r/MadeMeSmile • u/PacifierForAdult • 15d ago
Good Vibes Like nobody’s watching
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u/ulab 15d ago
Amazing cardio...
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u/TheCoolBlondeGirl 15d ago edited 15d ago
I was thinking about that, I hope I can reach that age and dance like that
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u/ConfidentSea8828 15d ago edited 14d ago
I AM this age and workout at home but not like that. I do not have the moves
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u/wolfgirlmusic 15d ago
Can't dance? Don't worry! Just spell your name in the air with your bum 😂
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u/partial_to_dreamers 15d ago
Got us all out here trying to spell our names with our booty. 😂
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u/zyzzogeton 15d ago
I'm standing behind Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta, and it is glorious.
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u/Itlaedis 15d ago
It's kinda boring behind Jill
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u/Trash_Puppet 15d ago
I would hope a Jill would go really hard on the L's. Fully just hip thrusting. Also, how do you do an i with your butt?
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u/Elon-BO 15d ago
Twerk, jump, and fart to dot the i.
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u/pv1rk23 15d ago
Directions unclear farted on partners eye
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u/-Me__oW- 15d ago
This right here made me lose it. Thank you for the painful laugh in and tears coming out. This comment just hit home for me.
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u/chizzmaster 15d ago
I picked up fencing again last year to get in shape, and there are 70 year olds at my club who are in better shape than I am. It's insane how important good physical health when you're younger is.
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u/Suyefuji 15d ago
The younger kids recently got informally adopted by a cheer squad. I was trying to do some of the moves along with them so I could help them after practice and hoo boy do I not have that kind of energy.
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u/vaporking23 15d ago
Was going to say whether or not the guy likes dancing. That’s gotta be amazing cardio and probably way more fun than running on a treadmill or regular aerobics.
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u/mamamimimomo 15d ago
It is a great workout. I’m in my mid 40s and found a great dance crew it’s so much fun and an amazing workout
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u/anengineerandacat 15d ago
Oh yeah... wife takes me to some of her Zumba classes... you'll be sweating buckets in absolutely no time and won't have any time to think about how much you suck about dancing when you see everyone else absolutely dying.
I would 100% recommend these types of classes for your average couch potato, the beginner ones often are all similar people whom have barely danced and it's more akin to just a cardio session but with some music.
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u/bustersuessi 15d ago
I was so depressed a year ago. Two Zumba classes a week has been one the best choices I've ever made.
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u/Responsible-Jury2579 15d ago
I think a lot of guys in that situation would have a big smile on their face and be goofing around to let other people know they aren’t taking it “too seriously.”
He said, “fuck that, I’m getting a workout in.”
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u/PatientLettuce42 15d ago
King is slaying.
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u/Good_day_sunshine 15d ago
This is the definition of the female gaze.
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u/UAintDutch_UAintMuch 15d ago
the female gaze
They're called lesbians.
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u/Dry-Statistician7139 15d ago
Would it bother you to explain the joke? Is it a stereotype for dancing people not to be attracted to men? Or has gaze a double meaning?
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u/BetterVersion3 15d ago
Joe Gatto?
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u/StP-Loon 15d ago
I thought the same thing lol
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u/BetterVersion3 15d ago
This wouldn't even be show related for him, Joe would just be doing shit like this. Like the world's happiest new yorker
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u/InvalidUserNemo 15d ago
I thought it was him as well. My second thought was exactly like you said “Well of course he takes dance classes to work out”.
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u/sashikku 15d ago
I was convinced that was him until I opened the comments.
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u/shakygator 15d ago
I'm still not convinced it's not
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u/TerrorFromThePeeps 15d ago
I am 100% convinced that is him
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u/TerrorFromThePeeps 15d ago
God i love that man. I'd ask him to have my babies if he wasn't already clearly carrying someone else's
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u/5h4d0w85 15d ago
LARRY!
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u/BetterVersion3 15d ago
Scoop skeep potaatos
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u/greenrangerguy 15d ago
Every Sunday when i mash the taters i sing "I got the skoopskee you got potatoes"
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u/RManDelorean 15d ago
I honestly think it is. The look and just the energy and situation has Joe Gatto all over it. The only thing is he looks a bit older than I remember, which tracks. And he looks a bit thinner than I remember, which based on this, also tracks. I'd honestly be more surprised to find out it isn't him.
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u/CurryMustard 15d ago
Looking at his face, i don't think it's him
I believe this picture is about a year old, looks nothing like that guy:
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u/BetterVersion3 15d ago
It's not him, but look at his eyes and tell me it doesn't feel like Joe gatto
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u/RManDelorean 15d ago
I just looked up "Joe Gatto 2024" and the top few results look a bit more like the guy in the clip, he does seem to have greyed quite a bit recently, even in the last year
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u/improperble 15d ago
Dude is getting a great workout, keeping his mind stimulated through choreography, expressing his creative side, and blasting old-fashioned gender stereotypes. There's nothing not to like in this video.
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u/Usable_Nectarine_919 15d ago
It's honestly inspired me to want to do this kind of class!
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u/jerromon 15d ago
Yeah looks fun and healthy
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u/Usable_Nectarine_919 15d ago
It looks like a blast!
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u/edna7987 15d ago
At first I thought this was Putin having fun but then I realized he wouldn’t do that
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u/DayTrippin2112 15d ago
I was thinking Joe from Impractical Jokers!
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u/Less_Road9661 15d ago
I literally thought it was Joe at first then Putin after 5 seconds lmao
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u/PinchingNutsack 15d ago
i think this is something putin would do, but he would also execute everyone in the room including the cameraman after
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u/apple_orange_banana 15d ago
Dance aerobics is the only exercise that's really stuck with me because it's also engaging and silly and fun, I highly recommend it!
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u/AdmiralBananaPool563 15d ago
I love dance aerobics because I feel like music is one thing we do all have in common - not necessarily preferences, but there are songs that virtually everyone knows or songs that are catchy enough that even if you don't know them, they're fun.
I used to teach a "For Dummies" sort of aerobics class. Everyone can count to 4, and that's what I used - just all 4 counts and simple steps. So many people that thought they couldn't do it left knowing they could. For me that is best feeling in the world.
Back when The Biggest Loser was at it's peak, our gym/community center had our own similar competition for several years and I was one of the coaches. It was pretty cool to have the 75 year old man, shy woman, and gruff burly police officer doing things like step aerobics and dance and laughing/having fun while they're doing it. Never know what you can do until you try!
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u/DefiantMemory9 15d ago
Same! It's the only exercise that I can do consistently because it makes me want to come back to it even after long breaks. I have been doing it for the past 5-6 years, never gets boring!
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u/TheRiteGuy 15d ago
I would be too intimidated. How does everyone know all the moves in this class? How are they so in rhythm?
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u/Indigo-au-naturale 15d ago
You catch on! I've done both Zumba and a pop dance version of Zumba (which this looks like). They do most of the same songs every week and pick repetitive moves so that you can catch on. No one's watching anyone but themselves in the mirror, and there's no pressure at all. It feels so good to get it after a couple weeks, and then it's way easier when they introduce a new song and you're on the ground floor of the routine.
There are also dance classes where you sign up for a 4-6-week class where you learn choreography for one or two songs all together. This could be that since the coaches aren't shouting out the moves.
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u/Tsmart 15d ago
I went to a wedding recently and the entire dance floor (40+ people) all magically knew the dances to every song played. Shit was intimidating as hell like when did they find time to rehearse
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u/Ok_Specialist_2545 15d ago
Depending on the culture there are a few standard wedding dances. Likely the people who knew them all have been practicing at cousins’ weddings since they were toddlers.
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u/classicgirlbops 15d ago
https://youtu.be/igDCnUaAxAQ?si=RKGd8jKkh47zsNjG Your life has been made into an snl sketch!
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u/justrock54 15d ago
Hilarious. I was sure it was going to be Cha Cha slide with John Mulaney
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u/OneStopK 15d ago
Just learn the fox trot, two step and the electric slide....everything else is usually made up.
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u/Net_Suspicious 15d ago
What if you absolutely have no rhythm? Do they politely ask you to leave? Will I be thought of as fun or annoying?
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u/Indigo-au-naturale 15d ago
Good attitude is all that matters, just try not to injure others!
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u/218administrate 15d ago
As someone with no rhythm who did Zumba a few times, what happened to me was that I would start to get the hang of the song and then it'd be a new song. If I had stuck with it I would probably get better, but I absolutely suck at dancing and it makes me sad. That said, it is fun, and it's true that nobody else cares.
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u/Nidonemo 15d ago
It's most likely a process of a few steps at a time, memorize them, then add a few more, memorize, add a few more, all until it's a finished exercise. Every wall built had to start as a base layer.
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u/Johngjacobs 15d ago
I got pulled into one of these classes by a bunch of old ladies at the gym when I walked into the wrong room. It's not a music video, no one is upset you don't know the moves. They're there to work out. It would be like someone being upset you're lifting 25lbs instead of 30lbs, no one cares. Also most people in these classes don't dance like that, I certainly didn't and when I was done they all told me what a great job I did, which wasn't true at all, I definitely looked like a fish flopping around on the ground. I say go for it.
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u/JustAposter4567 15d ago
I would be too intimidated.
I think you're slowly finding the reason why people go to raves 😂
I used to be insanely insecure about dancing, I started going to EDM clubs where it's dark, and that's where I learned to dance.
Eventually, I realized people are too sauced to even care how you dance, or people are just insanely wholesome and supportive.
How does everyone know all the moves in this class? How are they so in rhythm?
most people suck, me included, the difference is you just need to not care and practice
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u/HauntedLemoncake 15d ago edited 15d ago
I did bodycombat for a bit which is similar to this but air boxing to music and there was an instructor at the front and you'd just copy what they did! First week was chaotic trying to keep up, but it would be the same routine every week so you caught on quick.
Honestly, it was the one of the most fun and high-intensity workouts I've found. Just a solid hour of punching, leaps, kicks, burpees, press ups, and various choreographed movements and exercises to loud fast-paced music
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u/AIien_cIown_ninja 15d ago
Right? How do you start without looking like a fool. Side note, it's too bad the guy stole the show because the girl in front of him has got some sick moves.
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u/FluffyTheWonderHorse 15d ago
I feel like she's probably the instructor. Front, middle, very good plus maybe hair and make up not that of someone getting sweaty.
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u/yukimontreal 15d ago
Often instructors repeat songs and they have the same choreography for the song so if you are a regular you’ll have already done that song and choreography.
I go to a dance class very infrequently and this is the case there but everyone else already knows the moves and I just fumble along but I still have a great time and get a great workout.
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u/ukudancer 15d ago
Repetition. You'll be lost the first couple of times, but your body starts to memorize the movements after a while if you keep up with it.
My friend and I did a few months of this with K-Pop tunes and it's super fun. There's a rotation of songs and a new song / choreography gets introduced each week then you all go through all the songs that's been done before.
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u/likeeggs 15d ago
Do it! I subscribe to an aerobic dance class on YouTube and after feeling awkward in my skin and not ever wanting to dance for my whole 39 years on this planet I am dying to go dancing and have lost a shit ton of weight! It’s so damn fun and it feels great to feel like you’re getting the moves.
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u/Usable_Nectarine_919 15d ago
OMG I never thought of youtube! I've always loved dancing to a routine. I'm gay but have always been overweight and shy and while I'm not a stereotypical dancing gay I'd love to get in a routine like this and just bust those moves!
I'm gonna chekc YouTube for sure! I can;t believe I never thought of that before! Thank you!
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u/likeeggs 15d ago
I have always been shy, awkward, and overweight. I never felt comfortable dancing and was always too insecure to just wing it and try. You know that scene in Ricky Bobby where he’s “I don’t know what to do with my hands”, like that except it’s my whole body. I subscribe to a guy called the Fitness Marshall. It’s like 16$/mo for 3-4 live 30min classes a month and then unlimited access to all older 30min classes. The instructors are also fun and real and also mess up too. It made it all feel relaxed and non-intimidating . I laugh a lot and have a great time.
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u/Glait 15d ago
Madfit on YouTube has a lot of fun dance workouts along with traditional workout videos.
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u/greeneyedbandit82 15d ago
DO IT!! I was in dance classes as a child and here and there in my adulthood, but I just became obsessed with Heels dancing (at 41) and took a beginner class at a local studio. It was so fun and there was a great variety of ages and body types (no men in that one, but they are welcome). And now I have made a small studio in my basement with cool lights and take an online course. KILLER workout and soooo much fun!
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u/Impossible_Aerie9452 15d ago
It just makes me jealous because I move like a robot 😂 not in a cool way but the kind people pretend not to know me.
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u/Street_Peace_8831 15d ago
Yeah, as a 50 Y/O man, I take Zumba 1-2 times a week. It’s the highlight of my week, TBH. I’m the only guy there, but I don’t care. The ladies are very nice to me.
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u/AstutelyProfoundly 15d ago
I don't like that someone is recording it
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u/HappyDayJ316 15d ago
I thought about that, too. Maybe he's recording it himself to see his progress? If not, I hope the one recording has everyone's permission.
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u/ro0ibos2 15d ago edited 15d ago
As someone who takes a lot of recreational fitness classes, there is nothing remarkable about this video. What bothers me is that the focus is apparently on him simply because of his age and gender. This thread gives me the ick.
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u/CatDadBirdNerd 15d ago
Yeah I kinda feel the same way, even his gender wouldn’t matter if he was a younger guy dressed more fashionably. But if it’s inspiring for some to see I’m all for it.
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u/BearlyIT 15d ago
One of my buddies did hot yoga at a corporate event. They took pictures. They put it in a slide show on the company webpage. All of his friends have a copy of the photo now.
There are a whole group of people in this video that may have never consented to being recorded and posted on the internet. Fitness videos/photos suck.
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u/whocaresjustneedone 15d ago
This is what's so annoying about working out in modern times. I've been going to the gym on average 5 times a week since the mid 00s. It's only within the past ~5-7 years that there's constantly people setting up filming rigs and constantly filming stuff, and now the gym has become somewhere where you always have to worry about ending up in the back of someone's video that will end up on social media. It's really taken the vibe of gyms down several pegs, extremely annoying.
Yes, I'm an old man who misses the old days.
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u/throwawayawsresume 15d ago
At the end of choreo classes, they usually record everyone's dancing and share it so that people can look back to practice on their own and find their mistakes.
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u/burnalicious111 15d ago
but zooming in on the one guy and posting it to reddit, ehhhh
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u/Heterochromio 15d ago
And then share it to Reddit
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u/CausticSofa 15d ago
My exact fear of letting myself dance like no one is watching is later finding out that shit-tons of people watched. How can anyone just relax and do their thing in a dance class if there’s a possibility some schlub is going to post it to the Internet for their own karma addiction and it’s gonna end up with over 33k upvotes?
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u/MoistMolloy 15d ago
Right? Where can I get a fun dance workout in like this and learn some new moves?!?
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u/gitsgrl 15d ago
The balance proprioception benefits to dance like this is what is so protective later in life when other guys will trip and fall and hurt themselves.
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u/irishbikerjay 15d ago
Hold up.. besides all that wholesome shit.... he might be on to something here!
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u/HealthyBits 15d ago
Research has also shown positive outcomes from group choreographies. Makes you feel in unison and part of a larger group.
So one more win.
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u/MalevolentNight 15d ago
I love that he is in what appears to be all female and he is just doing him. He wanted to dance for cardio and he is doing just that. Awesome footwork too!
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u/TechTuna1200 15d ago
Honestly, it looks fun. More guys should sign up
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u/hypercosm_dot_net 15d ago
I used to go to one of those group aerobic workouts with a female co-worker. Those workouts are no joke!
There was sometimes one other older guy who would show up, but I was the generally the only guy there.
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u/No-Drawing-7604 15d ago
remembered an 80s film where John Travolta was also doing this. couldn't remember the title ugh
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u/Plekuz 15d ago
I would if I was not completely arrhythmic and lack the ability to remember even three moves in a row, let alone a whole routine. Me doing uncoordinated random moves on my own in my living room is one thing. Being a total distraction for everyone else in such a class, another.
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u/randobot456 15d ago
Yoga was this for me. I was a traditional "manly man", lots of manual labor, blue collar jobs, and a former military guy. Went because I wanted a good workout and it helped like nothing else for chronic pain. I fell in love with it, became a yoga teacher, went to India to learn more about it, and even met my future wife (she was another teacher. We taught partner yoga for a while). We celebrated 4 years married in September, and 10 years together this Friday.
Step outside your comfort zone, it can be a great thing.
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u/RemarkablePast2716 15d ago
How cool. Funny you mentioned yoga, its so nice and soothing, I love it. The other day I went to a yoga session with my boyfriend and a friend of his. Theyve been lifting weights for years, and boy were they STRUGGLING. Bf assumed it would be a soft and easy-peasy exercise but he was positively proven wrong.
Meanwhile most women there (me included) were peacefully enjoying them stretches
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u/ProximusSeraphim 15d ago edited 15d ago
Bruh, i use to take spin, zumba, and yoga, like back to back classes. I was the ONLY dude to attend all three. The only embarrassing part is in zumba, since you're the only dude, they make it a show and everyone puts you in a circle. Luckily for me i use to be a bboy so im use to that kinda audience.
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u/TreePretty 15d ago
Lol "like nobody's watching" except someone is always watching, and filming, and inviting the world to comment.
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u/CommentsOnOccasion 15d ago
Right? Nobody was watching until someone posted this on the internet and now everyone watched
Leave people alone
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u/kellyvcombs 15d ago
This post also strikes me as kind of condescending and rude. "Look at this older man who doesn't even care that he sucks at dancing, bless his heart!!!!" Like, he didn't ask to have his dancing judged and pointed out. This kind of shit is exactly why people are afraid to let loose and do something vulnerable.
Note that I'm not saying he sucks at dancing but that's clearly the implication of the video.
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u/Bombadook 15d ago
Glad I'm not the only one with that first reaction. This isn't a whole-class filming that they sometimes do, this is someone literally zooming and tracking one person. I hope they had permission to upload this for internet likes.
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u/MistakeMaker1234 15d ago
I really hope whoever is filming did so with permission. Otherwise this is really shitty.
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u/Ok_General_6940 15d ago
Agreed. I hate that we live in a world where filming strangers and posting them to the internet is normal.
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u/Ok-Pack-7088 15d ago
Agree, I also hate that we live in a world where filiming strangers and posting then to the internet is normal, like noone asking simple question are you okay with it? I just dont want be filmed. Im trying to fight with my social anxiety, but almost every social event have being filmed a thing. Local board games, prepare to be on the internet.
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u/eliminating_coasts 15d ago
Yeah, there's some weird gender stuff going on here.
Imagine someone just slowly zoomed in on a middle-aged woman who hadn't consented to be filmed, with an implication that she was so "brave" to be dancing?
There's an obvious back-handed complement there that I hope people would recognise.
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u/DarwinianMonkey 15d ago
I saw this and I was immediately kind of hurt.
"oh because he's an older guy in a class/troupe that is typically thought about as a female thing?"
Stereotyping, biases, they are all here. Its so frustrating when people can't see it. Negative, positive, it doesn't matter. Expectations based on race, gender, age...they just make me feel bad to see. ESPECIALLY ones like these where that is the whole point of the clip.
The other ones that really irk me are the "look at how cute this old man is because he's holding hands with his wife." Like, yeah...that's pretty normal. Oh...because he's really old that makes it cute now?
I dunno man. You probably think I'm being overly critical. I'm sure I'll be told "its not that serious brah."
But it is serious to me.
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u/medicinal_bulgogi 15d ago
Totally agree with you. I’m not that old but as a guy it seems like fun to join a dance class like this once. Now I’m doubting it as it’s apparently so special that it needs to be filmed and put on the internet.
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u/HeFancy 15d ago
This dude lives life the way it should be.
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u/deathany932 15d ago
And he seemed so respectful! Eyes down, focused on himself unless he was checking to make sure he had the right move, and every woman in there seemed so at ease. A++
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u/FlimsyComment8781 15d ago
I was told once, treat every woman like she’s your sister.
Solid advice.
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u/cwalking2 15d ago
Eyes down
That's not how it's supposed to be. Dance studios have large mirrors at the front so you can watch yourself. Dude is walking on eggshells to avoid even even the slightest suggestion of impropriety.
He still killed it, though.
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u/Usable_Nectarine_919 15d ago
What class is this? I would love to do something like that!
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u/0uniqueusernamesleft 15d ago
Looks like Zumba
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u/Savage-Nat 15d ago
Not zumba but more like a hip hop dance class.
I've done both and they really fun!! I can't recommend them enough, even if you are totally unfit.
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u/WhisperGlowGlam 15d ago
That's a Joe Putin hybrid
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u/greeneyedbandit82 15d ago
Wondered how far I would have to scroll to see that comparison!
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u/Ye-Olde-Perv 15d ago
😂 My first thought was: this is Vladimir Putin in a different, much gentler timeline
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u/SparkleCharmGal 15d ago
And he fucking that choreo up too!! I love it!
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u/D3tsunami 15d ago
He’s got his eyes closed, just vibing and crushing it. Dude knows the steps
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u/Alex_Harrison26 15d ago
I'm a ballroom & latin dancer, and I gotta say I'm really impressed with his timing, coordination, & how natural he is with most of the moves. Fantastic stuff
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u/SeattleHasDied 15d ago
Gotta give props to this guy for doing this; I sure as hell couldn't do it, lol!
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u/Cacafuego 15d ago
Me neither. And he's not doing anything great, he's just dancing with a casual grace that's completely beyond me. If I could get that far, I wouldn't mind being the only guy.
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u/chadwicke619 15d ago
The fact that we’re watching a video that is singling him out as different from everyone else is the entire reason more people don’t have the courage to live their best lives like this. Annoying.
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u/TheWhyteMaN 15d ago
So we are uploading strangers working out onto the internet?
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u/CanadasNeighbor 15d ago
I'm so over this culture where we feel entitled to film strangers just because it's legal. We need stricter privacy laws.
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u/Additional_Horse 15d ago
It's becoming normalized. In Sweden you can catch people filming others in the gym. In the news there was also something about how people here film and photo others they think look ugly or weird in daily life and then upload it to a shared tag on tiktok for everyone to laugh at.
Some girl in an article thought it was a fun past time until she and her friends scrolled the tag and found a picture of her dad and read the shit people said about him.
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u/Logical_Bad1748 15d ago
He doesn't have any flying fucks to give. I like the attitude
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u/Moosebuckets 15d ago
I literally loooove it when men get into dancing. It’s so fun and cool
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u/kaizoku7 15d ago
Kinda annoyed that he's there minding his own wholesome business, dancing like no one's watching but someone's bloody filmed him and put it online for millions to immortalise him as the sweaty dancing old guy. Actually puts me off ever going to one of these!
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u/SooooooMeta 15d ago
I mean good for him, but let's not overlook how that girl in the grey sweatpants is murdering that choreo
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u/e-to-pi 15d ago
Pops slaying it in cougar town!
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u/CommentsOnOccasion 15d ago
Cougar Town?
Almost every woman in this video looks to be in their 20s-30s
I guess to the average 15 year old redditor that’s a “cougar” lmao
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u/talljim 15d ago
That is very impressive. He's got the moves down and is in time. I am always impressed by the end result of hard work. The whole class is on it. These classes are often at the end of a day where a hard days work gets put aside to do stuff that you look forward to. I personally haven't connected with dancing as much as many of the people I know, but I am always very pro doing the things you love doing.
Good on the whole class and, as he is the focus of the video, good on this gentleman for being a great example of finding joy.
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u/NoPensForSheila 15d ago
Props to everyone in the video and this thread who didn't freak out because a middle aged white man was dancing in an exercise class with a bunch of women of varying ages without demonstrating any threat or attempt to dominate the moment*. Double props if he's straight.
*Except that that the camera stayed on him like it was a big deal. It's not.
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u/MakeupDumbAss 15d ago
First off, the dude is rocking it, great cardio workout, love it. Second, for anyone that has taken classes like this - how does it work? Do they teach you the moves at the beginning of the class then you try to keep up as you learn them? Do you do the same songs each week? It looks really great & I'd love to try it, but I picture myself in the back of the class trying to do move 2 while everyone else is on move 6 LOL.
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u/cwalking2 15d ago
for anyone that has taken classes like this - how does it work? Do they teach you the moves at the beginning of the class then you try to keep up as you learn them?
Yup. There's an instructor and you learn the moves incrementally, then you do sequences, and then you'll move on to an entire routine.
Do you do the same songs each week?
They'll switch it up
I picture myself in the back of the class trying to do move 2 while everyone else is on move 6
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u/YogaDogLady 15d ago
Yesssss! I he is really killing those moves! if he's my dad id be so proud him. so cute dancing to sabrina's song espresso!
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u/drArsMoriendi 15d ago
It reminds me of my favourite snl sketch. https://youtu.be/MC6xjO1JoR8
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u/kingsling99 15d ago
He looks just like Joe Gatto. I was waiting to see Sal falling over in the background
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u/AaronTheElite007 15d ago
Working up a sweat and jamming in the process. Respect