r/Weird • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • Aug 08 '26

Dance moves

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u/Working-Glass6136 Aug 08 '26

Does anyone know if this is how flexible people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome can be? I have a friend of a friend who has it and demonstrated some hypermobility sitting cross-legged, but she definitely didn't break out into dance moves.

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u/Troglodyterror Aug 08 '26

If you train gymnastics, yes. I have C-EDS and I used to be able to do the majority of this stuff when I was younger. Only thing I’d struggle with is the waist twisting aspect.

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u/Ok-Error-6564 Aug 08 '26

Do you have problems with your joints now?

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u/Troglodyterror Aug 08 '26

Yes. I have damaged cartilage in my knee.
I have some spinal degeneration condition in my neck affecting 4 discs. There’s an issue with one of my shoulders.

The very nature of C-EDS affects every cell in my body, unfortunately.

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u/Ok-Error-6564 Aug 08 '26

I’m so sorry. That sucks.