Dance floor

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These moves are not your typical dance steps, listed on the DANCE_(verb) page. These dance steps can only be executed on a designated dance floor/ballroom area, while grouped with someone.

Standard Ballroom

Verbs

Verb First Person Third Person
Dance You sway to and fro as you dance. Chaddeaux sways to and fro as she dances.
Dance (invisible) You cannot be seen, but you dance about anyway, feeling giddy and silly. <none>
Dance (dead) You are dead; how will you dance? In the afterlife perhaps, but not here. Chaddeaux twitches feebly, some last few nerve cells apparently trying to work in a little action before they decay.
Dance (hidden) You leap out of hiding and burst into a dance that defies your lack of formal training. Chaddeaux leaps out of hiding and bursts into a fantastic dance.
Dance <target> (not joined) You invite Garfethic to dance with you. You are offered the next dance by Chaddeaux who reaches over, gently clasps your hand and smiles.
Chaddeaux holds out her hand and invites Garfethic to dance.
Dance <target> (joined) You dance lightly across the dance floor with Garfethic. Chaddeaux dances lightly across the dance floor with Garfethic.
Hug <target> You draw Garfethic closer into your arms in a slow, romantic dance. Chaddeaux holds Garfethic close in her arms as they dance.
Kiss <target> You steal a kiss from Garfethic as you sway with him across the dance floor. Chaddeaux steals a kiss from Garfethic as they sway across the dance floor.
Nudge <target> You swing Garfethic out away from you and, holding his hand high, you twirl him gracefully. Chaddeaux twirls Garfethic gracefully across the dance floor.
Poke <target> You dip Garfethic dramatically then pull him back up into your arms. Chaddeaux dips Garfethic dramatically then pulls him back into her arms.
Pull <target> (male lead) You lean your head down and touch Chaddeaux's cheek with your own as you dance. Garfethic dances cheek to cheek with Chaddeaux.
Pull <target> (female lead) You lay your head on Garfethic's shoulder as you dance. Chaddeaux lays her head on Garfethic's shoulder as they dance.
Push/Press <target> You lift Garfethic up high into the air and twirl with him! Chaddeaux lifts Garfethic up high into the air and twirls with him!
Spin <target> You swing Garfethic out away from you then spin him back into your arms. Chaddeaux swings Garfethic out then spins him right back into her arms.

Locations

Ballroom Town
Silvergate, Grand Ballroom Wehnimer's Landing
House Sylvanfair, Ballroom Wehnimer's Landing
Black Wolves' Grand Ballroom Wehnimer's Landing
Cairnfang Manor, Grand Ballroom Solhaven
White Haven, Ballroom Icemule Trace
Bard Guild, Grand Ballroom Ta'Vaalor
Ebonstone Manor, Ballroom Specialty
Any rentable party tent or CHE tent

Stylistic

Verbs

The Stylistic ballrooms have the same verbs as above, plus these styles:

Style First Person Third Person
FAST You dance quickly across the floor, your feet a blur as you weave around the other dancers. Wife dances quickly across the floor, her feet a blur as she weaves around the other dancers.
FAST <target> (not joined) With a quick spin you stop directly in front of Husband and invite him to dance with your outstretched hand. Wife executes a quick spin and stops directly in front of Husband, who she invites to dance with an outstretched hand.
FAST <target> (joined) You dance quickly across the floor with Husband, your feet a blur as you weave around the other dancers. Wife dances quickly across the floor with Husband, their feet a blur as they weave around the other dancers.
SLOW You cross the floor with a slow and languid series of steps. Wife crosses the floor with a slow and languid series of steps.
SLOW <target> (not joined) With the slow grace of a cat you hold one hand out to Husband, inviting him to dance. With the slow grace of a cat Wife holds one hand out to Husband, inviting him to dance.
SLOW <target> (joined) You lead Husband in a slow and languid series of steps. Wife leads Husband in a slow and languid series of steps.
ROMANTIC You hug yourself tightly as you sway across the floor. Wife hugs herself tightly as she sways across the floor.
ROMANTIC <target> (not joined) You lean close to Husband's ear and whisper an invitation to dance. Wife leans close to Husband's ear and whispers something.
ROMANTIC <target> (joined) You hold Husband close as you guide him around the floor with careful attention. Wife holds Husband close as she guides him around the floor with careful attention.
COURTLY You step about grandly in a courtly dance. Wife steps about grandly in a courtly dance.
COURTLY <target> (not joined) (female lead) With a deep curtsy you hold your hand out to Husband and invite him to dance. With a deep curtsy Wife holds her hand out to Husband and invites him to dance.
COURTLY <target> (not joined) (male lead) With a courtly bow you hold your hand out to Wife and invite her to dance. With a courtly bow Husband holds his hand out to Wife and invites her to dance.
COURTLY <target> (joined) You hold Husband's hand as the two of you stride across the floor in a courtly dance. Wife holds Husband's hand as the two of them stride across the floor in a courtly dance.
CLUMSY You nearly trip over your own feet in your clumsy attempt at dancing. Wife nearly stumbles over her own feet in her clumsy attempt at dancing.
CLUMSY <target> (not joined) Tripping over your own feet, you land in front of Husband and invite him to dance. Tripping over her own feet, Wife lands in front of Husband and invites him to dance.
CLUMSY <target> (joined) You nearly stumble into Husband in your clumsy attempt to dance with him. Wife nearly stumbles into Husband in her clumsy attempt to dance with him.
SILLY You cut an absurd caper, flinging your arms and legs in every direction. Wife cuts an absurd caper, flinging her arms and legs in every direction.
SILLY <target> (not joined) A wild somersault brings you to the feet of Husband. Looking up from under the crook of your arm, you wink and invite him to dance. Wife somersaults right to Husband's feet. Peering up from under the crook of her arm, Wife invites him to dance.
SILLY <target> (joined) You cut an absurd caper with Husband, flinging your arms and legs in every direction. Wife cuts an absurd caper with Husband, flinging her arms and legs in every direction.

Locations

Ballroom Town
WaveDancer, Ocean's Melody Specialty
The Revenge, Ballroom Specialty
Albatross, Ballroom Specialty
Ta'Illistim Keep, Ballroom Ta'Illistim