Dancing

[Aeriale]

Are we expected to actually dance at the Winter Ball? If so . . . it may be a little late for it, but, I think we ought to have dancing lessons. Even if just so we can learn the commands for dancing. And because no one ballroom dances anymore, ya know? Just a thought I had. Anyway . . .
Aeriale

[Boilermg]

OH yea...and what if we are late? Will we still be able to attend?

Margaret

[Atama]

Well... somehow thanks to a certain Miss Punzel, Zero got the reputation of being a great dancer (thanks Pun!). But, OOC here are some good tips for dancing (since dancing is so limited, there isn't much variety, so it's pretty simple).

To dance with someone, simply say *dance [person]*. You can modify that with certain adverbs. Here are a list of what I think are the best pronouns the use with the "dance" command:

angelically, artfully

briskly

charmingly, closely

daintily, dashingly, decorously, delightedly, delightfully, demurely, dignifiedly, dizzily, dramatically, dreamily

easily, effetely, effortlessly, elaborately, elegantly, enchantingly, energetically, engagingly, enticingly, entrancingly, excitedly, expertly, expressively, exquisitely, extravagantly, exuberantly, exultantly, exultingly

femininely, festively, flamboyantly, flashily, flexibly, flirtatiously, flirtingly, flowerily, formally, frolicsomely

gaily, gallantly, genteelly, gently, giddily, gingerly, gladly, glamorously, gleefully, gloriously, glowingly, gorgeously, gracefully, graciously, grandiosely, grandly

handsomely, happily

impressively

jauntily, jovially, joyfully, joyously, jubilantly

kookily (this is a fun one)

lavishly, lightheartedly, lightly, loosely, lovingly

magnificently, majestically, merrily

ostentatiously, outlandishly, outrageously

passionately, playfully, pleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably, pliantly, pluckily, prettily, pridefully, primly, proficiently, properly, proudly

quickly

rapidly, refinedly, regally, rejoicingly, relaxedly, respectfully, rhythmically, rollickingly

saucily, sedately, seductively, sensually, sensuously, sentimentally, serenely, showily, sillily, skillfully, slowly, smoothly, sophisticatedly, spicily, spiritedly, splendidly, spunkily, stately, suggestively, sunnily, superbly, swaggeringly, sweetly, swiftly

tantalizingly, tartly, tastefully, tawdrily, teasingly, tenderly, touchingly, tranquilly, triumphantly

valiantly, vibrantly, vigorously, vivaciously

warmly, whimsically, wildly, winsomely, wonderously

Pick and choose your favorites to add spice to your dancing.

Some other things that you can do are:

bounce (for fun dancing)

slide

sway

sweep

swing (a person or body part)

turn (as in turn gracefully), do NOT put the person's name or you will turn TO them

wiggle (more fun stuff)

Have fun at the Ball!

[Sariel]

For your pleasure please note that we now offer these key phrases to help you to express your dancing http://www.skotos.net/ubb/biggrin.gif. This is a temporary dance method until we have our dancing system in place. You can find these keywords listed by typing help dance in Castle Marrach. All of these will require consent if you would like to dance with a partner:


dancearm - you dance arm in arm with someone...
dancecheek - you dance cheek to cheek with someone..especially for you couples http://www.skotos.net/ubb/smile.gif
dancecircle - show off your footwork!
dancedip - for all you dippers....
dancelead- you are the one in charge
dancefollow - follow the leader
dancehop- like the bunny hop...
dancejig- just like back home...
dancerhythm- for those that keep the beat..
danceshuffle- for those that pretend to keep the beat http://www.skotos.net/ubb/smile.gif or like to shuffle
dancesidestep- both sides
dancesweep- For that "Ginger and Fred" effect..
danceswirl- For the lead to swirl someone...
dancetwirl - For the lead to twirl someone
dancewaltz - To do a lovely waltz..


Syntax for using these commands (if you type...):

dancewaltz
You'll see: You waltz across the room

dancewaltz with Zell
You'll see: You waltz across the room with Zell.

dancewaltz with Velvet clumsily
You'll see: You waltz across the room with Velvet clumsily.

smoothly dancewaltz with Velvet
You'll see: You smoothly waltz across the room with Velvet.

Much thanks to our Engineering and Development(Yay Zell! Yay Velvet! Yay Tot!) folks for helping make sure this got done under much pressure http://www.skotos.net/ubb/biggrin.gif.

Sariel

[LadySilverwolf]

Some adverbs that you might also use are those that show you are:

awkwardly, barbarically, clumsily, carefully, fretfully, haltingly, hesitantly, hesitatingly, hurriedly, improperly, inaccurately, inappropriately, incorrectly, ineptly, inexpertly, laboriously, naively, nervously, numbly, pathetically, pitifully, plainly, poorly, quiveringly, ridiculously, slowly, sufferingly, .... and probably a few others I have missed.

Just a few for those who might actually NOT know how to dance.

I mean... for those characters that don't know how. http://www.skotos.net/ubb/wink.gif

[Saurus]

I'm sorry, but I find it a grave injustice that no one has mentioned the adverb Funkily. Seriously, where would we be today, if we couldn't Dance Funkily.


Thank you,
Saurus