A Rose Between Thorns

Dance The Night Away: Euphoria

Forelsket (Norwegian): The indescribable euphoria experienced as you begin to fall in love.

The next song is 'Hips Don't Lie' by Shakira, and I can't help but feel a sudden boost of confidence hearing the music of my home country.

So I quickly pull Namjoon over, surprising the tall male as I drag him to the dance floor. Gisselle joins us with Soobin in tow, so I'm assuming she got over her initial shock of the event.

The four of us end up in the center of the floor, some other idols coming to join us but keeping their distance as we show them just what us American girls can do.

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wants to speak Spanish
Como se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa (sí, Shakira Shakira), su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

And I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel it's right
All the attraction, the tension
Don't you see baby, this is perfection

Gisselle and I dance in sync with every hip movement and chest pop, both of us grinning like idiots while the crowd cheers us on. Namjoon and Soobin both continue to be shook as we dance with them, but soon they're able to match pace with our dance.

Both of them take center stage as the male part comes on, mouthing the words as they dance as if we had a routine planned the entire time.

Hey Girl, I can see your body moving
And it's driving me crazy
And I didn't have the slightest idea
Until I saw you dancing

And when you walk up on the dance floor
Nobody cannot ignore the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected - the way you right and left it
So you can keep on shaking it

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa (sí, Shakira Shakira), su casa
Shakira, Shakira

The chorus comes on again as we go back into the same dance routine, Gisselle and I shaking our hips along to the beat. The latina was the one who came up with our routine, incorporating a lot of salsa and other Mexican dances to go along with it.

The dance turns more sultry as the next verse comes on and when the bridge hits we switch partners, surprising both men in the process.

Oh boy, I can see your body moving
Half animal, half man
I don't, don't really know what I'm doing
But you seem to have a plan
My will and self restraint
Have come to fail now, fail now
See, I am doing what I can, but I can't so you know
That's a bit too hard to explain

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día

We switch back after that, both boys absolutely baffled at what just went down. I catch Jin and Jimin choking on whatever they're drinking out of the corner of my eye, and I have to stifle my laugh so I can keep dancing.

By the end of the dance we left the entire room in awe, especially our partners as both of us burst into laughter. I honestly didn't think I'd have this much fun at a party like this, and I can't help but feel thankful for the TXT boys that put this all together.