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See also DancingRoyalty.
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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': If Sol dances with him on their 17th birthday party, they expect him to be terrible at it, but he surprises them with his fluid dance skills.

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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': If Sol dances with him Symbiosis on their 17th birthday party, they expect him to be terrible at it, but he surprises them with his fluid dance skills.
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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': If Sol dances with him on their 17th birthday party, they expect him to be terrible at it, but he surprises them with his fluid dance skills.
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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': In "[[Recap/CheersS4E9 From Beer to Eternity]]", Woody is set up to be a bowling ace, but freezes when he tries to help the gang win a match against Gary's Old Towne Tavern. Diane (who has been making fun of bowling the whole time) steps in and wins it for them. She took bowling as a college PE class but despises the game.

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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': In "[[Recap/CheersS4E9 "[[Recap/CheersS4E9FromBeerToEternity From Beer to Eternity]]", Woody is set up to be a bowling ace, but freezes when he tries to help the gang win a match against Gary's Old Towne Tavern. Diane (who has been making fun of bowling the whole time) steps in and wins it for them. She took bowling as a college PE class but despises the game.
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Of course, this doesn't have to refer to just dancing -- any kind of skill could be shown this way. Contrast with InformedAbility and the polar opposite: ICantDance.

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Of course, this doesn't have to refer to just dancing -- any kind of skill could be shown this way. Contrast with InformedAbility and the polar opposite: ICantDance.
ICantDance. Compare UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking for a character who claims to have no skill with words before delivering the speech of a lifetime.
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* ''Series/TheLucyShow'' — A non-dancing variation is done. At the beginning of "Lucy and the Pool Hustler", Lucy and Mr. Moody visit a ladies' pool hall. She tells him that she doesn't like the pool, and he proposes a friendly game, with a small wager. Lucy lags for break, perfectly.

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* ''Series/TheLucyShow'' — ''Series/TheLucyShow'': A non-dancing variation is done. At the beginning of "Lucy and the Pool Hustler", Lucy and Mr. Moody visit a ladies' pool hall. She tells him that she doesn't like the pool, and he proposes a friendly game, with a small wager. Lucy lags for break, perfectly.



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* On ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' with Luke and Lorelai at his sister's wedding plays the trope almost word-for-word.
-->'''Lorelai:''' Um, you said before you don't dance.
-->'''Luke:''' Well, I'm a compulsive liar.

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* On ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' with ''Series/GilmoreGirls''
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Luke and Lorelai at his sister's wedding plays the trope almost word-for-word.
-->'''Lorelai:''' --->'''Lorelai:''' Um, you said before you don't dance.
-->'''Luke:'''
dance.\\
'''Luke:'''
Well, I'm a compulsive liar.



-->'''Rory:''' You've read this before.
-->'''Jess:''' About forty times.
-->'''Rory:''' I thought you said you didn't read much.
-->'''Jess:''' Well, what is ''[[MetaphoricallyTrue much?]]''

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-->'''Rory:''' --->'''Rory:''' You've read this before.
-->'''Jess:'''
before.\\
'''Jess:'''
About forty times.
-->'''Rory:'''
times.\\
'''Rory:'''
I thought you said you didn't read much.
-->'''Jess:'''
much.\\
'''Jess:'''
Well, what is ''[[MetaphoricallyTrue much?]]''

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* During a discussion on the Website/{{Usenet}} forum rec.arts.dc.comics about how to reinvent ''Comicbook/HawkAndDove'', someone proposed a version of Dove who would efficiently take down the villains and then explain "I said I didn't like violence. [[MartialPacifist I never said I was bad at it]]."

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* During a discussion on the Website/{{Usenet}} UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}} forum rec.arts.dc.comics about how to reinvent ''Comicbook/HawkAndDove'', ''ComicBook/HawkAndDove'', someone proposed a version of Dove who would efficiently take down the villains and then explain "I said I didn't like violence. [[MartialPacifist I never said I was bad at it]]."

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