Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi! I'm new here and just recently diagnosed. My therapist told me to find a safe place to unmask. I found a safe place to unmask at a vintage dance group. We folk dance and work on many traditional dances such as polka, waltz, and tango. Skill level doesn't matter. I think I like it because I enjoy being around people, but I don't want to talk about anything. I also love music and I crave touch. I don't know if any of this sounds weird for an autistic person, so I just wanted to see if anyone else really enjoys dancing with people and finds this a safe place as well. I wish you all joy as you navigate your uniqueness.
This is my worst nightmare. I am sure I have PTSD from being forced to dance classes by my parents as a child. We also had to participate in dancing at school whether we liked it or not at school in the 70's. It just makes me feel so self-conscious. I definitely have no rhythm. I'm really pleased you have found something you enjoy though.
It's all relative imo, maybe if you have a fit it'll look like dancing
I have tried to dance but someone made a comment that I looked like I was having a fit. I don’t seem to have co-ordination.
I practise Dyspraxsic Dancing à la Elanie Benis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsl3IBAsEH4
I enjoy dancing to music but it's definitely a solo thing for me. I don't like to be touched . If I hear music I love I find it hard to not dance, if it's music I hate I get stressed. I can't just ignore music it affects me quite strongly.
Do you ever wonder if theres a dancing gene? I think if there is I've not got it, I think it's a very English thing, not being able to dance!
I enjoyed it when I was young - did ballroom dance classes.
Welsh folk dancing! All the years I've lived here I've never heard of it, but I've often wondered why there dosen't seem to be any, I thought it might of been supressed by the chapel movement?
I love regency dancing, ceilidh dancing, Scottish folk dancing, English folk dancing and Welsh folk dancing.
I find that it's much more about geometry and moving to music than 'expressing yourself' which I find more difficult.
I love music too.
It sounds like great fun.
I would love to dance, but I'm totally rhythm free, I really admire people who can dance and have the ability to do so, I'd love to do flamenco and the Argentine Tango. Ive been both subtly and not so subtly discouraged from the dance floor.