meme #004 | slow-dancing ( think outside the boxstep )

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slow dancing ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ a meme → COMMENT WITH YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME, FANDOM, AND PREFERENCE. → PICK A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO TAG AND GO FOR IT. → PLAY NICE; NO WANK, FLAMES, OR GENERAL HUMBUGGERY. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ the deal FORMAL OR INFORMAL, WITH MUSIC OR WITHOUT, YOU COULD BE AT A GLAMOUROUS GALA WHILE A SINGER CROONS SOFTLY OR IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM. WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU HAVE THE URGE TO DANCE. DID YOU ASK YOUR PARTNER OR DID THEY ASK YOU? HAVE YOU GOT TWO LEFT FEET OR IS THE VIENNESE WALTZ YOUR JAM? IT COULD BE AWKWARD, IT COULD BE ROMANTIC. EITHER WAY IT'S CUTE AS HELL.

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[sageprincess]

[Teaching the blind to dance. Zelda, your patience is boundless.

They're in the grand hall, which has been emptied of people save for themselves and a few musicians. Zelda guides her fiance to an open area, then turns to face him, holding his hands in her own.]

... How much do you know of dancing?

[okage]

Ah... surprisingly little.

I'm graceful when fighting, but I'm sure that hardly counts, nor can it transfer over to dancing...

[... Yeah. Sorry, Princess, he's got no clue how to dance at all.]

[sageprincess]

Well... there is a similar core concept, that is, to anticipate your partner's moves and react in turn, but you are right in that the moves are entirely different.

[She draws in close then, placing one of his hands at her hip and holding the other up.]

We shall begin with a basic box-step, then.

[okage]

Alright. It shouldn't be hard if it's a basic.

[He gives her a smile smile, gently grasping her hand as he waits for her lead.
To be honest, he should be able to master it all fairly quickly, too. Or so he thinks, at least.]

[sageprincess]

[Oh, you say that now, dear.]

Now, normally the male is the leader in such waltzes, but since we are just beginning, I shall take the lead for the time being.

[That said, she presses forward slightly, urging him back.]

Take a step backwards with your right foot, and follow it with your left.

[okage]

[He nods, taking the steps she described - though, they're very soft and kind of nervous.]

... But how will I lead if I cannot see?
Dancing in an area with other people would be...
Hazardous, almost.

[sageprincess]

But you are not alone, now, are you? It is the lady's role to rein the leader's movements in and make certain that they can be executed safely.

[A bit of hesitation enters her voice, however, and she pauses in her instructions, her leading hand sagging just the slightest amount.]

... But if it makes you uncomfortable, we do not need to dance in public.

[okage]

No, no - I am learning so I may dance when you would like to, my love.
If you want to dance in public, then we will.

I'm merely saying, perhaps... we could find a way so I may be lead while staying in the leading position.

[... That can't be hard, can it?]