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I’m I the only one who CANNOT DANCE?

Triana M

Curious! So, I’m someone who’s very musically inclined. I have a great ear and rhythm I play a number of instruments.. started when I was young it was something I took upon myself spending hours and hours a day writing music etc etc and yet I cannot fathom getting out on a dance floor and just letting myself move to music. Even alone it just.. does not come naturally to me. I’ll take it a step further and say it makes me cringe. To the point I now avoid these kinds of settings where people are dancing or music is involved. Scared of being asked to dance or expected to, unable to explain why I JUST CANNOT. Is this connected to autism, possibly? Can anyone relate to this sense of rigidity when it comes to dancing or an overwhelming sense awkwardness when subjected to music events where people are dancing?

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  • My musical ability does not extend further than my throat. I can sing fairly well, but any musical instrument requiring manipulation is entirely beyond me. I have always been highly repressed at dancing in public, but with increasing age and a decreasing interest in what other people think about me, I have found that I have a natural gift for dancing, especially to Soul Music.

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  • My musical ability does not extend further than my throat. I can sing fairly well, but any musical instrument requiring manipulation is entirely beyond me. I have always been highly repressed at dancing in public, but with increasing age and a decreasing interest in what other people think about me, I have found that I have a natural gift for dancing, especially to Soul Music.

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  • in reply to Martin

    I can't even remember the last time i tried to dance. I know when i was younger we'd go clubbing down town and the mate i was with had to almost force me. He'd say something like ....... those two over there, you have the little one and i'll have the blond. Even then over 40yrs ago i hated having to approach a girl. That was long long before i realised i was autistic. I'd always want to dance with someone in the middle of a crowded dancefloor, 'cos if you were near the edge 'everyone' could see you and be watching you.