you're in the mood for a dance and when you get the chance

[3ggsdealer]

THE DANCING MEME
young and sweet, only seventeen

There's so many reasons why people dance. For fun, for tradition, for community, for courting, for taunting your enemies. Maybe you're just friends, maybe you're having a father-daughter (or parent-child) dance, maybe you're dating or almost dating. Gen or shippy, either is fine, as long as you're dancing!

Post your preferences and maybe a starter, then tag around!

PROMPTS
ONE. Spontaneous Dancing
You're doing something else, maybe out somewhere, maybe seemingly alone in your apartment when you just feel the urge. The song you're listening to is really catchy or you just got good news. Does the other person get invited? Join in on their own accord? Just watch? Is it a flash mob? Whatever the reason, you’re dancing now!

TWO. A Celebration
It's a wedding! Or maybe a festival, holiday, school dance, or birthday party. Point is, it's an occasion. There's music and a dance floor and no reason why not to let loose! Be is fast paced to the dj, slow dance with a partner, or traditional dance, it's all part of the celebration.

THREE. A Gala
It's not just any kind of event, it's fancy. There's probably someone pretty rich throwing it, and you better be dressed up nice. Chances are you're just as likely to be here dancing for business just as much pleasure. Maybe you're even here to steal something, or make political connections, or fundraise for charity. But dancing is part of the deal so take your partner's hand and lead them out on the dancefloor!

FOUR. Masquerade
Much like the gala, it's fancy. Or it could be a Halloween party. Either way, everyone is wearing some kind of costume and mask. Who is this mysterious person you're dancing with? A stranger? Friend? Enemy? Frememy? A mystery. Or perhaps not a mystery, but you can pretend!

FIVE. Clubbing
It's a bar or club or hey, maybe a sock hop, and you're here to have fun. Drinks optional, music loud, dance floor crowded. Be it with friends or a date, you're going to dance tonight. Feel the beat of the tambourine.

SIX. Performance
Ballet recital, music video, talent show, traditional ceremony -- you’re not just dancing, you’re dancing for an audience. Everyone’s eyes are on you and your partner, so let’s hope you don’t get stage fright!

SEVEN. Wildcard.

Comments

Tulip O'Hare (AMC Preacher)

[boo_berry]

[More than likely being pulled into dancing atop a bar a la Coyote Ugly or a dance floor bar fight.

No S4]

Uraraka Ochako | My Hero Academia | OTA

[floatsaway]

[runtherisk]

[ Would you be alright with an Iida? Could be shippy or gen, I don't really mind which! ]

Harley Quinn | DCEU

[sequinns]

[ 1-5 or wildcard. m/f or f/f. Assumed cr is ok. ]

Ayame Sohma | Fruits Basket | ota

[snakebusiness]

(( as if he's not always ready to dance ))

tahani al-jamil | the good place | ota

[namedroppings]

Ganymede | Greek mythology

[eagleswept]

[m/m for any actual shipping, but ota otherwise!]

shirabu kenjiro | hq!!

[selfefface]

((DANCE! TEAM! AU!!!))

gamora | mcu | ota

[godslay]

hawke | dragon age | ota

[gawke]

mallaidh ღ original ღ ota

[sweetestheart]

( She loves dancing, especially ballet so this meme's right up her alley. Open to all prompts, though would need to be modernised for no.5! m/f for shipping, but gen is very welcome also. )

lanaya lavellan | dai | ota

[erelan]

Twice | My Hero Academia

[ttwwiiccee]

[ I'm down for anything! No shippy stuff with underage characters but gen is fine with anybody! One, three & four (in an "villain infiltrates party" or an AU kinda way maybe) and five appeal to me the most! I can roll with whatever though! ]

[wincon]

[ Tomura's onto his second can of chuuhai that night, having staked his claim in the living room as he watches the rest of the League wander in and out throughout the hours. It was there he stayed when an impromptu dance session broke out on Toga's whims, unsurprised to see that Twice and Mr. humored her to the sounds of (what Tomura thinks is) waltzes, and jazz until she dutifully took over the music selection and turned the speakers to K-pop. He'd waved off the teenager the multiple times she tried to pull him up for a spin, quite happy to stay on the couch until everyone found something better to occupy themselves.

Mr. had been the first to disperse, begging off on account of his "age" and lack of energy (the liar), leaving Spinner to quickly distract the girl with the promise of a turn on the Switch. That leaves Tomura and Twice in the room, with Twice (the girl group, obviously) blaring in the background. After a beat, Tomura takes an opened can of his drink, holding it out in offering. ]

Want one? And turn that off, while you're at it...

Kurogiri | My Hero Academia

[dothecrimewarp]

[ Voicetesting! Also maybe needs some convincing but otherwise 1-4 maybe? ]

Caspar von Bergliez | Fire Emblem Three Houses

[genuinewrestleboy]

[ Pre-timeskip, maybe at the ball? Or #1? Post timeskip I'm flexible on route or AU, and willing to roll with anything! LMK. ]

River Tam | Firefly | ota

[morethangifted]

Sigma | Overwatch | OTA

[harness_the_harness]

[ Esp. keen on 3 and 4! ]

Shouto Todoroki | My Hero Academia | OTA

[numbertwohero]

[Can waltz probably, please teach this teenage boy to loosen up and boogie.]

rng said 4 and I'm so happy

[floatsaway]

[What an event indeed - not exactly one Ochako was prepared for, but what else is when when she took a job with Uwabami instead of the usual, Ryukyu. Dolled and primped like she's never been before, Ochako feels almost like a fairy, or perhaps a princess in her pink ballgown and fox mask. It's a bit more extravagance than she's used to - everyone looks so elegant and refined - and as the music starts to play and people are expected to dance with someone else, she feels her nerves begin to set into the deepest pit of her stomach in an uncomfortable way.

It's simply too much, she thinks. She's not cut out for this sort of event, and would be better off sitting it out. Ochako huffs, breaking away from the crowd as well as she can, trying to get back toward the sitting area or back wall where she can go unseen and unheard until called by the Snake Hero, or...something else. To be perfectly honest, Ochako hadn't done much of anything since she started her so-called "work study". She way just a glorified model, which was...absolutely farfetched, for her. Ochako isn't pretty - she never thought so - and has such a plain and boring disposition. She's too energetic and excitable, too girly and cutesy, and to top it all off...she's bottom barrel in terms of finances.

This is so beyond her comfort zone that it's almost making her dizzy with anxiety. People expect her to have an air she doesn't, and probably will never have. Ugh...if only Tsuyu had come with her, but no...she was tutoring under Selkie again, for proper maritime training.

Ochako's on her own.]

Shouta Aizawa | My Hero Academia | OTA

[passfail]

[Definitely not a willing participant. Probably a chaperone at a school dance. Can be coerced given the right partner/incentive, or if not given a choice, or for undercover hero work?]

Natasha Romanoff | MCU | OTA

[tothefly]

[Played post-CW. One hell of a dancer. Up for dragging your character out, spy games, infiltration, saving characters from awkward or unwanted situations especially ladies in bars/clubs, what-have-you.]

Billy Kaplan | Young Avengers | OTA

[demiurgency]

[Down for romantic dancing with the boys, fun dancing with the girls. One, Two, or Five most likely!]

Tierce | OC | OTA

[organzine]

[Spider-like monster lady who just loves dancing and parties and playing dress-up with others. Might be a bit of a challenge since she's got four legs, but don't let that stop you! Probably best for 1 in an open field or forest, or 2-4 at a goblin ball or in the Unseelie courts as you do.]

felix hugo fraldarius | fe3h

[bloodyblade]

Lio Fotia | Promare

[mahariyuware]

Touya Kinomoto | Cardcaptor Sakura | ota

[jobcaptor]

[ He probably learned to dance during some kind of job. ]

Zelos Wilder | Tales of Symphonia | ota

[chosenmischief]

[ Come dance with him~ He's more likely to pull off the fun moves with women, but hey it's fun to tease everyone. ]