![]() Doroschuk says that is reading too much into the lyrics. Other lyrics in the song include references to the way pogoing looked to bouncers, especially "And you can act real rude and totally removed/And I can act like an imbecile".ĭoroschuk denies two common myths about the song. It has been claimed that the meaning of the song can be found in similarities between "Safety Dance" and "Safe to dance". Thus, the song is a protest and a call for freedom of expression. The bouncers didn't like pogoing so they would tell pogoers to stop or be kicked out of the club. To uninformed bystanders this could look dangerous, especially if pogoers accidentally bounced into one another (the more deliberately violent version of pogoing is slam dancing). New Wave dancing, especially pogoing, was different from Disco dancing, because it was done individually instead of with partners and involved holding the torso rigid and thrashing about. ![]() General CommentHi, just found out this in the wiki: "The writer/performer, Ivan Doroschuk, has explained that "The Safety Dance" is a protest against bouncers stopping dancers pogoing to 1980s New Wave music in clubs when Disco was dying and New Wave was up and coming. And you can act real rude and totally removedĪs long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it ![]()
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