A whole lotta shakin' goin' on

[D-riz]

I danced with a girl last week who was shaking like a leaf. What's that all about?

She's a lovely dancer and appears to be super-confident and outgoing so I doubt it's nerves. She's about 30 years old so hopefully not Parkinson's!

It's not the first time either, I'd guess about 1-2% of the girls out there are shakers.

Naturally I ignored it, carried on, and pretended like nothing was out of place, but it's pretty distracting. Are YOU a shaker? Are there any boy-shakers out there (err, not in a Louise Woodward way, obviously!)? Do you do anything differently when dancing with a shaker?

 

[terence]

Do you do anything differently when dancing with a shaker?

rattle and roll .

 

[kbitten]

You mean the arms? Yes, its common among beginners

 

[D-riz]

You mean the arms? Yes, its common among beginners

Arms, hands, maybe a little of shouders too. This one last week isn't a beginner. I think she teaches, even. But always shakes when she dances. At least, always shakes when she dances with me...

Other girls with similar symptoms have not always been beginners too.

 

[AndrewS]

Maybe she likes you a lot and just gets nervous when dancing with you.

 

[salsology]

Maybe she likes you a lot and just gets nervous when dancing with you.

or you scare the pants off her! (hmm - does that saying translate?)

 

[sunsoul]

If she is in London then maybe we danced with the same girl!

 

[sweavo]

Or she has a condition. I tried to reassure a shaker only to be told in no uncertain terms that she was NOT nervous, she just shakes.