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maia comments on Open Thread, September 23-29, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: maia 25 September 2013 05:59:30AM 9 points [-]

Contra dance. Closely correlated with LessWrong; also correlated with nerdy people in general. I would recommend it to most LessWrongers; it's good even for people who are not generally good at dancing, or who have problems interacting socially. (Perhaps even especially for those people; I think of it as a 'gateway dance.')

Other types of dance, like swing dance. Also some correlation with LessWrong, somewhat recommended but this depends more on your tastes. Generally has a higher barrier to entry than contra dancing.

Comment author: Coscott 25 September 2013 06:29:54AM 2 points [-]

I did that for a while. It was popular at mathcamp so I started, but I haven't done it recently. Maybe I'll start again.

Comment author: drethelin 25 September 2013 06:58:29PM 1 point [-]

I'm going to second Contra Dance. It's really fun and easy to start while having a decent learning curve such that you don't hit a skill ceiling fast. Plus you meet lots of people and interact with them in a controlled, friendly, cooperative fun fashion.

Comment author: Coscott 29 September 2013 11:59:56PM 0 points [-]

I am actually planning on having a contra dance at my wedding.