Well from the unscientific sample of replies so far, while people are dancing they may be thinking about:
- music and the memories/associations triggered by particular pieces;
- sex - s/he's cute. does s/he fancy me? Is it significant that they're dancing next to me/looking at me.
- personal anxieties - do I look like an idiot? I wish I could dance better.
- their place in the perceived hierarchy of cool - I'm a way better dancer than they are!What are they wearing?
- dancing - what kind of moves should I make to this tune (do many people think about this consciously?)
We might add a new one, unknown to previous generations of dancers.
- must remember to write a clever post about this tomorrow on my blog/Dissensus
Still all this is pretty obvious, I'm interested in exploring the kind of pre-trance state that John hints at here:
I think what's interesting is the space between the obvious thoughts "tits and samples" and being lost in music - I think there is a period where you are starting to think all kinds of abstract meditative stuff which is very hard to recall afterwards - a bit like dreaming