TABLE 3.

Descriptions of how each participant tended to approach movement and mirroring.

	General approach to movement or mirroring	Example quotes
Hans	Often watched others in room for ideas when leading and during the open-ended dance, frequently led slow arm movements.	When following: “A big smile blooms on his face during the quicker movements. As the movements slow down, his attention stays on [his partner], but more toward her feet and his face becomes less emotionally expressive.”
Lukas	Led large energetic movements while looking slightly off to side, mostly leaping side-to-side with other movements periodically thrown in.	When following: “[Lukas] follows the movements of [his partner] exactly. The hand form is also exactly copied.” During open-ended dance: “[Lukas] seems to be in his own world, enjoying the dancing but unaware of those around him, including his partner.”
Karl	Often led uncoordinated movements that appeared hard for partners to follow, such as moving arms while doing a forward-backward motion of his pelvis that made him appear unstable. Followed example of others in his group to try to poke, tickle, or kick at others to briefly engage.	When leading: “[Karl] leads [his partner] through movements that are typical of him: arms up and down, arms from side to side while bouncing his weight on the balls of his feet. [Karl] and [his partner] then exchange a karate-like move.”
Julia	Used a large range of varied movements when leading and dancing on her own, frequently inattentive to her partner during the open-ended dance.	During open-ended dance: “creates a lot of different movements, turning, bending, moving upper body from side to side, seems to enjoy her creativity and freedom to move.”
Anna	Often led a series of gestures depicting sports and every day actions with interruptions to make repetitive movements of one hand against the other. Her partners generally waited until she stopped and returned to lead other actions.	When leading: “shows a whole repertoire of movements with meaning, most of them everyday movements (washing hands, eating, drinking, brushing teeth, etc.). No abstract movement in this section.”