The Early Days of Dancing

copyright (c) 2002 by Nasser Shukayr

Thousands of years ago, an ancient caveman (let's call him "Ugg") may have came home after a hard day at work.  He was so tired that instead of gently laying his club down, he dropped it.  His club hit the floor with a loud "BLANG".

Ugg heard the sound, and he liked it.  So he picked up and dropped his club again.  BLANG.  Then a few more times. BLANG BLANG.  Next, he picked up and dropped a different kind of club, making a slightly different sound.  BLING.  Ugg thought it was totally cool to create his own sounds.

Experimenting with the two clubs, Ugg soon discovered that you could simply lift a club slightly and then let it fall. BLANG BLANG BLING BLING BLANG.  The floor of Ugg's cave became the world's first drum set, and on that day in history, our ancestors invented "rhythm".

Other cavemen watched with increased interest while Ugg pounded out his music.  It's difficult to stand still while listening to a good rhythm.  So these nearby cavemen started moving in time with the music.  And that's how "dancing" came about.

Soon, Ugg grew tired of pounding out the same old rhythms, so he invented complex interesting NEW rhythms.  His dancers had no choice except to learn the latest rhythms, and that's how we invented the "Rush to Plus".

Eventually, floor-bangers in neighboring caves started trying various methods to lure people away from Ugg's cave and over to THEIR cave, and that's how we invented the idea of "stealing dancers from other clubs".

Of course, the above story is purely a guess.  No one really knows exactly how dancing started.  The very first dance may have been invented through some entirely different process.  Perhaps the first dance happened immediately after someone accidently stepped in the fire.

  Nasser "that theory also explains the world's first yodeling" Shukayr
 

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