The Etiquette of the Victorian Ballroom: Twenty Tips for Single Gentlemen

Re:The Etiquette of the Victorian Ballroom: Twenty Tips for ... by viewer5 on Monday May 08, 2017 @10:54AM (#14292001)

I'll bet you're just thinking of the box-step (the super basic step where you basically walk in a box shape).

If I'm not misremembering my lessons--to do some of the turns properly, the woman has to be essentially straddling the man's upper leg. It was a pain to do some of those with partners who weren't comfortable with that kind of contact.

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Re:The Etiquette of the Victorian Ballroom: Twenty Tips for ... by SimbaOnSteroids on Monday May 08, 2017 @12:47PM (#14293283)

I believe one of the defining characteristics of the Waltz is that its done in 3/4 time.

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Re:The Etiquette of the Victorian Ballroom: Twenty Tips for ... by viewer5 on Monday May 08, 2017 @01:02PM (#14293428)

Right, I just mean that the way you phrased it sounded like you were picturing a super vanilla, middle-school-dance-esque box-stepping couple (in 3/4 time).

All's I meant is I can see how waltz was considered risque; as a sheltered guy, I was caught really off-guard when our instructor positioned my partner and I in the way I described.

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