Just wondering if anyone has noticed any correlation between dance and types.
Many of the ummm...not-so-great dancers I've witnessed seem to be Te-Fi types...is that a simple coincidence or is there something else to that? I'm talking about that dude who does not seem to "hear" the rhythm. Not just the dude that hardly moves but the one that moves enthusiastically, just not to the rhythm of the music. And looks dead serious about it so you know he is not kidding around but is really trying hard and failing to do it 'properly' or may even be unaware that he is doing it badly.
PS: this is not a lets-make-fun-of-this-type thread. I am genuinely interested because I think I have noticed a pattern among a small number of people I know (who I've seen dance), not a big enough sample to make general comments on though.
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!!!
“If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”
I'm not sure that I've noticed this specific correlation, although I haven't seen many Te-leads dance. I dated a man for a while that I believe was TeSi though, and he was quite good at dancing. We had some fun on the dance floor at parties ^^ If I were to make a broad intuitive statement, I'd say that skill in 'movin to the music' likely depends mostly on the individual, and how much practice they have at identifying rhythm and dancing.
EDIT: As Sitbone mentioned, I do think there's something to the correlation between high Se users and more natural precision in coordination. If you watch k-pop dancing, like on this channel, there seem to be a lot of high Se users. Of course, there are quite a few awesome Ne dancers on youtube as well, but there's something very 'crisp' and accurate about the way Se moves in comparison.. at least, that's the way it seems to me :3
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.
“If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”