After returning from the Battle @ Buffalo over at Verve Dance Studio I feel inspired. I think I figured out a way to handle most of the problems people have with one another. We don’t have to use guns or weapons. We don’t have to do anything permanent. We don’t even have to raise our voices. However, I think we DO need to raise the roof.
I think when we have a beef with someone it should be handled only one way: dance. If you want to battle you should do it with your feet not your fists. You should do it popping and locking, not fighting and shooting. We need to bust a move, not bust a cap. When someone wrongs you or hurts your feelings you should have the right to challenge them. You should be able to tell them “it’s on”. Once it’s on, it’s not off til that person battles you on the dance floor. If you win, they have to show respect AND apologize for what they did. If you lose, they still have to show respect and from that point on they know that if they mess with you, they’re gonna get called out on it.
Now I’m not saying we should start static with people just so we can battle. The beef has to be legit. For my white friends, that means that there has to be a legitimate disagreement before any dance battle can occur. You can’t tell somebody it’s on just because they’re at a party with the same shoes as you, or someone gives you a silly look at the supermarket. Battles should be taken seriously and at the end, there should be love and respect no matter who wins. If you bring it just a little better, then you win that beef and you both squash it. You hug it out. Life is too short for lingering beefs.
Think about it. Most of the real a-holes we run into on a daily basis can’t dance. Some of the coolest people you know can dance their ass off. So when the jerks go out and do messed up stuff, they’ll get served. They’ll either have to stop being bad people or learn how to dance really freaking well. Either way that’s a win for humanity. Good energy will triumph over the dark forces.
Plus, I’m not saying you have to learn how to breakdance or some variation of hip hop dance to battle. If you are a salsa dancer, turn up the heat on that person who dissed you. If you are a Riverdancer, drown your opponent and bring the pain like rain. If you are a belly dancer, smack em’ in the lips with your deadly hips. It’s all about what you do, but above all else, you gotta do you. You gotta be yourself and come correct because phonies can’t hang on the dance floor.
So next time some guy spills a beer on you at a bar, tell him it’s on and shake your thing. When it’s all over and he’s like whaaaat, you tell him he just got served and walk away to dance another day. He won’t know what hit him. Guess what? That’s what getting served feels like!
Remember, the next time tensions rise and violence seems like it’s inevitable, it’s gonna be okay... just dance.
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