the only way to keep up with hardcore is by having little arrows popping up in front of you telling you where to put your feet
but yeah melbourne's a bit fucked. you wear your phats and people yell out shuffle.
or walking to paul van dyk @ metro, and having some guys out front of a restraunt yell out shuffle... then my mate humours them by bustin out a move.
next thing some asian kid pops out of the crowd and tries to turn it into a battle.
its annoying as fuck. and i love my pikachu full reflective phats, but i dont like wearing them out often cos i cant stand the whole "omg im the best shuffler. lets battle" bullshit.
but you're right. melbourne's bad for it. the young kids are the worst.
but it does depend on where you are. i don't like dancing at phd. just because of the type of "shuffle gods" that attend.
but then you've got bubble which is sweet.
breaking out a shuffle at a metal club is pretty funny tho, you get as many looks as you would at phd. but it's more like a LULWTF hate stare.. rather than criticising my rather pisspoor technique lol.