Tango dancer gets back at rival dancer who insulted their BF: 'He always wanted... dance with someone who actually knew what they were doing'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Nov 21, 2024 11:00 AM EST

This person is ready to dance the night away with their rival! Things got a bit petty at this folk festival, as u/TheBestOpossum explained in their story of petty revenge. 

This person was at a German folk festival with their BF when the incident occurred. Although the couple was at a festival, not a dance competition, there was another dude who kept trying to make their dancing into a big deal. He seems to have a loud mouth that he wouldn't stop running. He just kept insulting this person's boyfriend for the way he danced, saying that he should've "practiced some steps beforehand." Well, as this person says, their BF did practice his dancing, and he wasn't even too bad at it! It's not like he was preparing for a competition until another dancer started making jabs at him. 

This person shares how they got back at this impolite dancer by giving him a taste of his own medicine. They also added a few extra details in response to commenter's questions, so check it all out below! 

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    Dude insulted my boyfriend, so I danced with him
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    My boyfriend and I were at a german folk fest and there was one formal dance we had to participate in. I danced for a few years when I was a teen while my boyfriend barely has any dancing experience. There was this one dude who was apparently
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    dancing competitively and after that formal dance, he made a mean remark about how my boyfriend maybe should have had practiced some steps beforehand (he did, and he didn't do a bad job at all!).
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    Naturally, I asked him if he minded to have a dance with me. He complied, saying he would be delighted, and that he also always wanted to have at least one dance with someone who actually knew what they were doing.
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    Next up was a tango argentino, which was lucky for me, because you get really close and can talk the majority of the time if you want. And I really wanted.
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    Here were the pieces of dialogue that I remember: Me: "So for how long have you been dancing?" Him: "Four years now"
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    Me: "Really? Oh OK, but probably not very regularly?" Him: "What, why? No I go at least once a week"
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    Me: "I just thought people sometimes get busy, you know, with jobs and life. But yeah, I guess you never know." Me: "And what's your favourite dance?"
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    Him: "Tango argentino is nice, but I think my favourite is..." Me: (interrupting) "No of course it's obvious this ain't it! No worries!"
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    Me: "You don't have a steady dancing partner, do you?" Him: "No...? Why?" Me: "Eh, just the way you dance"
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    Me: "Have you thought about trying other sports?" Him: "No. I really like dancing. Why would I?"
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    Me: "Just asking. I love lifting, for example, and a friend of mine from dancing swears by yoga as cross-training" Him: "Ah! Oh yeah that actually sounds cool. Maybe I'll think about it, thanks"
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    Me: "No problem! Maybe there's even some sport where you have natural talent!" The whole dance went like this. When it was over, I thanked him for the dance, he sourly thanked me back and I patted his hand with a reassuring "You're welcome! And don't fret it, everyone learns at their own pace"
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    Edit: all of you are a riot! I also love how people are absolutely divided between those who understand the culture around dancing and those who think social dancing is basically :D
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    I wonder how the latter will react when they hear about arm wrestling where you literally go with the sole intention to hold hands!!! To address the most common question:
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    No, tango (argentino or ballroom) on a random folk fest does not look like at an international dance competition, neither as skillful nor as flashy or intimate. Here's an impression if you want to see how it looks when 50 german randos go do it on a dance floor. If you think that's J good for you, come visit german folk fests, you will love it :D
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    SimpleHoman Soooo... don't leave us hanging!! How did this unfold with the bf????
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    TheBestOpossum OP He was rather gleeful during the dance when he saw my evil look and the dude's changing facial expressions (confusion, anger, relief, then doubt, annoyance, relief, anger again etc). He was even more gleeful when I told him what had been said.
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    KankiRakuen Did you at least notify the medics? After giving him 3rd degree burns?
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    TheBestOpossum OP No, instead I reported our conversation first to my boyfriend and then to all friends who were there with us. He didn't talk to us after the dance, but he definitely saw us laughing, and since some people f the "don't look at the guy I just danced with", he probably figured out what we were laughing about.
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    GiantSiphono... So surgical, so precise - I love it.
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    CoderJoe1 Just dancing around the issue
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    LilShaver That was a work of art. Death by 1,000 cuts: the verbal version.
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    yoChillgod You really showed him..........
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