Weekly column: The Idiot's Guide to Dancing Like an Idiot

Today, we’re launching a new segment entitled “The Idiot’s Guide to Dancing like an Idiot”. Each week, we’ll take you through the basic dance steps that have evolved from years of late night dance parties, all you can drink charity events, and open bar weddings. While not recognized by the American Academy of Dance, these timeless classics are sure to impress your friends, and get you on your way to developing your own personal idiot dance..

We’ll also discuss a brief history of each dance and some big names that continue to push the envelope with each new brilliant move they concoct.

Today’s dance: "Parallels"

With origins in the deep north (side), “Parallels” evolved from a simple dance pattern of swinging one’s arms and legs in a parallel motion… to a complex action of passing an invisible object back and forth between dancers through extremely complex parallel, and uni-paralell movements. Major players in the game today include Sarah “The Parallel-yzer” Young with her unthinkable toss & catch maneuver, along with Chris “Shoot-it-back” Scheuerman with his handy kick it back, throw it back 1-2 combo.

Stay tuned you crazy kids, and keep your dance shoes ready for next week's move, an instant classic the:

“Upwards Fist, Pump with a Twist!”