10 Annoying Things Dancers Encounter

Here are few annoying things dancers encounter.

It's okay if you've annoyed any of your friends with these, just refrain from repeating it again :)

1. Non-dancers treating dancers like 24/7-ready entertainers.

Some may think that what I'm about to say is nothing much, yes indeed it is nothing big. But isn't it annoying when your non-dancer friends be like, " Hey, you dancer right? Show us some moves." Especially when you have no intention/mood to do so.

Yes we do performances which is a form of artistic entertainment, but personally I perform because I enjoy dancing and the feeling I get from dancing. Not because I'm training to entertain you whenever wherever you want. I believe it's not just me feeling this way.

2. "Dancing where got tough like exercise, just learn the moves only right? "

Um, no? We do body conditioning too. Without knowing your body and your muscles, how the heck are you gonna do the move right/ better? 

3. People think we are wild kids with no ambitions, kids that don't take our lives seriously.
Are you kidding me? We are actually very serious with what we want to achieve.

4. People think we do drugs, smoke and drink like gangsters when all we do is just dance throughout the night.
People think we do drugs, smoke and drink like gangsters or dropouts, when all we do is just dance throughout the night. Yes there are dancers who have fun and unwind by drinking or smoking, or doing both. However we don't do it to get wasted. Sometimes people drink because it's a habit, wanting to be more hyped up or less insecure, or more opened up for their dance.

It's true that where our dance originated from consisted of people who do all these illegal things. However, the modern era represents change. And so many things are viewed differently everywhere.

5. Non dancers find it embarrassing whenever their dancer friends start dancing upon hearing certain music.
                        Some non-dancers have friends who would start dancing out of the blue, which may be embarrassing at times. But sometimes we are just into the song, feeling deeply and hyped up by the music. Overwhelmed with emotions from the music, we want to express it out. And thus we dance to express as such.

6. People who immediately think you dance kpop when you say that you are a dancer.
Let's be honest, Kpop has pretty much taken over media, trends, etc. Thus people bound to mention kpop when talking about inspirations and interests. However it's really extremely annoying when they say things like," Oh you dance? Kpop ah? "
I'm sorry but no. Dance is more than just kpop.

7. Always request dancer friends to do moves they want to see.
As if every dancer do the same style or moves. Sad news for you, it doesn't work that way.
This brings me to my first point, we do NOT entertain you whenever wherever you want.

8. Requesting dancer friends to teach them some interesting moves but end up taking it as a joke and laugh about it.
I am speechless about this. That is just pure rude. RESPECT PLEASE.

9. Teachers or people at work assumes that whenever you take MC, it's for dance.
Excuse me, we are born a human, dancer is a human too. We can fall sick, get injured, etc. We take our lives seriously, for your info, we don't take MC as and when we like unless necessary.

10. Pestering dancer friends to show videos even when they don't want to.
Please respect your friend's privacy and comfort. Don't be a selfish lil brat. We dancers are humans too, we are born a human before we started dancing. We deserve privacy and respect just like any other humans.


I have come to the end of my list, there are definitely more than 10 but I feel like these are the top few ones. Feel free to comment in the comment section if you can think of any other pointers to share!