Pogo dance by Miood

The pogo is a dance where the dancers jump up and down, while remaining in the same location; the dance takes its name from its resemblance to the use of a pogo stick, especially in a common version of the dance, where an individual keeps their torso stiff, their arms rigid, and their legs close together. Although just as often, pogo dancers will flail their arms around wildly while thrashing their bodies about.

While similar to the religious dances of the Pentecostal faith and various African tribes, pogo dancing is perhaps most associated with punk rock, as both performers and audience members at punk rock performances often pogo; a pogo mob is a group of pogo dancers at a punk concert (see also punk dance).

The basic steps allows for a variety of interpretations, including some which appear quite violent. Pogo dancers have their choice of:
* keeping their torsos rigid or thrashing them about;
* holding their arms stiffly at their sides or flailing them;
* keeping their legs together or kicking about;
* jumping straight up and down, jumping in any direction, or spinning in the air.

Usually dancers collide, but this is not necessary part of pogo dancing. An uninformed bystander might get the impression that the dancers are attacking one another. People sometimes get injured when pogoing, but, more often than not, pogoers who fall to the ground are helped up instead of getting trampled. There is a general understanding that the pogo is fun, not a fight. There are more violent versions of the pogo, for example "slam dancing", where people hurl themselves into a whirling frenzy of exuberant physical emotion and energy. The risk of injury in this variant is a little higher, although it is still taboo to hurt others on purpose. As with any vigorous activity performed in close quarters, the body heat, as well as the pressure created on the soles of the feet, shins, and knees by the pogo dance requires great stamina or at least much enthusiasm by anyone "pogoing" for a whole song or an extended amount of time. Some pogo aficionados pride themselves in "pogoing" for the duration of the whole set of songs.

Punk rock pogo is characterized by large amounts of jumping. And metal pogo is characterized by an increased level of aggression.

Pogo dancing is my favourite kind of dance as I can feel unity with other people and even if it seems strange or unbelievable for you, when I dance pogo with men they really take care of me and other girls:)