Why Gen Z are too afraid to dance in public

Younger Aussies are reportedly avoiding the dancefloor during a night on the town, over fears that people will judge them over the potentially the embarrassing footage when it goes online.

We all know Gen Z love to use their smartphones to document nearly everything in their lives, but the one place they seemingly draw the line is with their dance moves.

A recent radio call out had listeners phoning in to say "cringe culture" was behind the movement away from dancing at the club and younger Aussies were missing out on a "rite of passage" milennials so fondly remember because of it.

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"It is so much fun, although people do film way more than they used to," The Australian Financial Review's Zoe Samios told Today Extra.

"I have committed some Murder on the Dancefloor, although I think it's more at weddings now than it is at clubs."

Guardian Australia's Tom McIlroy agreed there should actually be a "no filming" rule on the dancefloor to avoid making people feel self conscious, no matter their age.

"There is no question about it - as someone who likes to dance, I don't want to be filmed," he said.

"And it definitely shouldn't be shared on the internet."

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