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89 Jokes About Dancing

89 Jokes About Dancing

Dancing Puns (10)

  1. I used to be a horrible dancer, but I’ve really stepped up my game.
  2. That new dance studio must be making a lot of money. Business is booming.
  3. The band kept playing faster songs so the dancers’ feet were fleeting.
  4. The party was going well until someone sprinkled water on the dance floor and everyone started to slipsliding away.
  5. The dancer incorporated robots into her routine. Apparently she likes to waltz on the wild side.
  6. The 80s cover band played nothing but upbeat songs all night. The dance floor was full of people footloose and fancy-free.
  7. The dancer entered a competition with her brother as her partner. She was hoping they’d be a shoe-in to win.
  8. The lead actress studied ballet to prepare for her role in the musical. She needed to learn how to pirouette like a pro.
  9. The kids danced so vigorously at the party that their parents were worried they’d collapse from exhaustion.
  10. The bride and groom prepared for months to dance down the aisle at their unconventional wedding.

Dancing One-Liners (20)

  1. I’m a great dancer… when nobody’s watching!
  2. Dancing is just a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.
  3. I don’t dance very well, I just sort of wiggle around until everyone is embarrassed for me.
  4. The only dance I do is the sprinkler when I’m watering the lawn.
  5. The only time I enjoy dancing is when the music stops and I can go sit down.
  6. I dance like a chicken being attacked by bees.
  7. My dancing looks like a full-body dry heave set to music.
  8. They say save the last dance for me. I’d prefer to save all dances for anyone but me!
  9. I dance as gracefully as a newborn giraffe.
  10. My dancing ability falls somewhere between Elaine from Seinfeld and a malfunctioning Roomba.
  11. I wanted to be a rockstar until I realized I’d have to dance on stage. No can do.
  12. The only way I’m getting on that dance floor is if my clothes are on fire.
  13. I have two left feet, both of them equally uncoordinated.
  14. My awkward swaying does not constitute dancing.
  15. I’m not a dancer, I’m a flailer.
  16. Dancing is how I morse code my severe social anxiety.
  17. I dance like a marionette being controlled by an overcaffeinated toddler.
  18. The only time I look cool on the dance floor is when I trip and fall.
  19. I dance with all the grace and elegance of a tranquilized bear.
  20. My dancing has been described as avant-garde interpretive seizure.

Best Dancing Jokes (27)

1. I asked my date if she wanted to dance, but she said no thanks. Turns out she was content just standing there and texting the whole night.

2. My friend kept stepping on my toes as we slow danced. “Do you even know how to waltz properly?” I asked him. “No, but I’m Willing to learn,” he replied.

3. My wife forced me to take dancing lessons as a way to spice up our love life. It was a misstep.

4. I really wanted to impress my wife with my dance moves, so I spent hours rehearsing my routine to her favorite song. But as soon as I stepped foot on the dance floor at our anniversary party, I froze up with stage fright. Now I have to live with two left feet for the rest of my life.

5. Fred Astaire’s wife sent him a note before his dance recital that said, “Break a leg!” He spent the next six weeks hobbling around in a cast.

6. My friend got drunk at a wedding reception and decided to liven up the dance floor with some breakdancing moves. Let’s just say the worm he did didn’t impress anyone.

7. I played dance dance revolution at the arcade with my friend. After flailing around for 10 minutes, I was completely exhausted. Meanwhile, he hadn’t even broken a sweat. I’ve never felt so uncoordinated in my life.

8. I finally worked up the courage to ask Amanda to dance at prom. She said yes but looked really nervous. 30 seconds in I realized why – she was even worse than me! We spent the whole song awkwardly stepping on each other’s feet.

9. My girlfriend forced me to take a Zumba class with her despite my two left feet. All the hip shaking and booty dancing was way outside my comfort zone. Let’s just say I won’t be quitting my day job anytime soon.

10. The DJ at my friend’s wedding clearly didn’t read the room. He played nothing but heavy metal despite a dance floor full of aging relatives looking to bust out their dusty electric slides. Let’s just say Grandma didn’t appreciate having her hearing aid blown out by Rage Against the Machine.

11. I impressed everyone at the club last night with my smooth moves on the dance floor. Or so I thought, until my friend told me “dude, you know there’s gum stuck to your shoe, right?”

12. My dance partner dipped me during our performance, but lost his grip. He ended up dropping me flat on my butt in front of the entire audience. I guess you could say I really fell for him out there.

13. I was feeling pretty suave at my friend’s wedding reception when a slow song came on. I asked the hot bridesmaid to dance, but she ran away giggling when I started doing the sprinkler.

14. I took a ballet class, thinking it would make me light on my feet. Instead, I learned I’m about as graceful as a bowling ball.

15. I was voted “Best Dancer” in high school, but it was just because nobody else volunteered for the role of Tree #3 in the school musical. I just swayed in place for the choreography.

16. I joined a dance crew in college thinking it would be like Step Up. In reality, I just tripped up… a lot.

17. My girlfriend loves dancing more than anything. Me? I’d rather have a root canal.

18. I thought taking a hip hop dance class would be relatively easy for an athletic guy like me. But trying to pop and lock made me feel like I was 90 years old.

19. I went clubbing with friends over the weekend for the first time. They had to lure me onto the dance floor with several shots of tequila. Even then, my version of “getting jiggy with it” was apparently just sad arm flailing.

20. I got roped into doing a couples dance for a friend’s wedding. The choreographer might as well have been speaking a foreign language – grapevine? Box step? I barely managed a box of tissues for my wife’s feet after I stomped on them so many times.

21. My dad loves line dancing and entered a competition thinking he could win easily. But he messed up the grapevine so badly that he accidentally kicked his partner. Let’s just say he immediately got the boot.

22. I agreed to take a salsa dancing class with my girlfriend, thinking it would be romantic. But when a rose between the teeth was part of the choreography, I knew this wasn’t my kind of dancing. Or romance for that matter.

23. I went to a club with friends and decided liquid courage was the only way to get me on the dance floor. Several shots later, I was doing the sprinkler and shopping cart to every song. At one point, a horrified stranger asked me if I was okay. I slurred “Just dance… gonna be okay.” I cringe thinking about it now.

24. My friends peer pressured me into taking a pole dancing class with them. They all looked like professionals. Meanwhile, I quickly realized I have the grace and flexibility of a 2×4.

25. I agreed to dance with my wife at our wedding, even though I have no sense of rhythm. I figured she’d be leading anyway so how hard could it be? Very hard, it turns out. I think I spent more time looking down at our feet than gazing lovingly into her eyes.

26. I was feeling confident about my breakdance skills, so I decided to really go for it at the middle school social. I ended up spinning on my back so aggressively that I kicked the DJ’s speaker onto the floor. Suffice to say I haven’t breakdanced since.

27. My friend dragged me to a high intensity Zumba class despite my hatred for dancing. By the end, I was sweating so profusely that it looked like I’d jumped in the pool. Just call me Dancin’ Dan – the sprinkler man!