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Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes.

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GameMaster
GM, 349 posts
Fount of All Knowledge
Mon 21 Aug 2023
at 12:46
  • msg #1

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

Lunch, which will be a mix of help yourself steamed rice, noodles, a selection of sources, Kimchi, salad, and Mandu (3 varieties - cooked to order), will be served in the dining room between 12:30 and 1:30.

The Afternoon Dance classes will start at 2pm.
All of the PA's will be there.

Jade will start the session by asking who has any form of dance experience and/or knowledge.

Alana does to a limited extent, she attended estate functions, so can waltz and foxtrot and handle a number of Scots Cèilidh dances.

Blake, Cormac, Kenneth, and Natalie all have no dance experience at all, Winter has very limited experience of a few forms of traditional Chinese dances, and the same is true of Natsuki in relation to a few Japanese dance forms.

Edward will excuse himself saying that he wants to get caught up on his Pattern studies, in the hope he can join Rhiannon's Pattern group sometime in the near future.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:01, Thu 24 Aug 2023.
Cathal O'Donoghue
PC, 128 posts
Tue 22 Aug 2023
at 07:47
  • msg #2

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

Cathal is here to learn the Bolero and to practice the other dances.
Rhiannon Erica Kerrigan
player, 311 posts
Wed 23 Aug 2023
at 04:15
  • msg #3

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

After Lunch, Rhiannon went though whatever Trump practice she could squeeze into a 30 minute window, but then went ahead to the Dance class.

"Mostly club dancing" She answered the question of experience. "But I did take a modern dance class for PE credits, and I had a weekend Ballroom class when I was sixteen and some instruction in formal dances at Harvard"
GameMaster
GM, 350 posts
Fount of All Knowledge
Wed 23 Aug 2023
at 10:27
  • msg #4

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

GM note:
I may need to edit bits of this later if I get input from Edward and/or Cassandra


Jade:
As there are 5 with no dance experience at all and 2 more with no experience of the more traditional western dance forms I think we're going to have to concentrate on those first.
Trying to learn everything at once is going to be confusing, so for this session, we'll concentrate on the Waltz, Foxtrot, and Quickstep, as the dance patterns are reasonably similar. We'll leave the Tango, Bolero, and Jive to another session, either after dinner this evening or tomorrow.
I'm going spend about an hour on each form using a couple of pieces of music for each, then in the last hour, switch the dances around, and use a whole selection of music pieces that maybe you wouldn't intermediately associate with that dance
I'm initially going to pair each of those who have no experience with one of the assistant, at least for the first half hour of each dance form until they've sort of got the hang of the steps, then I'm going to swap the parings around, so they you all get experience with dancing with different partners.
Taurean if you'd like to start with Winter, and Kassidy if you could partner Natalie. Grace if you start with Blake, Coral with Cormac, Caitlin with Kenneth, and  Jasmin with Natsuki, unless Cathal feels up to the task of teaching a complete novice. It looks like Cassandra falls to myself.
That just leaves yourself Rhiannon if you're staying, so depending on what Cathal chooses to do, you can either dance with him or Jasmin.

This message was last edited by the GM at 17:02, Sat 26 Aug 2023.
Rhiannon Erica Kerrigan
player, 312 posts
Wed 23 Aug 2023
at 20:56
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Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

"I would love the refresher and the practice, so I'm staying. Cathal seems to be the decider here. I'd dance with him unless he chooses otherwise."
Cathal O'Donoghue
PC, 129 posts
Thu 24 Aug 2023
at 05:49
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Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

"I would be delighted to dance with you cousin." Cathal answers.
GameMaster
GM, 351 posts
Fount of All Knowledge
Thu 24 Aug 2023
at 09:50
  • msg #7

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

Jade:
"If you'd all lie to take your partners then we'll get started. we're starting with the Waltz as it's the easiest to learn. I'll walk you through the steps and rythum, and then we'll add in some music."

After about 50 minutes and a couple of changes of partner she'll say

"Okay 15 minute comfort break. Grab a drink or what ever you need to do then we'll move onto the Foxtrot"

Jade will repeat the same format of both the Foxtrot and Quickstep. With the more experienced dancers she'll offer tips on style, posture, and footwork.
She'll call a final halt at about 6:30pm.

Jade:
"Okay that's it for this session. Do you want to resume after dinner say 9:30, or tomorrow sometime? I don't know if any of you have plans to go back to the Expo tomorrow."

Cassandra Troy
player, 152 posts
Sat 26 Aug 2023
at 16:43
  • msg #8

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

After she had left the others at breakfast Cassandra focused on increasing her Trump skills. However it was not time for her to obtain a new skill, she was just a little annoyed, Cassandra was not a ballroom person.

Joining the others, she informed Jade that unfortunately, she had no prior experience in this matter.
.......

"Hmm, I may steal you sometime tomorrow for another lesson either with the others or one on one if that's okay?" Cassandra said in response.


gm note:
Edited Jade's post.. you get to dance with her..

This message was last edited by the GM at 17:03, Sat 26 Aug 2023.
Cathal O'Donoghue
PC, 132 posts
Sun 27 Aug 2023
at 18:47
  • msg #9

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

Cathal turns up at any of the dancing lessons. And to practice and to be available as as a different dancing partner for his cousins to dance with.

He actually enjoys dancing and does not complain if some feet get in the way.
GameMaster
GM, 357 posts
Fount of All Knowledge
Wed 30 Aug 2023
at 20:02
  • msg #10

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

Jade:
"Okay that's it for this session. Do you want to resume after dinner say 9:30, or tomorrow sometime? I don't know if any of you have plans to go back to the Expo tomorrow."


Kenneth Eday Elgrim:
"Can we do both? May be a couple of hours after dinner and then the same again tomorrow afternoon? I can't see any other way I'm going to get anywhere near learning all this stuff."


Jade:
"If that's what you want to do then sure. Part of what we're here for."

Rhiannon Erica Kerrigan
player, 320 posts
Wed 30 Aug 2023
at 20:39
  • msg #11

Day 10 13 Juvax 45 : Afternoon Dance Classes

"Indeed, both. Thank you, Jade. Even if I didn't need the practice, which I do, it's still fun."
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