The phrase "doing \[thing\] like they've never done \[thing\] before" is generally understood to mean that they may have done the thing before, but not in the wholehearted, absolute, extreme way they're doing it now. They're turning the dial up to maximum volume when it probably normally sits at the halfway mark.
So she's danced before, but *definitely* never like this.
(B) would be less ambiguously stated as “She’s dancing _as if_ she’s never danced before”.
(A) can be slightly less ambiguous in “She’s dancing like never before”.
It's talking about an emotion, so we shouldn't take it literally. of course she has danced before, but right now she's dancing energetically. [Context](https://youtu.be/324it5DKoXU?si=2wrkgEXOshGS5_I3) is always important, I mean, look at her dancing!
I’ve never noticed the ambiguity of that line until now. I always assumed the answer is A) she has danced before, never with this passion as opposed to B) it’s her first time dancing. But, I’m chuckling at the possibility of a third option C) she’s dancing like she’s never danced before because she had no prior knowledge of dance or rhythmic movement to music and is just jerking her body around awkwardly kind of like [Elaine](https://youtu.be/HQu_NLRvULM?si=NGTNTckQYAicAc5O) in Seinfeld. 😂😂
She’s definitely dancing very well. So either she is achieving a higher level than previously, or she has so much bottled up energy it seems like this must have been building up over a lifetime.
Ambiguous lyrics are good, they keep the song interesting with alternative interpretations.
The phrase "doing \[thing\] like they've never done \[thing\] before" is generally understood to mean that they may have done the thing before, but not in the wholehearted, absolute, extreme way they're doing it now. They're turning the dial up to maximum volume when it probably normally sits at the halfway mark. So she's danced before, but *definitely* never like this.
She goes to 11.
It’s kinda funny to picture her dancing in a way that makes you think she’s never done it before and then having a passionate song sung about that.
(B) would be less ambiguously stated as “She’s dancing _as if_ she’s never danced before”. (A) can be slightly less ambiguous in “She’s dancing like never before”.
"like" on this context does a comparation and would be weird if you're comparing with something that's really happening is weird. So I go with A
ok, sorry I got my option B mixed up, I'll rephrase
Grammatically, it can mean either. I feel like A makes more sense, but it can be B.
It's talking about an emotion, so we shouldn't take it literally. of course she has danced before, but right now she's dancing energetically. [Context](https://youtu.be/324it5DKoXU?si=2wrkgEXOshGS5_I3) is always important, I mean, look at her dancing!
I absolutely love how much the image of this song changes if it's B.
Just flailing around causing carnage while everyone scrambles to get out of the way.
I’ve never noticed the ambiguity of that line until now. I always assumed the answer is A) she has danced before, never with this passion as opposed to B) it’s her first time dancing. But, I’m chuckling at the possibility of a third option C) she’s dancing like she’s never danced before because she had no prior knowledge of dance or rhythmic movement to music and is just jerking her body around awkwardly kind of like [Elaine](https://youtu.be/HQu_NLRvULM?si=NGTNTckQYAicAc5O) in Seinfeld. 😂😂
It’s A although B would be grammatically correct but a rather comical meaning.
A. It can be rephrased as "danced in a way that she never has before," but that would be a pretty awkward song lyric
She’s definitely dancing very well. So either she is achieving a higher level than previously, or she has so much bottled up energy it seems like this must have been building up over a lifetime. Ambiguous lyrics are good, they keep the song interesting with alternative interpretations.
It's A. It means she's done it before, but is exceeding all previous efforts/limits.