".

A nerd cares whether there is a difference between a geek and a nerd, and is happy to spend ages justifying the difference to others and why they should be called a geek and not a nerd

Whereas a geek thinks that only a nerd would be bothered about the difference. Hence that makes you more likely to be a geek than a nerd. :flower:

ducasi
1st-April-2008, 11:05 AM
A nerd cares whether there is a difference between a geek and a nerd, and is happy to spend ages justifying the difference to others and why they should be called a geek and not a nerd

Whereas a geek thinks that only a nerd would be bothered about the difference. Hence that makes you more likely to be a geek than a nerd. :flower:
Thanks goodness for that! (Or maybe I shouldn't actually care. :confused:)

Lory
1st-April-2008, 11:59 AM
There appears to be no emotion involved,

~snip~

You know what I mean?

I know exactly what you mean!!!

dep
1st-April-2008, 01:01 PM
............ but there are definitely some people with whom dancing feels a bit of an odd experience. Not necessarily bad, just 'different'.

Often their technique is faultless, they can lead you into anything, and they time their moves well according to the music. They make eye contact and they're not inconsiderate/inattentive. However, I'm trying to figure out what it is ..... It's that, sometimes, the dance just feels too clinical, I guess.

There appears to be no emotion involved, or no evidence that the music is the driving force behind their movement. And, as a partner, you feel more like a robot who they're trying to figure out and make work best, rather than as a spontaneous, abstract, unpredictable being.

Perhaps it's just that they're concentrating too hard on perfecting the technical aspects of the dance ... Which I certainly don't blame anyone for, but it could be at the expense of a little bit of playfulness and fun - perhaps even laughing and enjoying it when their partner doesn't quite do the expected thing.

The kind of people with whom you think, oh God, I'd better not make a mistake, as they would regard it as a 'problem' which they need to solve, rather than just part and parcel of the dance.

You know who I mean?been watching me again?