The night progresses, and the music becomes more death-punk and new wave. Several other dancers have taken to the floor. The music moves faster and harder, the lights begin to flash and swirl. Now there are a hundred or more people on the dance floor, arms swinging and moving about faster, their faces plastered with looks of utter pain. Some, dressed in spiked heels and bondage-gear grope greedily at themselves and those around them, while others collapse violently to their knees, only to spring up again a moment later, and still others bend backwards, stretching thier arms to the ceiling, invoking God's forgiveness or damnation.
Gothic dance is something that can only truly be experienced first hand.
It is at once a beautifully enchanting and an evilly repulsive sight. In the visual effect, a person is drawn to the image of the Virgin Mary, then turned away in disgust by the image of the naked woman with a snake around her neck and 666 painted in red upon her breasts. In the dress, one is captivated by the velvet, the jewels and the silk, then repelled by the leather, spikes and bondage. Finally, in the dance, one is entranced by the ballet-type movement, then driven away by violent flailing and sexual undulation. The gothic culture uses this dichotomy to illustrate their view of society.