Why don’t we dance more?

It’s Sunday at three. I’m in Nice, I’ve played the same track three times, and I want to dance to it with other people. Where do I go?

I love a studio class when I’m in the mood to learn a style. But the teacher sets the time and usually picks the music. A concert can be incredible when your favourite artist is in town. A club can give you a great sound system and a room full of people, if you feel like waiting until midnight and making a night of it. At three on a Sunday, I’m still standing in my kitchen with the song on repeat.

The music makes me want to move now

I can put a workout in my calendar. The urge to dance usually arrives on its own. It might hit on a walk home or halfway through making lunch. I want to know who else loves the track and where we could play it loud enough to move.

Even if I find a friend who’s free, we still need a place. My living room can handle one person making up a routine. Add a few friends and suddenly we’re moving furniture and worrying about the neighbours. By the time we’ve found a room and agreed on a time, the moment has usually passed.

What would it take to dance today?

Start with the track. Find a few people nearby who want to move to it too. Give the group a way to see which spaces are available and agree on where to meet. A studio between classes or a gym with an open room could give us exactly what we need.

That’s what I want to build with Choréothons. We’re starting with pop-up sessions where each person can make up a few moves and the group puts them together into a dance. The longer-term goal is to help people go from hearing the song to dancing together within 30 minutes.

I’d love to hear a banger on a Sunday afternoon, find a few people who feel the same way, and be dancing with them before I’ve moved on to the next song.