Do Asperger people dance?

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Not this Aspie

The funny thing is that before that people used to laugh and I'd just keep dancing anyway.
Next thing I know even though people told me I danced funny I'd see people around me doing the same thing;
I don't know if they were mocking me or what

I don't worry about such things anymore.. though I haven't started dancing again
I'll take a class soon so I'll have a clue
JD

She probably feels bad about it, esp if you told her, she probably would feel bad about it. Ask her to show you how to dance. Or, take a class and at the same time ask her to show you how.

I dance at parties...usually when I'm inebriated and it's a dark room

Shouldn't it be easier than the spontaneous thing?

f**k no, I don't dance

When I dance it's because the music I'm listening to makes me feel like it. It's not something I can just force. I'm not interested in dancing "the right way" to impress people; I think that defeats the purpose.

I occasionally dance and highly enjoy it, but only do so at home with nobody around and the curtains closed. ^_^;

Only rhythmic "bobbing" or swaying, and even then only when drunk and when the music feels good.

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I "can't dance"... but I do it anyway. XD

Dancing is wonderful - there is one place where social skills or appropriate behaviour matter not - and that's the dancefloor - and that's why i love it so much.

I hate parties where theres only sitting talking and no dancing. I find them extremely difficult and monotomus.

I'm a terrible dancer. I only dance when I'm by myself...otherwise it's really awkward. I do like to watch dancing, though.

I hate parties where there is dancing. I find them simultaneously boring and irritating to the senses.

Dancing isnt my thing. I have no problem dancing by myself where nobody is going to see me but at a party or something I become extremely nervous and Ive never been a good dancer.

Lately I try to refuse politely every invitation to a event that involves dancing and if Im obliged to go to said event I just sit far away from where the dancing is happening and wait until people get tired of dancing/the event ends.

I think a lot of people worry about the perceived aesthetics and therefore don't make an attempt to dance and therefore practice.

I might do a small victory dance every now and then when I conquer computer code. I find certain types of music much easier to dance to than others such as electronic music with a lot of varied percussion (some of the music from Unreal Tournament is awesome and varied enough in example for me to dance to like the song 'Foregone Destruction'). I'd love to learn more traditional types of dancing though I don't have any pretty/intelligent female friends to do that with.

I disagree. There are social skills and appropriate behavior involved in dancing, but it all boils down to dance etiquette, and it's generally the same whether you're doing classic/ballroom dances or modern club dances. Some of the rules are: don't get too close to the woman unless you know her well (or you're both drunk and she likes you, lol), a.k.a. half-arm's length rule; don't try to lead your partner through a move they don't know; and women, don't try to take over the lead unless a dance move requires it. Obviously, these rules would apply differently (or some, not at all) in night clubs, but they give a base to work off of when approaching girls in those places.

I also hate parties where people just sit and talk. When I go to a party, I want to dance. Plus dancing helps me enjoy being drunk a whole lot more, and I need less alcohol to get drunk. (When sitting around, I could drink six beers and still feel sober.) Ironically, just ten years ago, I was the complete opposite: I couldn't dance to save my life, and did not want to attend parties where people danced.