Kids going in circles

At the carnival at the middle school, the DJ was playing the 1991 hit "Jump Around" while middle school kids walked in a circle playing some game. Despite the classic beat, none of them could make him/herself dance, preferring instead to walk while staring embarassingly at their feet. Now and again one of them would twitch a little, as if making a brief foray into the world of rhythm before retreating.

Later, I learned that "Cotton-Eyed Joe" has a set Macarena-like dance. Tellingly, it was black girls and white jock boys who dominated the dancing.