We used to do Scottish dances at school - the teacher was always telling us off for grinning, laughing and generally having fun.

Weell excuuuuse meee - I thought that was the whole idea of social dancing, not to prance about in deadly solemnity.

We only got to do the reels and other multiple dances though - for some reason she thought jigs were not what polite people did. Raising arms when setting was not allowed either.

Whooping or other sounds of exhilaration were naturally an anathema.

Some folks just do not know how to have fun.