Talk:Circle pit

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Contents 1 Punk dancing has two main variants 2 "Circular motion" aspect 3 Circle pits - heavy metal 4 Other music genres 5 Beginning seould say that this is about punk music 6 Personal experience 7 Bands Known for circle pits???

[edit] Punk dancing has two main variants

Punk dancing has two main variants: the slam dance and the pogo. The slam dance has a "runner" variant. In the former, invented in Los Angeles, dancers create a circle in the pit and begin moving in a circle. After getting up some speed, they run toward the center, slam into another dancer, and bounce off. After a few slams, they return to the circling mass. The pogo, on the other hand, has dancers bouncing up and down, but not vertically. Dancers hit each other chaotically, with no real rules. The entire dance floor can pogo, but the pogo slam dancers tend to get segregated near the stage. "Mosh" refers to any of these dances, these days, so this article was redirected there. Geogre 13:36, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] "Circular motion" aspect

I don't think this article is clear enough about the "Circular motion" aspect. To me the circle pit is more about running/skanking chaotically in the circle, as a "positive" alternative to people pushing randomly at each other and injuring each other. To me a giant "Circle" of people who are "push-moshing" each other does not consist of a circle pit. Dan Carkner 03:25, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Circle pits - heavy metal

"Circle pits at heavy metal shows are usually a lot more dangerous, because of blatant disregard for the rules of Skanking." How can metalheads have "blatant disregard for the rules of Skanking" if they don't skank in the first place? 65.25.27.81 03:40, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Other music genres

It is not only punk or metal shows which have circle pits. I have been to many shows, from experimantal, metal, dark and new wave, even classical, and there were circle pits. 19:48, 26 December 2005 84.9.13.98

[edit] Beginning seould say that this is about punk music

I think the article should say at the beginning that this is about punk music. I don't know anything about punk (or other Californian beach concerts) - I found the article by clicking on Random article - it was only in the last paragraph that I understood this was about punk. I'd rather not make the edit myself, as I don't know anything about the subject, but I think it would be nice if it said "punk concerts" in the first line, instead of just "concerts". (Or, in the light of the last comment before mine, "concerts, mostly of punk music".) 13:35, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Personal experience

i was just at a punk show the other day w/ the casualties the briefs the wenesday night heroes and south side punks. and yes the was a circle pit, mk during fast songs the circle pit is just basically just running around in a circle(like it said) and pushing each other, and pushing people on the outside of the pit and just shoving anything in ur way, no matter the size of the show or band, and for ska, or even just slower songs u can skank to them, but when u skank w/ a bunch of people u can tend to get hurt, by getting hit in the face by someones elbow or getting kicked, circle pits arent really dangerous, (unless ur liek 12 or 13) but u will more and likely leave w/ a few bruses, if u fall peple will pick u back up, i fell and i got lifeted up right afterwords69.40.49.22 01:12, 3 November 2006 (UTC)ryan

[edit] Bands Known for circle pits???

Come on .. this is mildly ridiculous.. its more of a signature of a style of fan that is at the show than the band or even the music. mostly depending on what is perceived to be the most popular band at the concert. I think this section should be removed or seriously re-worked.. there is no way you can attribute circle pits to bands... they happen when the right people are into the music, or the vocalist calls for one, this is similar to saying a certain university is prone to students smoking in groups of 5 or more.. it happens...that is all.. Penner 02:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree. In addition to the ludicrous nature of the section, it was poorly written as well, and citation free. the only references to bands needed in this article are to those who originated the style, and even then that can simply be broadened to the Huntington Beach punk scene, ~79.