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sweetfirebird · 11 months
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You guys, I just did like four tutorials in a row to make a very simple cover for paperback Dancing Lessons but at least the inside will be pretty???? It's got stars!
Now I am going to eat something and then maybe have a little bit of champagne even though tomorrow is release day because a) I can have a little now and I don't want to waste the whole bottle so a bit today and a bit tomorrow
b) it is tomorrow and release day for some of you
and c) I feel like it
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orbisonblue · 10 months
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My new books arrived today! So excited!!
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likesdoodling · 10 months
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Drew some dance cards for a Victorian ball recently, (we did regency dances rather than Victorian dances, think Pride and Prejudice era-). The costumes are as period accurate as I could be bothered to research. The Victorian era covers a decent chunk of fashion fluctuation, going from 1837 all the way to 1901 meaning the dresses change from off the shoulder sleeves with very full skirts, to bustles, then puffed sleeves in the late 1800s, while the men’s outfits basically stay the same. 
These are kind of jokes based around the specific dances, or my having fun with the names. From the top, the dances are:
Chapelliose- this dance involves walking backwards and has a lot of accidental stepping on people’s feet, the less space you have the more this happens-
The King of Poland- very fast. But you really need to know the steps if you’re couple one. Couple two has several beats just standing around, hence couple two gossiping while couple one is rushing to keep up. 
Hole in the Wall- I think the picture for this one is self-explanatory
Red and all Red- a lot of going around in circles, though fairly sedate overall. 
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maeganbobaegan · 2 years
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vizthedatum · 1 month
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I want to date someone who I can take beginner dancing lessons with, and I want us to have a couple of routines solidly down.
And then I want to go to clubs or places where we can show off.
I’ve done some dancing lessons, but I’m still very much a novice.
I want to date someone who would seriously practice with me in between lessons… and seriously kiss deeply after practice.
Maybe have a meal together.
And kiss more.
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booksandwords · 8 months
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“It’s your name. Always insist others pronounce your name correctly. Now, say it for me.”
Elisabet Winters, Dancing Lessons (R.Cooper)
For context this is said to Chico pronounced Sheeco, the Portuguese, not Spanish.pronounciation. I liked this inclusion and it is part of a much larger discussion of names.
This is a reminder that your name is your name insist it pronouced correctly no matter the circumstance.
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ridiculand · 9 months
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Pripapata!
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ansonmountdaily · 8 months
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Anson Mount in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2x09 "Subspace Rhapsody"
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blueskittlesart · 2 years
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more zelink dancing but this time its a commoner’s dance that zelda doesnt know and link is teaching her
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thirdity · 2 months
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Writing, like dancing, is one of the arts available to people who have nothing. “For ten and sixpence,” advises Virginia Woolf, “one can buy paper enough to write all the plays of Shakespeare.” The only absolutely necessary equipment in dance is your own body.
Zadie Smith, "Dance Lessons for Writers"
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sweetfirebird · 11 months
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Dancing Lessons is now out in paperback (as well as ebook and audiobook)! A simple little thing, but the paperback does feature a small bonus short of Chico and Raf in the future that is not available elsewhere (unless you are a Patreon supporter of mine).
Dancing Lessons! Now tangible! lolol
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justisco · 5 months
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the jude learns to dance saga continues 😭
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ramblingoak · 6 months
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He is so very limber
📷: Nathan Goldsworthy
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patchworkarts · 19 days
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i'm just saying larian missed out not making gortash's archduke coronation a black tie only ballroom event
getting to play dress up after the characters have just dragged themselves through hell and the wild and the underdark and a goblin camp and the shadowlands like come on.
going arm in arm with your LI! dancing with them! the tension of wandering around the enemy's territory not knowing when or if you'll get caught! trying to find duke ravengard in a sea of people! breaking into rooms you shouldn't to find info on the crown! maybe even a fake out kiss if your LI is with you!
i know it makes no sense to have a ball when the city feels the threat of the absolute coming for them but THE OUTFITS. THE ROMANCE. THE SNOOPING.
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PICK YOUR DANCE PARTNER, DANIEL BRÜHL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE EDITION:
*cue Murder on the Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor*
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Nikolas Koll, Der Pakt - Wenn Kinder töten (1996)
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Checo, Paradise Mall / Schlaraffenland (1999)
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Marek, Honolulu (2001)
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Lukas, The White Sound (2001)
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Arbo, Vaya Con Dios (2002)
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Paul Krantz, Love in Thoughts (2004)
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Klaus Prompst, In Tranzit (2008)
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István Thurzó, The Countess (2009)
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Álex Garel, Eva (2011)
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Konrad Koch, Lessons of a Dream (2011)
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Daniel Domscheit-Berg, The Fifth Estate (2013)
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Baron Zemo, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
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Karl Lagerfeld, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024)
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booksandwords · 10 months
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Dancing Lessons by R. Cooper
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Read time: 1 Day Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
The Quote: “There are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to lead, where the man leads and the lady—or whoever—must follow.” Rafael stepped forward, flashing another smile when Chico immediately responded by stepping back and then to the side. “But that forgets that no one has to follow. It’s always the partner’s choice to keep dancing. If the person leading steps on your toes, steers you into the wall, turns you when you don’t want to be turned, then you can stop.” — Rafael Winters
Warnings: mentions of past emotional abuse
Dancing Lessons is the charming story of Rafael Winters and Francisco 'Chico "Nobody calls me Francisco but my mother and bill collectors."' Silva. Chico is pronounced in the way that shows his Portuguese heritage, Sheeco. The story is told entirely through Chico's eyes in varying degrees of flawed narration. As sometimes happens in R. Cooper's works there are some gorgeous life messages, advice and analogies. In this case that is obviously in the dances and ballet used. To be honest, there is a moment in Dancing Lessons that is going to haunt me. It shouldn't but it's a sign of exactly how emotionally invested I got in this novella. For me this is a 4.5-star book that I'm rounding up to 5, there are some concerns with pronouns for Davi. The female support cast is strong and fierce though only one is intimidating (as becomes her former career)
Chico Silva is new to the small largely holiday town of Brandywine. He is living with his cousin Davi, using it as a place to be himself again after a fairly shattering relationship and break-up. Honestly, he spent a large part of the story slowly breaking my heart. At 34 he is an emotionally broken man who just needs to heal. His touch starvation which I picked from the earliest pages was near devastating to read. R.Cooper may have used Chico as a slightly unreliable narrator but that allowed for the creation of deception leading to a moment I entirely didn't see coming in the middle somewhere that might haunt me. Also, Chico's unreliability is fully backed by his history and experiences. I think you can see the markers in the support cast.
Rafael Winters is exceptionally charming, attractive and endearing. His patience with both students and the emotionally wounded Chico is perfect. His love of teaching dance and dedication to his students shines. There is a revelation with him at one point that sounds like a joke but really isn't. The dance elements are so well intertwined. As a couple, I adore Chico and Raf. They have a style and chemistry to them that doesn't appear every day. Though the chemistry between Rafael and Chico is so sizzling it feels more like it belongs in the Latin ballroom rather than the slightly more structured waltz. The waltz still has the perfect meaning for them. The performance put on but the kids is a fantastic choice with its metaphor for their relationship. If the source material is real I will be reading it (I can't find it sadly).
The support cast is impressive. We never meet the dick, John aka, the gaslighting bastard, aka Chico's ex only hear about the damage he caused. Davi is the adorable trans cousin. Unfortunately, their pronouns are a tad inconsistent I think. They are fun though Chicos greatest cheerleader supporter and the biggest tattletale. The kids gave their own messages to send. Crushes, confidence and being overlooked. The maternal characters are both impeccably strong and fierce though only one is intimidating (as becomes her former career). Ruthie is fantastic for the little we see her, she reminds me of the librarian-type characters that Cooper often includes. There are two badass old queers, Ethal and Alonzo that help Chico build his confidence and see the light "“You’re not very bright, are you, sugarpuss?” Alonzo said as he petted the back of Chico’s hand. “You could make a man do anything.”" (Alonzo). But the strongest and most intimidating character is Elisabet Winters, Rafael's mother. She is a retired dancer and exceptionally fierce and demanding of her dancers. Most people run from her when she enters a room. But she loves her son, just wants him to be happy and she knows talent when she sees it. She acknowledges and encourages Chico's talent for delicate sewing. I really like her. More than expected.
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extended his hand in a graceful movement reminiscent of a Disney prince. — R. Cooper shows that way with words I know and love. That is such a brilliantly visual description. (Chico)
Chico was and always had been a small and fragile creature. He caught a glimpse of his wrist and wondered how it had felt when the dance instructor had held it to carefully pull Chico’s hand to his skin. No one should be that gentle in real life unless they were handling a newborn or trying to catch a ladybug. — Oh... That's pretty. And self-deprecating which just works for him. This is less that 10% of the way in, we know that there is something not quite... whole (💔😢) about Chico but it is hard to tell to what amount. (Chico)
“Davi hasn’t said anything except in response to what I asked after you arrived in town.” He put his hand out reassuringly when Chico froze. “Davi and I talk a lot. We’re neighbors. And Davi likes to say small town queers have to stick together.” — Yas Davi! 🌈 Davi is right. I like Davi's role in this relationship. Just stay out of it and be happy when your friend and cousin get their s**t together. (Rafael)
“I promise not to show you off in front of everyone again, cross my heart. Not unless you want me to.” “Oh God.” — Chico. You totally want that. And god your chemistry is made for dance. Given the first time they meet Chico is almost unwillingly used as a dance mannequin. But the gentle human contact to someone who is touchstarved is absolutely someone he wants. (Rafael and Chico)
“Especially your partner. Complementing them is about matching your movements to theirs, which means knowing them, noticing what their bodies are telling you about their mood and their intentions and their feelings. When you don’t do that, you’ll not only have a stiff, awkward dance, but you could actually cause damage. Don’t force anything. Just pay attention and try to make each other better. And for God’s sake, no showing off. You know who I’m talking to." — This is Raf talking to his teenage dance class. But you know what this could easily be an analogy for. Do I have a slightly dirty mind? Maybe. But this is R. Cooper and they write in such away that it leads you to think. (Rafael)
“I'm seriously considering ‘accidentally’ sticking you with a pin,” Chico told him as meanly as he knew how, which only meant Travis rolled his eyes again. “Doesn’t everyone, when dealing with Travis?” Rafael inquired from outside the door. Chico had partially closed the door to give Travis some privacy, although he hadn’t really gotten undressed. Travis calmly flipped his teacher off and seemed amused when he got the bird in return through the crack in the door. Rafael inquired from outside the door. Chico had partially closed the door to give Travis some privacy, although he hadn’t really gotten undressed. Travis calmly flipped his teacher off and seemed amused when he got the bird in return through the crack in the door. — This is just a moment. Travis is one of Raf's older students he has an atitude but really suits the role he's dancing. This is just fun Raf's dynamic with his students and Chico slipping so easily into an unextepect role. Coming out of that shell. (Chico and Rafael)
That’s not what I meant. I’m thinking about you. I’m anxious, and I’ll miss you; that’s what I’m trying to say. Someone ought to kick your ex in the balls. — This is a gem of a line. It is Raf speaking for the audience, most of whom had likely already decided John needed something unpleasant to happen to him. So... can we all please form an orderly queue to kick the ex-boyfriend in the junk? Preferably with steel caps on. (Rafael)
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