ulthar_kitty gets first dibs, but I might as well ask everyone. Does anyone want to invent me some ballroom dances? They have slow and fast waltzes (for which I need a different name), closed figure and free, but I need some more formal and intricate group dances--like a variant on pavanes, maybe. Any ballroom dancers out there who want a spot in my acknowledgments page?
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Date: 2009-11-11 10:07 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-11-11 10:13 pm (UTC)Have you seen Valmont? When Firth seduces what's-her-face, by dancing, that's how minuets ought to be. Best filmed Baroque dance evar.
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Date: 2009-11-11 11:37 pm (UTC)I have danced a few Renaissance Italian court dances that were formal but very intricate, and could likely find the specifics of them for you.
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Date: 2009-11-12 12:03 am (UTC)Here's a tango vals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJDowJI0-7s
The cool thing about the waltz is that it's usually danced in the closed position, but the degree of that "closed" position can vary. :) If you want it to be a bit more intimate... you totally can.
Good luck! I'm excited to see some ballroom dancing in TBP!
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Date: 2009-11-12 12:37 am (UTC)I'm excited to see some ballroom dancing in TBP!
There won't be any more than there was in TDC, but hopefully I'll work in a little more description.
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Date: 2009-11-12 12:57 am (UTC)And even a little description makes the dancer side of me go squee. :D
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Date: 2009-11-12 06:39 pm (UTC)