Will it be possible in the future to get natural rhythm like black people through gene therapy?

[Barnabas]

I would totally pay for that, I wish I could dance

[Al B. Sure!]

Besides, aren't you Latino? I thought you guys are supposed to have that down as well? Like every damn dance came from you guys... tango, salsa, mambo, samba... jesus, you guys are on top of dancing, come on!

[SlowwHand]

The only thing that keeps that from being the funniest thing that I ever heard, is that it's actually a legitimate question.
I think I'd have to vote "Yes".

[Al B. Sure!]

What gene praytell results in 'rhythm'?

And besides, my point stands... You're a Latino, Barnabas! Are you actually like 100% Swedish or something and you're 1st generation immigrant? Cause if we're talking sweeping racial associations here, Hispanics can dance their asses off. They're the ones known for dancing. Black people can play bass guitars and drums. You guys are the dancers.

[SlowwHand]

The foot gene.

[Al B. Sure!]

I'm thinking that by our American standards, Barnabas is freaking Fred Astaire, just he thinks he's a bad dancer because everybody he knows is better than him.

It's like a guy with 120 IQ among a group of 130 IQ people... like yeah, he's not as smart, and he might notice it and think he's dumb, but come on!

[Al B. Sure!]

Anyway, I saw this cool video:

[Barnabas]

I am of german and ashkenazi ancestry, I compare myself to my friends who are mainly argentines of spanish-italian ancestry and I suck horribly.

Btw, the latinos who are reknown for their dancing skills are those from countries with many blacks, like Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Colombia,

I don't think that Mexicans, who are mainly of spanish and amerindian ancestry, are known as great dancers in the USA.

Look at this brazilian video that displays lots of regular brazilian people, adults, old and kids, from the north east. I could not do what that old black woman with the tunic that suddenly appears at 01:37 does

[C0ckney]

yeah brasilians can dance. i know one type of dancing; bad dancing! i stick out like a sore thumb here...

several girls have tried to teach me to dance samba. result: sore feet for them!

[Az]

I am of german and ashkenazi ancestry

It's the education and the posture. It has nothing to do with genes.

[Sava]

I would totally pay for that

I'd only want to do that if it allowed me to do this to children.

[MOBIUS]

I actually thought that Heraclitus or Caligastia had hacked Barnabas' account to make this thread...

[ZEE]

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[Provost Harrison]

I have all the dancing ability that my nationality would suggest

[Al B. Sure!]

Like anything else, this can be learned. I am positive that if you really watched people danced, mimicked it, practiced, and maybe took a dance class, you'd have it down in no time.