---
title: "Why We Dance"
artist: "Inge Vanderplaetsen & Derk de Geus"
year: 2026
key: "Am"
capo: 0
tags: ["dance", "ecstatic", "original", "ceremony", "embodiment", "joy"]
description: "An invitation to move through life's challenges by dancing — body as medicine, movement as prayer."
origin: "The Netherlands"
tradition: "Contemporary"
date_added: "2026-05-17"
---

## About this song

(Work in progress)

```chords
[Verse 1]
       Am
O When life forgot to bring you flowers
F      G      Am
Dance, Dance, Dance!
    Am
And all your sweetness turned to sour
F      G      Am
Dance, Dance, Dance!

                    F        G           Am
Your body knows the way, and it is gonna tell you
                 F       G                   Am
Exactly what you need if you're still on the fence
               F     G             Am
All you got to do is let your body move you
             F    G              Am
Back into 'I am': This is why we dance


[Verse 2]
            Am
When you're lost in total separation,
F      G      Am
Dance, Dance, Dance!
            Am
You can find a way to transformation:
F      G      Am
Dance, Dance, Dance!

                   F         G               Am
Just drop into the music and let it make you feel
              F              G              Am
Sweat out the nonsense and remember what is real
                 F         G           Am
Let your mind go quiet and come into a trance
              F           G              Am
Movement is a prayer, and this is why we dance


[Chorus]
C        G       Am     F
Woohooh, this is why we get together
C        G       Am     F
Woohooh, this is why we dance
C        G       Am     F
Woohooh, this is why we sweat together
C        G       Am     F (STOP)
Woohooh, this is why we dance together


[Post Chorus]
(Whistling)
C G Am F
C G Fmaj7


[Verse 3]
        Am
If your mind is holding back your flow
F      G      Am
Dance, Dance, Dance!
         Am
When you start to worry 'bout tomorrow
F      G      Am
Dance, Dance, Dance!

              F         G                Am
Root into the earth and you will plant a seed
              F         G                Am
Feel into the music and let it move your feet
                 F         G           Am
Let your mind go quiet and come into a trance
                F      G              Am
Rejuvenate your cells: this is why we dance


[Chorus]
C        G       Am     F
Woohooh, this is why we get together
C        G       Am     F
Woohooh, this is why we dance
C        G       Am     F
Woohooh, this is why we sweat together
C        G       Am     F (STOP)
Woohooh, this is why we dance together


[Post Chorus]
(Whistling)
C G Am F
C G Fmaj7


[Bridge]
Dm
We dance our laughter and we dance our tears
Am
We dance our madness and we dance our fears
C
We dance our hopes and we dance our screams
G
We are the dancers; we create the dream!

Dm
We dance our laughter and we dance our tears
Am
We dance our madness and we dance our fears
C
We dance our hopes and we dance our screams
G                                 Fm7
We are the dancers; we create the dream


[Chorus]
Repeat until end
End with C chord
```