"But no funnier than many sorts of traditional dance [and other ~~ I think the tango much funnier if you look at it thus] if taken the wrong way."

I don't think it was based on traditional dance. Greek dancing is fantastic. If they had based it on something traditional, it might have looked less forced.

Any form of dance can look ridiculous if it's done without enthusiasm... it's all subjective of course, but this "dance" did not seem to have anything going for it.