To get with the beat

Alkanh01 · #1 (permalink) Tue Oct 25, 2011 23:12 pm *To get with the beat*

Could you please tell me what does

To get with the beat

mean?

Many thanks

Beeesneees · #2 (permalink) Tue Oct 25, 2011 23:40 pm *To get with the beat*

Unless you are speaking about music (in which case it might literally be 'keep to/move to the beat of the music'), it's a slang term meaning 'keep up with the times/ catch up with modern thinking.'

It's also a popular quote from Walt Disney's 'the Jungle Book':
"Come on, Baggy, get with the beat!"
Baloo the Bear speaking to Bagheera the Panther -- and meant literally as move to the beat of the music.
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Alkanh01 · #3 (permalink) Tue Oct 25, 2011 23:43 pm *To get with the beat*

Thank you very much Beeesneees. It is about a dance competition.
Very kind.

Beeesneees · #4 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:18 am *To get with the beat*

In that case, as I said: "Move to the beat of the music."
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