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Nov. 14th, 2011 05:47 pm
golden_hawke: (I can't believe you just did that)
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-=Hawke's outside today, squaring off with his Lockjaw. They both stare at each other, both unmoving as something unheard by the general public actually sets Hawke off. As the Lockjaw watches, Hawke attempts to practice something like this with the animal as a partner of sorts.=-

I have not had troubles with dance before. -=Hawke doesn't look entirely pleased with this as he tries to work on 'lifting' on the balls of his feet.=- There is little dancing. Not the way I learned it. It is...posturing like great birds do.

-=A turn, holding his arm out, and a :/ expression on his face.=- There truly is nothing more than this to dance? You do not truly touch another. There is no holding one close and sharing with their breath. It is... hopping on feet very slowly.

-=Yeah, that little flutter of his feet for a dance step? He executes it well enough, but he feels silly.=-

There will be other dances at this party, yes? Please?

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Date: 2011-11-20 06:39 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (Default)
From: [personal profile] capuletnomore
Perhaps. Adapting is important for anyone, is it not? We none of us could survive here if we were incapable of adapting to the oddness of it.

Or perhaps you are simply a natural dancer, like my cousin.

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Date: 2011-11-20 07:29 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (cheerful)
From: [personal profile] capuletnomore
And what think you of the dance, now that you have had a more attentive partner with whom to practice? Is it still posturing to your eyes?

[She's been adding some of her favorite embellishments to the steps as they've practiced - ones she's danced with Romeo, and ones she's made certain never to do when forced to dance with Count Paris, in hopes he wouldn't find it quite so dull.]

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Date: 2011-11-20 08:09 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (coy)
From: [personal profile] capuletnomore
As with any language, it will take much practice to learn and appreciate fully. And this is but one passage, if we are to continue the metaphor. There are many others, some of which may be more to your tastes.

[And now it's her turn to duck her head.]

I am glad.

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Date: 2011-11-20 08:28 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (looking up adoringly)
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It is most kind of you to do so, Hawke. I am honored that you would.

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Date: 2011-11-20 09:46 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (look to the stars full)
From: [personal profile] capuletnomore
Would you like to learn a different dance to the one we had been practicing, or would you like to try that dance again?

[Of course, you're likely to distract her if you keep that sort of thing up.]

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Date: 2011-11-20 10:58 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (somewhere out there)
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[Her eyes fall shut at that, and she lifts her hand to his cheek, caressing it for a moment before she makes herself step back.]

That sort of thing will not lead to dancing, and you know it.

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Date: 2011-11-20 11:13 pm (UTC)
capuletnomore: (clever clever)
From: [personal profile] capuletnomore
[She lets herself be pulled back, lifting a hand and placing it on his shoulder. She slides her other hand along his arm and takes his free hand with her own, threading her fingers through his. As tempting as the distraction is, he has asked for lessons. And she would be a poor teacher were she to give in so easily to distraction.]

If you will indulge me and let me lead for a moment?

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Date: 2011-11-21 12:25 am (UTC)
capuletnomore: (prim and proper lady)
From: [personal profile] capuletnomore
[Oh, she wouldn't deny that it's fun. But it would defeat the purpose of the lesson.]

This is faster than the other dance, I will warn you, but there is more physical contact than the previous dance. Typically, the gentleman leads, but as you do not know the steps yet....

[And she begins, leading with her right foot, taking him round the yard.]

[OOC: Much like some of the dancing here, which is from the French version of the musical.]

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Date: 2011-11-21 01:14 am (UTC)
capuletnomore: (grinning)
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[She is happy to repeat the steps as many times as he needs. She is dancing, and dancing with one for whom she holds great affection. She is grinning, cheeks flushed, as they go over the dance again and again.]

Would you like to try leading this time?

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Date: 2011-11-21 01:58 am (UTC)
capuletnomore: (Default)
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[She feels more confident now that she is not leading the dance herself, and matches her pace and steps to his.]

You seem to have taken to this one much more fully than the previous dance.

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Date: 2011-11-22 01:06 am (UTC)
capuletnomore: (sharing a private joke)
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Caged? How do you mean, caged?

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Date: 2011-11-22 02:00 am (UTC)
capuletnomore: (dreaming of romeo)
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Ah, I see now. I find the second more enjoyable, myself, because of this. The first is one of Father's favorites. It is a good, comfortable dance, and one which does not require much thought, once the pattern is learned. With the second, the pattern may change, depending on where the one leading wishes to go. It is more capricious.

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