Several scenarios.
People sing on key and newbie shows up singing OFF KEY. Suddenly as if a wave overtakes them everyone begins singing off key.
People dance very rhythmically TO the beat of the music and a newbie shows up and off the beat and yep you guessed it everyone around follows suit.
Remember..for you Seinfeld fans...Elaine dancing? That is what the unrhythmic person does that everyone else copycats.
Now why would anyone stop singing on key and go way off?
Why would anyone move from swaying WITH the music to bouncing against it haphazardly awkwardly? like a Jerry Lewis slapstick comedy?
WHY INDEED?