Romance 101, Wednesday, Period 4 -- Class 3

[carpe_demon]

Danger Shop? Who needed it? Drake had conjured up a dance floor in the center of the class room for today, which should have been fair warning about what the class would go over today. For the students to sit, instead of desks there were several round tables like you'd find at a wedding or prom. There was no table number 9.

"Today, we're going to talk about slow dancing," Drake said. "It's a safe assumption that at some point in your dating career, you're going to end up on a dance floor, and the music could suddenly slow down. I'm going to make sure you're prepared and don't run flailing from the dance floor." He snapped his fingers, intending to change his outfit to something suitable for dancing. "Wait, no, that's not right." Snap. "That's not it, either." Snap. "Not what I had in mind, but it'll do. Now, if my lovely assistant Angela will join me...."

Fortunately, Drake didn't conjure up anything ridiculous for Angela to wear; she had on a lovely dress that totally complimented her coloring because Drake was a big fan of Project Runway and paid attention to details like that. "First off," he said, demonstrating with Angela as he spoke, "assume the position. Face your partner. You want to be close, but enough space between you that you can move freely, about four to six inches or so between your hips. This is slow dancing, not the lambada, so save the grinding for later when the chaperons aren't around and just waiting to throw a bucket of water on you. Then there's the awkward placement of the hands. If you're a boy-girl couple, then generally the boy will put his hands on the girl's hips, and the girl puts her arms around the boy's neck. Or you can just go with the taller person with hands on the hips, and the shorter with arms around the neck. You just want to be comfortable, and don't get handsy unless you've got a good comfort level with your partner and are pretty sure they won't slap you. Pay attention to your partner's body language. If you feel them draw back from you, then adjust your hands until you feel them relax."

Drake lifted one hand and snapped his fingers. A mariachi band appeared. "Fingers, you are so fired," he sighed. He snapped his fingers again and the band vanished, replaced by a standard-looking wedding band, who began to play a song. "There, much better. Now, from here, it's simple, really. Just kind of step slowly from side to side, moving in a circle, and mind your partner's feet. If you're coming close to stepping on them, adjust the space between you; you're probably too close. Go with the music, and take a step every beat or so." He demonstrated with Angela, even dipping her at one point. "But don't go for the advanced moves unless you're sure what you're doing," he grinned.

"OK, find a partner and hit the dance floor."

Comments

Sign In [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[carpe_demon]

Busting a move!

Re: Sign In [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper Finkle

Re: Sign In [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[glacial_queen]

Karla

During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[carpe_demon]

Talk, pass notes, panic, wonder if Drake was stuffing the ballet outfit (answer: no).

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[glacial_queen]

This kind of dancing was still unlike the dancing they did back home, but much easier to follow than the weird gyrating that happened at most of the dances here. Karla felt confident in her ability to sway to the beat.

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper was giving Drake a wide-eyed, surprised expression, and it had nothing to do with the ballet outfit. The thought of having to slow dance was definitely making her panic.

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[momslilassassin]

Ben wondered a little sourly if Aunt Leia had made a special request for this to be a class.

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[notavalleygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, there was a dancing class. Kitty loved this place. Loved it.

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Aha! Dancing. Finally a class where he comfortably knew what he was doing.

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[wrongkindofsith]

Ever so gradually, Cara started edging backwards towards the door.

Re: During the Lecture [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[heromaniac]

Momoko giggled at the snapping mishaps, but was excited for today's topic. Yay! Dancing!

Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[carpe_demon]

The wedding band is playing several appropriate songs.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[glacial_queen]

Karla looked around for someone to dance to a song with. And kind of wished their was a buffet table to browse while she did so.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

Oh like George wasn't going to do everything he could to dance with the person that he actually wanted to dance with.

"Will ye dance wit' me, Karla?" he asked, finding his way over to her.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

Dancing! Christian loved to dance, even if he did it with more enthusiasm than skill. He bobbed a bit to the beat as he looked for a partner.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[momslilassassin]

Ben was lurking in a corner, hoping to avoid the scary blonde Sith today.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Rosalind was... going to lean against one of the walls and watch for the moment.

That was entirely a part of dancing as well. Very important, that watching.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund glanced around for a partner, but wasn't sure who to approach, so he went with "Anyone care to dance?"

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin sometimes forgot, but just now he was acutely aware of the height difference between himself and every girl here.

Re: Dancing! [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[wrongkindofsith]

Cara's body language as she slunk into a corner implied that anyone asking for a dance would end it with less limbs than they started. She was so cheerful and approachable like that.

TA [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[carpe_demon]

Give it up for the lovely Angela Montenegro!

Re: TA [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela was making the most of her cute outfit for today, and actually kind of hoping someone needed a partner. Generally, she only got to do this sort of thing on the rare occasions she talked Hannibal round at dances.

Talk to Drake [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[carpe_demon]

Thankfully he's not coming around with a ruler to make sure you've got the proper amount of space between you.

OOC [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[carpe_demon]

Billy Idol gets it!

Re: OOC [Romance 101 - Class 3]

[glacial_queen]

...What does it say about us that we played White Wedding at our wedding.

Which was three years ago today. Squee.