--- title: This Teen Is Not Here for Adult Dancing at Baseball description: When this group attended a San Diego Padres game, the teen probably didn't expect his embarrassment to get broadcast for all the stadium canonical: https://time.com/5356257/padres-baseball-teen/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-02T15:18:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:07.755Z og:title: Jumobtron Teen Is Not Here for Adult Dancing at the Game og:description: The San Diego Padres fan was mortified by the behavior of his fellow fans og:url: https://time.com/5356257/padres-baseball-teen/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc97e114692239/698936dcdb2987b6e7260557/padres-san-diego.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Chicago Cubs v San Diego Padres og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jumobtron Teen Is Not Here for Adult Dancing at the Game twitter:description: The San Diego Padres fan was mortified by the behavior of his fellow fans twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc97e114692239/698936dcdb2987b6e7260557/padres-san-diego.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mortified Teen Refuses to Get Into the Groove With Dancing Adults During Their Jumbotron Moment > Sponsored content. 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Ellis #17 after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on July 14, 2018 in San Diego, California. Denis Poroy—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 2, 2018 3:18 PM UTC This teen was probably just hoping to have a casual evening at the [ball game](http://time.com/5321014/houston-astros-alex-bregman-shaves-mustache/) watching the [San Diego Padres](http://time.com/4362877/snoop-dogg-first-pitch-baseball-padres-braves/) at Petco Park on Monday night. But instead he got a little [more entertainment](https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article215900325.html) than he bargained for, in the form of the adults with him (presumably his parents) embarrassing him on the big screen in front of the whole stadium, thanks to their vivacious dance moves. To the dulcet tones of [Flo Rida](http://time.com/4373982/best-songs-2016-so-far/item/flo-rida-my-house/)‘s seminal hit “Low,” the woman on the teen’s right happily got into the groove, while the man to his left joined in with some joyful clapping. Unfortunately, sandwiched in the middle, the teen was not feeling it; he just kept his arms resolutely crossed the whole time, despite their best efforts get him into the dancing spirit as well. And, as Twitter commenters have noted, “This mom embarrassing her son is the mom all moms should aspire to be.” > [](https://twitter.com/RendonRudy/status/1024313125590294529) > [](https://twitter.com/CorrinaPysa/status/1024413699258417153) There was more, too: during DNCE’s “Cake by the Ocean,” the cameras once again found the party. The teen even covered his eyes in mortification when his group was once again put up on the big screen. At this rate, he may try to snag seats far away from the dancing duo next time they make a trip to the baseball game. > [](https://twitter.com/RendonRudy/status/1024162075373793280) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5356257/padres-baseball-teen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5356257/padres-baseball-teen/"},"headline":"Mortified Teen Refuses to Get Into the Groove With Dancing Adults During Their Jumbotron Moment","datePublished":"2018-08-02T15:18:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:07.755Z","description":"It's a baseball game, not a party, guys","url":"https://time.com/5356257/padres-baseball-teen/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Family","Baseball"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc97e114692239/698936dcdb2987b6e7260557/padres-san-diego.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fcc97e114692239/698936dcdb2987b6e7260557/padres-san-diego.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chicago Cubs v San Diego Padres","caption":"Chicago Cubs v San Diego Padres","creditText":"Denis Poroy—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5356257/padres-baseball-teen/","name":"Mortified Teen Refuses to Get Into the Groove With Dancing Adults During Their Jumbotron Moment"}}]}] ```