Dancing and Types

Thanks for the comment sitbone. Actually I was not referring to Fi -Te types at all.

The guys ive noted are specifically Te leads. But I get what youre saying.

I dont think Fe-Ti types are naturally good dancers. I think Se types are, though.

But among the Te (males in particular!) camp in my circles, I have noticed a distinct oblivion to the rythm of the music itself. They could be in a group or solo. Wouldnt matter.

While Fe may make people more attuned to the group/social rythmic dynamics, what i am talking about is not that at all but attunement to the music itself.

For example, i much preferr to dance to music itself spontaneously and feel stifled having to do a circle thing where i am responding to other people's movements rather than to the music and my own feelings. Unless they are responding to me! But following other people's lead rather than the song itself is not something I enjoy at all. Unless it goes with the music well. If their movememts match the song i guess i could pick it up too but in generall there is a tinge of awkwardness.

I live for cameraderie and enjoy the carefree setting of the whole group dancing like crazy but only because it means i dont have to be shy since we are "allowed" to be nuts when that happens. But I prefer dancing to the music itself.

My Te lead friends dance enthusiastically but honestly they cant seem to hear the basic beat, the skeleton of the song itself, the tempo. The song could be built on a rythm ta-ta-ta and they would be dancing to tateta-tateta. The basic "hits" of their movements does not match the "hits" of the music. Thats what i was referring to. Also wasnt talking about Fi - Tes or even NiTe and SiTe...maybe its just a coincidence that my Te friends struggle with rythm!!!

Thank you both! I guess it's just a weird little coincidence then.    I was at a Christmas party not too long ago in which almost everyone I know in this part of the world danced like crazy for hours and hours. I noted all my observations then!

I agree with you both about Se and dancing. No person I had suspected of Se use turned out to be a poor dancer.  They werent even trying. They were goofing around  the floor and still outdancing everyone, drawing everyone to try and ape moves that when they did them looked so simple but everyone else just looked comical doing.