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Fluke83
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:03 pm Post subject: Can you dance?

I suddenly got curious about how people on the spectrum do with dancing? Personally I couldn't dance even if my life depended on it. I do "dance" when I'm alone and a song I like is on the radio, but I wouldn't say this counts... (edit: I say it doesn't count and I put "dance" in quotation marks because I'm basically just moving around more than if there was no music on, but I'm not dancing) I can't do any kind of dance with a partner. The closest thing could only be described as "shameless drunken groin grinding", but I wouldn't really call this dancing, heheh.. I have a feeling there won't be many dancers here, unless it's someone's special interest, but I don't know, that's why I'm asking So, do you dance? Last edited by Fluke83 on Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:35 pm; edited 1 time in total

hanyo
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:11 pm Post subject:

I don't dance at all, not even when I'm alone.

rebbieh
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:14 pm Post subject:

hanyo wrote:

I don't dance at all, not even when I'm alone.

This.

I spin and pace when alone, but I don't dance.

jamieevren1210
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:32 pm Post subject:

No. My brain runs on windows, but my body runs on Mac OS _________________ Aspie, Sherlockian, nerd, actress, student, scout, punk, vocalist, guitarist, violinist, doctor wannabe. AS, possible Bipolar and ADHD. Asexual. Genderqueer(sort of) Gifted with an IQ I do not need. MAJOR Sherlock Holmes&Green Day fan

MarthaCannary
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:40 pm Post subject:

Me dance? Uh no. I guess you could call it interpretive dancing... AKA: "Is she dancing or having a seizure?" I "dance" all the time around the house when I'm by myself and the blinds are closed.... I don't even need music sometimes, I just make my own.... _________________ "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal"

outofplace
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:44 pm Post subject:

I can't dance to save my life! If I try to dance, it is a humorous time enjoyed by all-except for me. People have tried to teach me but I just don't have the rhythm to do it. Oddly though, I CAN drive a car with a manual transmission and do that quite well. _________________ Uncertain of diagnosis, either ADHD or Aspergers. Aspie quiz: 143/200 AS, 81/200 NT; AQ 43; "eyes" 17/39, EQ/SQ 21/51 BAPQ: Autistic/BAP- You scored 92 aloof, 111 rigid and 103 pragmatic

jamieevren1210
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject:

My brain is not connected to my body...not literally but you know what I mean... _________________ Aspie, Sherlockian, nerd, actress, student, scout, punk, vocalist, guitarist, violinist, doctor wannabe. AS, possible Bipolar and ADHD. Asexual. Genderqueer(sort of) Gifted with an IQ I do not need. MAJOR Sherlock Holmes&Green Day fan

OliveOilMom
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject:

Yes, I can! It does not come naturally, but I can make myself learn it. I need explicit instructions, which I can get either via YouTube or friends. Last summer, when my entire family was out of town, I went to a party and took some ecstacy and learned the Apple Bottom Jeans dance. I mean I learned it right and did it good. I've seen the video, it's not all spazzed or nothing. I can only do that one dance either drinking or with some kind of a buzz. However, I can do every step of the Night Fever dance, to this day, absolutely perfect, drunk or sober. _________________ Frances I can be a little much sometimes.

hartzofspace
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:06 pm Post subject:

I used to go out dancing a lot when I was younger and healthier. I took ballet classes in my late teens, which gave me a good base from which to dance gracefully. This meant a lot to me being such a Klutz beforehand! I miss dancing a lot, but can't do it anymore due to Fibromyalgia and Chronic fatigue. _________________ Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. -- Dr. Dale Turner

Mummy_of_Peanut
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject:

Yes, I can dance. I took lessons from 3yrs to 13yrs, including ballet. After I stopped the lessons, I continued to dance at home. I do Zumba now, which is a danced based exercise class. When I'm learning a dance, which is being demonstrated by the teacher, I hyperfocus. It doesn't take me long to learn a routine. Moving in time to the beat doesn't take any effort, but I have been dancing since I was 3. As for co-ordination, I can't drive, can't use mirrors and fall over nothing, but I'm very co-ordinated when I dance. _________________ "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiatic about." Charles Kingsley

Dillogic
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject:

With a sword.

cbeckmandc
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

It's so sad. I used to think I was a good dancer. Enough people have told me how bad i am, that I will no longer dance in public. Though, in college I used to go to clubs.

dominique
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:06 pm Post subject:

NO. I've taken ballet, however, which has dramatically improved my overall posture and clumsiness. And. I used to go to raves when I was younger and danced there (which was basically me flailing around by myself to trance music)...raves were actually one VERY social place where I never felt out of place or weird for who I was...though at times I would short-circuit and need to leave.

Atomsk
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:11 pm Post subject:

When I'm playing an instrument I'm always doing repetitive movement. If I'm not doing something consciously (like a coordinated movement I do with the guitarists in one band I'm in during live performances), then I'm doing something without knowing (like rocking back and forth or side to side, etc.) I can dance pretty easily now, but I have trouble with the social aspects of dancing - I more of just move in ways I feel like moving, but when others try to dance with me it usually leads to nothing because I often don't realize they're trying to dance with me for a while, and when I do I'm often uninterested in dancing with them. Also, before I was in a band that likes people dancing to their music, I never danced, and it would have been hard to get me to.