r/Unexpected • u/MyNameGifOreilly • 2h ago

Do you wanna see my signature move?

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u/sputtertots 1h ago

There is a company (as in group) they play with called West Coast Swing, its on the tube. Its sorta typical in this genre that the woman have slightly more look at me moves and the men will feed off that or set them up for that and sometimes do their own little signature move. Its really about cooperation tbh.

I love watching the Jack and Jill competitions, its fun when they draw their partners which they may have never danced with before but probably know their signature moves and feed off that. Its a lot of fun, hubs and I used to west coast swing when we were younger.

Those two know each other really well tho.

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u/mekwall 1h ago

Thanks for the info! That actually makes a lot of sense and changes how I read the clip a bit. I was interpreting her sharper, more attention-grabbing movements as a difference in skill level, but if that's partly how West Coast Swing is structured, then his dancing makes a lot more sense too.

And honestly, the cooperation is probably what stood out most anyway. They seem very tuned in to each other, which explains why the whole thing looks so effortless despite them having pretty different styles.

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u/Dizzy-Put-7393 1h ago

Why comment with a judgement statement when you don't know what the fuck you're talking about then? Just makes no sense

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u/mekwall 1h ago

Because I was commenting on what it looked like to me (note that I used the word "seems"), not presenting myself as an expert on West Coast Swing. Someone who actually knows the dance explained what I was missing, I thanked them, and I adjusted my view accordingly.

I'd much rather be wrong about something, learn why, and change my mind than pretend I already knew everything before commenting.

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u/Dizzy-Put-7393 46m ago

Go back and read your first comment. You made an absolute fuck ton of qualitative statements without knowing a fucking thing about it

So confident in your ignorance

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u/mekwall 39m ago edited 35m ago

"Confident in your ignorance" is a bit much. My impression was based on what I've seen from other dance pairs and on being an amateur dancer myself. I never claimed to be an authority on West Coast Swing, which is why I said she "seems" to be in a different league.

You seem to be treating this very black-and-white, as if people shouldn't share an impression or opinion unless they're experts on the subject. I don't think that's a reasonable standard, and the world would be very boring if it were.

I gave my impression, someone with more specific knowledge explained what I was missing, and I adjusted my view. That's not being confidently ignorant. That's just how normal discussion works.

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u/UndergroundManXII 30m ago

Ha. Hello fellow hater of this shit. Ahaha.

The cake eating and having it too is always so good. "Which makes the difference in skill level matter a lot less." OH NO I WASN'T...

Yea okay chief. Sure you fucking weren't.

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u/Rikplaysbass 1h ago

Everybody is an authority on whatever 15 second clip they watch. Most surprising thing is that they acknowledged and accepted the new info lol

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u/mekwall 1h ago

To be fair, I specifically said she "seems" to be in a different league. I was describing my impression from the clip, not claiming to be an authority on the genre.

Then someone who clearly knows more about it gave me some useful context, so I updated my view. That's kind of the point of using words like "seems" in the first place.