"I Don't Dance" is the fifth song in the film, High School Musical 2 and on the movie soundtrack. It is sung by Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans, and Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth.
Summary[]
After being invited by Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and Taylor (Monique Coleman) to the employee's baseball game in Lava Springs country club, Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) is challenged by Chad (Corbin Bleu) to play. In the meantime, he tries to convince Chad to dance. In the end, the Wildcats recruit Ryan as the choreographer to their performance in the talent show.
Lyrics[]
Crowd:
Hey, oh, play ball!
Chad:
Hey, hey, oh!
Crowd:
Hey batter batter, hey batter batter, swing
Chad:
I’ve got to just do my thing
Crowd:
Hey batter batter, hey batter batter swing
Chad:
Yeah
Ryan:
I’ll show you that it’s one and the same
Baseball, dancing, same game
It’s easy
Step up to the plate
Start swingin’
Chad:
I wanna play ball
Now that’s all, this is what I do
It ain’t no dance that you can show me
Yeah
Ryan: You never know
Chad: Oh I know
Ryan: You never try
Chad:
But there’s just one little thing
That stops me every time
Yeah
Ryan: Come on!
Chad: I don’t dance
Ryan: I know you can
Chad: Not a chance, no
Ryan: If I could do this, well you could do that
Chad: But I don’t dance
Ryan: Hit it out of the park
Chad: I don’t dance
Ryan: I say you can
Chad: There’s not a chance, oh
Ryan: Slide home, you score, swingin’ on the dance floor
Chad: I don’t dance, no
Crowd:
Hey batter batter, hey batter batter swing
Chad:
I’ve got to just do my thing
Crowd:
Hey batter batter, hey batter batter swing
Chad:
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ryan:
Two-steppin’ now you’re up to bat
Bases loaded, do your dance
It’s easy, take your best shot
Just hit it
Chad:
I’ve got what it takes playin’ my game
So you best skin that pitch you gonna throw me, yeah
I’ll show you how I swing
Ryan: You never know
Chad: Oh I know
Ryan: You never try
Chad:
But there’s just one little thing
That stops me every time
Yeah
Ryan: Come on!
Chad: I don’t dance
Ryan: I know you can
Chad: Not a chance, no no
Ryan: If I could do this, well you could do that
Chad: But I don’t dance
Ryan: Hit it out of the park
Chad: I don’t dance
Ryan: I say you can
Chad: There’s not a chance, oh no
Ryan: Slide home, you score, swingin’ on the dance floor
Chad: I don’t dance, no
Ryan:
Put it back, tuck it in, take a chance
Swing it out, spin around, do your dance
Chad:
I wanna play ball, not dance hall
I’m making a triple, not a curtain call
Ryan:
I can prove it to you ‘til you know it’s true
‘Cause I can swing it, I can bring it to the diamond too
Chad:
You’re talking a lot, show me what you got
Stop, swing
Ryan: Hey swing it like this
Oh sing jitterbug just like that
That’s what I mean
That’s how you swing
Chad:
You make a good pitch
But I don't believe
Ryan: I say you can
Chad: I know I can’t
I don’t (Ryan & Chad: dance!)
Ryan: You can do it
Chad: I don’t dance, no
Ryan: Nothing to it
Atta boy, atta boy, yeah
Chad: Hey batter batter, hey batter batter, what?
Ryan: One, two, three, four, everybody swing
Come on
Chad: I don’t dance
Ryan: I know you can
Chad: Not a chance, no no
Ryan: If I could do this, well you could do that
Chad: But I don’t dance
Ryan: Hit it out of the park
Chad: I don’t dance
Ryan: I say you can
Chad: There’s not a chance, no no
Ryan: Slide home, you score, swingin’ on the dance floor
Chad: I don’t dance, no...
Trivia[]
- After the song in the following scene, Ryan and Chad are showing hanging out and wearing eachother's uniforms. Many viewers have thought of this as a homoerotic or gay meaning between the characters, however Ryan's actor Lucas Grabeel has confirmed that it was a choice by director Kenny Ortega and had no further implications. In universe, it can also be explained by the fact that sports players and athletes regularly exchange outfits after a match (whether it be soccer, football or even baseball) as a way of showing their appreciation for eachother, the sport and to build a rapport or friendship between the players.
