A deathmarch without dancing...

[stillsostrange]

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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[txanne.livejournal.com]

The pavanes I know are pretty easy. I can tell you about Baroque dances, if you'd like.

[artemishi.livejournal.com]

What exactly do you need from us ballroom dancey types? A write up of the steps in order? A diagram of what it looks like from birds' eye view? Or just the name and any links regarding it that we can find?
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.

[manifesta (from livejournal.com)]

I'm not quite sure what you're looking for, but I'm a fan of dancing fusion. Tango Vals is like what would happen if the Viennese waltz and Argentine tango had a baby. It's fast like a Viennese waltz, but still retains the purposeful movements of the Argentine tango and the closed-embrace.

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!

[desperance.livejournal.com]

The valsetto, of course, is the most artificial of court dances, an expression of hypocrisy in movement...