Well, I man still a virgin, but if I had to comment on this, I would say there is nothing such as music for the young or for the old. Discriminations in music industry is a thing of the dragon.
Now in Jamaica we had the rub a dub culture from the early 1940s-50s to the present. The music was simple and satisfying and people of all ages could come together in the party, both youths and the aged, white haired elders, men and women, and they would rub and dub together all night long. There was nothing vulgar about it. It was pure joy and niceness and positive vibes. Listen to Bunny Wailer's ballroom floor. Reggae was a cultural dance for cultural people.
With the invention of the dancehall culture in the 80s, there was nothing wrong about it at first. It was just sped up, energized reggae music with a faster tempo and toasted lyrics. The music was still reggae music, in a dancehall style. The 90's however brought a revolution in the dancehall. Drugs and guns surged into the ghettos and morality was lost and vulgarity and depravity set in. We had unconscious artistes come into the reggae dancehall scene with much folly, such as the discrimination of musical audiences for the youth, the aged, etc. It's during this period that vulgar dances were invented, because with all the alcohol, sex and gun in the ghetto, people became carefree and cared less about the worth of life .
I would say, any dance that is discriminatory and restricted to one age group and cannot be performed by people of all ages, young and old, is a vulgar dance. If you would be ashamed of doing it before your mother and father,then it's not worth your time and energy. Some people, however, have lost all sense of shame and self respect, and will do just about anything, anywhere.
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