'''Basic Trope''': Someone claims they don't have some skill, but when the chips are down, it turns out they do.
* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob are at prom night, and Alice thinks Bob can't dance. He leads her onto the floor and dances like a champ. Upon being confronted about this, he says "ILied".
* '''Exaggerated''': After prom, Alice and Bob go back to a motel room and have fantastic sex -- despite Bob claiming he has no idea what to do in bed. After that, they wake up the next morning and Bob makes her a five-star breakfast despite claiming he can't cook...
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob go out on the dance floor. He can't dance particularly ''well'', but he dances better than Alice thought.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob was lying for some reason or another, like [[GenderNormativeParentPlot his father disapproving his interest in dance]].
** Bob didn't know how to dance... Until very recently, because he took some classes.
** Bob is part of a social circle full of really good dancers and generally skilled people. ''Relative to them,'' he isn't really that good. [[NormalFishInATinyPond Bob's still really good at dancing compared to Alice and the local community.]]
** Alice was asking about a specific dance, which Bob doesn't know. If it's another dance, he can usually ace it.
* '''Inverted''':
** BecomingTheBoast - Bob claims he knows how to dance, but can't. When he gets out on the floor, he performs well enough to avoid embarrassment.
** Bob's claims of dancing skill are quickly proved wrong and he ''doesn't'' avoid embarrassment.
** SucksAtDancing
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob claims he can't dance. Alice assumes this trope is in play and makes him dance anyways. He really can't.
** Bob was singing along with Music/{{Genesis}}.
* '''Double Subverted''': He can't dance because he has some sort of mental block. Once removed, he's splendid.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob insists he can't dance while performing moves that would make Music/MichaelJackson himself jealous with rage.
** Bob claims he can't do ''anything'' before doing it. He claims he doesn't know how to go the potty before he uses the toilet, for instance.
** "I thought you said you didn't know how to dance!" "{{Oh crap}}... [[CentipedesDilemma I don't!]]"
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob claims he can't dance... and he can't, until he removes a mental block. But he's still not very good.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob can dance, and makes no claim to the contrary.
** Bob refuses to dance, since, after all, he said he couldn't.
* '''Enforced''': Bob’s actor is renowned for his skill as a dancer, and the production wants to invoke IronyAsHeIsCast.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Come on, out on the dance floor. I know how these things go -- you say you can't dance, so you'll turn out to be top-notch when we get on the floor."
* '''Invoked''': Bob claims he can't dance while taking lessons on the side, just so he can surprise Alice.
* '''Exploited''': Charles, who dislikes Bob and wants to see him humiliated, suggests to Alice that he’s lying about his dancing prowess so he’ll embarrass himself on the dance floor.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice tries to lead Bob onto the dance floor. He refuses, as he told her he couldn't dance.
** Bob doesn't ask Alice to the dance in the first place.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is clearly surprised when she's dancing with Bob.
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