Carnival of Modern Man: Dancing

Continuing with our Carnival of Man series, Bret Smith shares his guilty pleasure on TV and delves into one of man’s greatest fears: dancing.

"I’m going to say it loud and say it proud: I love Dancing with the Stars. Stereotypes be damned. For those of you who missed it, and most of you probably don’t care, the new season kicked off last night with a two-hour series premier. I almost couldn’t take my eyes off of it and I don’t really understand why.

The contestants are just like you and me – except that they are rich and famous. But, they aren’t dancers. It’s not their lifelong dream. It’s not how they gained their fame. But, there they are. In front of me and supporters of reality television everywhere willing to look bad (if you saw Tucker Carlson’s performance, you know what I mean).

I wish I had the courage to dance like them. Or the guy at the wedding reception who actually can dance and he looks great doing it. So confident. So charming. And he gets to spend the night dancing with every bridesmaid, friend, mother and grandmother at the event while you and your buddies sit at the table wondering if it was just a hint of cinnamon you detected in the mousse you had for dessert."

Read Bret’s complete post on his blog, Man oh Man: Dancing with the Stars

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