Realistically can I become a good dancer from playing kinect games?

rubberduck · 18 Oct 2017 at 23:36

Heya.

It is well established that chicks dig guys who can shake there stuff on the dance floor. Unfortunately I am hopeless lacking even the basic fundamentals of rhythm and coordination... While I will probably never be a Gene Kelly etc. I do wonder if I practice for (lets say) 30 minutes every night for the next year if I'll reach a standard where women might be impressed by my moves in a club or local Walkabout etc?

Lessons are a no no but I do have an Xbox 360 along with a Kinect device. If I purchased a dancing game such as the one linked below do you think I can achieve my goals. As an aside I really like star wars so that might give me some extra motivation to practice. What do you think?

Jono8 · 18 Oct 2017 at 23:39

No, not realistically.

StoutMeister · 18 Oct 2017 at 23:40

Thekwango · 18 Oct 2017 at 23:41

No, because without the interaction of a real person (e.g. An instructor) you will have no way of knowing if you are improving or simply moving like you're having a seizure

Malevolence · 18 Oct 2017 at 23:46

Give it a go, what's the worse than can happen?

UnworthyBean · 18 Oct 2017 at 23:59

No. It's a bit like saying does playing Guitar hero make me a good guitar player.

Howevrr, It'll help.you with rythm and timing and all that though.

rubberduck · 19 Oct 2017 at 00:20

Thekwango said:
No, because without the interaction of a real person (e.g. An instructor) you will have no way of knowing if you are improving or simply moving like you're having a seizure

But the kinect monitors my movements and scores me based on timing and accuracy. So if my score goes up surely I am improving.

Thekwango · 19 Oct 2017 at 00:22

rubberduck said:
But the kinect monitors my movements and scores me based on timing and accuracy. So if my score goes up surely I am improving.

Gotta be a troll thread. Surely?

FoxEye · 19 Oct 2017 at 00:43

But seriously, who is actually a good dancer by the standards of their parents/grandparents? Most "dancing" I've seen in my lifetime from my peers equates to wobbling around violently, or having some kind of semi-rhythmic seizure.

Spook187 · 19 Oct 2017 at 00:51

I was a good dancer back in the day, 90s Dance scene was insane, was also fairly good at break dancing, the odd windmill still impress the ladies

Hotwired · 19 Oct 2017 at 01:10

Thekwango said:
Gotta be a troll thread. Surely?

In GD? Nah.

Edrof · 19 Oct 2017 at 09:48

rubberduck said:
Heya.
It is well established that chicks dig guys who can shake there stuff on the dance floor. Unfortunately I am hopeless lacking even the basic fundamentals of rhythm and coordination... While I will probably never be a Gene Kelly etc. I do wonder if I practice for (lets say) 30 minutes every night for the next year if I'll reach a standard where women might be impressed by my moves in a club or local Walkabout etc?

We really need to see what we're working with here. Please upload one of your sessions.

Shocky-FM · 19 Oct 2017 at 10:35

Doubt it.

Although I did become reasonably good at table tennis by playing in VR but that's a little different.

topgun06 · 19 Oct 2017 at 10:42

You're seriously considering spending 30 mins every night for a year playing a dancing game in the hope that 'chicks' will 'dig' you when you rock up at your local Walkabout?

Dis86 · 19 Oct 2017 at 10:44

lol what the actual?!

mikedigitales · 19 Oct 2017 at 10:49

This will 100% work.

gord · 19 Oct 2017 at 10:54

rubberduck said:

As a Star Wars fan, a dancer and an xbox owner, how do I not know about this game!?

edit: Holy Moses, they even updated the lyrics.

glenimp617 · 19 Oct 2017 at 11:01

Those who partied in the 90s are usually good dancers. When things switched to the fishing line and the backwards leg hop things started to go downhill.

DXP55 · 19 Oct 2017 at 11:20

Things went downhill when male to female body contact was lost - all this jigging around pulling faces at each other isn't dancing.

Anyway OP you just get out there and have a go - you will be scared pooless but it will soon pass unless you are Mr Stiffy.

Glanza · 19 Oct 2017 at 11:23

No but put a low cut dress on and stream on twitch and you can roll in the donations for a possible nip slip.