Syncopation appears to me to be basis or the trigger of some sort of reflex, at best, or a nervous disorder at worst. It is characterized by an involuntary movement of the limbs which is most unseemly, especially when on display in a public venue for strangers to see and judge. I withhold judgment, because I realize it is an affliction. I suppose it is a boon that similarly-afflicted individuals may congregate in designated areas and twitch together freely. Also, they seem to enjoy it. Why is that?
I confess that I sometimes feel the onset of a response to rhythm. I am somehow able to prevail against that impulse and not give way to undignified clapping and flopping in the manner of a sea lion. When I was younger I had not yet developed that discipline and occasionally found myself the cynosure of all eyes, save for those in the heads of those who were similarly giving way to spasms. I suffered considerable embarrassment thereby.
