Whatever happened to slow dancing?

I'm serious. I remember being in school, going to class discos, where we'd be drinking sodas, eat crisps and cheese doodles, and dance to the songs that were on the hit lists at the time, having a gay old time! Then suddenly, whoever was in charge of the music would put on a slow song, which meant it was time for what we all knew as "tryckare" (translated: "squeezer") = slow dance. This was the perfect chance to get to hug the person you fancied for an entire song (!!), as long as you had the courage to ask them before anyone else does. I remember in 5th grade when I actually had the courage to ask my crush to slow dance, and I got 4 minutes of pure bliss. I remember being so disappointed when the song ended, because I would have stayed in that cuddle forever.

Today I miss those times, and I miss slow dancing. All the form of couples dancing we do today is grinding our bits against each other, shaking our asses, having some kind of foreplay on the dance floor, trying to out-sexy every other person on the dance floor. Well, I don't think that sexy at all, but disturbing and embarrassing. That's why I haven't been in a nightclub in years. Every one there is out for one thing: sex. Thus, a girl can't walk two feet without some guy grabbing her or hitting on her, and all the other girls see you as competition and give you the stink-eye wherever you go. Nope! Not for me!

The only nightclub scene I go to these days, are gigs where a DJ is playing. You know why? Because at those gigs, everyone is there to see the DJ play his/her tunes and dance to the music with their friends, having a great time. It's kind of similar to the discos we did as kids – a grownup version. Only the odd guy tries to hit on you, and if someone bothers you, one of your guy pals will be there to save you form him. Also, this is the only atmosphere where the girls (at least most of them) are able to strike up a conversation while waiting for the toilet, or being outside having a cigarette – because we're not competition for shagging the hottest guy, but we're all equals who are there for the same reason: to watch and dance to the DJ and have a great time with out friends. It's just so much more fun!

But I do still miss those school dances with the "tryckare". I mean yes, it would be very strange if the DJ suddenly switched to a slow song and everyone paid off, but why can't we have those kind of discos we used to have as kids?

And whatever happened to REAL dances like they had when our grandparents were young? Where you always danced in couples to various types of music, like a simple version of ballroom dancing? Sometimes I really do wish I lived in the 50s, so I could've experienced that. But hey, fashion always rotates and comes back in style, so maybe the same goes for music? Maybe in ten years time, we'll all be dancing in couples, and get to hug the person we fancy during 3-5 minutes of total "tryckare"-bliss. Maybe.

Well, here's hoping!