Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 5

Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 5

p1
Masumi: Tsucchi, we can't have you get all worn out here,
Masumi: Next we're finally
Star: Practice moves to the next step!
Masumi: Forming couples and practicing the steps!
Masaharu(thinks): C-C...
Masaharu(thinks): Couple Practice!!?
Masumi: What is it, Tsucchi?
Masumi: You don't want to?
Masaharu: Eh, ah, no...
Masaharu: It's not like I don't want to...
Masumi: Then why are you getting all surprised for? You know this is that kind of dance, don't you? You know that's the kind of club you joined don't you?
Masaharu: Ah...Ugh...Y...Yes...
Masumi: Then isn't it fine? You should be getting happy about it, or you want to do it with me?
Masaharu: Ah...No, emm...Umm...
Masumi: Look, then, hurry and change that sweat-drenched shirt.
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~

p2
Side Text: Is this bad? No, is it ok...!? Check the smell! Now, couple practice!!
Star: He's at his limit but he's doing his best! The dancesport club story!!
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
STEP 5 Awkward Blues
Yokota Takuma

p3
Masumi: Well then, for our two new members' sake,
Shirt: Abura Soba //A type of soup-less ramen
Masumi: We'll practice the steps for "blues"!
Masaharu(thinks): I'm glad I brought a spare...
Masaharu(thinks): But I chose it randomly so it's another weird one...
Masumi: Do you two remember what you danced during the trials?
Masaharu: Ermm...
Masaharu: I think it was that "slow, slow, quick, quick" thing...
Masumi: Exactly, that's "blues".
Masumi: It's a dance many beginners learn first, you could call it a tutorial.
Masumi: Second years, you'll practice together with the first years today!
Masumi: Give them some advice if you notice anything.
Akiko: Alright.
Shou: Geh.

p4
Masumi: Don't you "geh" me now, Yamaki-chan.
Masumi: Just because you can dance a bit now,
Masumi: You're forgetting all the trouble we had teaching you two last year.
Shou: Sorry, prez! I'll do it, I'll do it...!
Masumi: Now, let's begin with the hold.
Masaharu(thinks): !
Masaharu(thinks): The hold......!!
Masaharu(thinks): W-w-w...We started with some pretty hard stuff...!!
Masaharu(thinks): But that's only natural...! It's couple practice after all...! We can't do it without holding each other...!
Masaharu(thinks): But in the rare case...! We end up like that time...!
Masaharu(thinks): If Watari-san finds out about that...!!
Masaharu(thinks): My new club life...
Masaharu's sd: Gwaaaaah
Masaharu(thinks): No, my high school life will come to an end...!?
Masaharu's sd: Whoaaaaa
Masumi: Hey! You're being too loud, Tsucchi! Are you listening to me!?

p5
Masumi: Let's do a light review,
Masumi: First, the couple faces each other with a half-body shift.
Masumi: The boy's left hand goes with the girl's right hand, his right hand goes on her shoulder blades!
Masumi: The girl's right hand goes with the boy's left hand, her left hand goes on his upper right arm! Now, try doing it!
Masaharu: Ermm, the left hand with the right hand and the right hand...
Masumi: Oh geez, quit chattering.
Masumi: You see, Tsucchi, in this kind of moments
Masumi: You do what you've probably seen in movies.
Masumi: The boy puts his left hand to the front...!

p6
Masumi: And the girl reaches out for it.
Masumi: Ah, no, no, don't get closer,
Masumi: Don't go meet her.
Masumi: The leader stands brazenly
Masumi: And leads
Masumi: His partner in...!

p7
Masumi: Ok!
Masumi: You did it!
Masaharu(thinks): W...
Masaharu(thinks): We're really close...!!
Masaharu(thinks): Now that I actually try it, we're really close...!
Masaharu's sd: Watari-san's so small...!
Masaharu(thinks): So close my body odor can easily reach her...!!
Masaharu's sd: Her hands are cold...!
Masaharu(thinks): I changed clothes just now...But what do I do if I smell...!!
Masaharu(thinks): And...This is bad...!
Masaharu(thinks): Now that I'm conscious of it, my hands are sweating...!!

p8
Masumi: Tsucchi, don't hold her like she's something dirty! (cd: That's rude towards the girl!)
Masumi: Grip her firmly!
Masaharu(thinks): Hogyaaaaaah!?
Masaharu(thinks): Waaaaah, sorry, Watari-san, my hands are sweating!!
Masumi: You dance while keeping that posture!
Masumi: Well then, we'll show you an example of the steps so follow after us!
Masumi: Blues has a slow-paced 4/4 rhythm...!
Masumi: The boy starts dancing with his left leg and the girl with her right...!
Masumi: Slow
Masumi: Slow
Masumi: Turn 90°
Masumi: And join your legs!

p9
Masumi: Now do the same to the back---
Masumi: Slow
Masumi: Slow
Masumi: Turn 90°
Masumi: And join!
Masumi: We did a zigzag from our start position and moved up till here.
Masumi: This is blues basic figure.
Masumi: You move while turning 90° from your starting position each time, these are "quarter turns"!
Masumi: Now, move to the music's rhythm,
Masumi: Try doing it!
Masaharu: Yes.
Eri?: Ah
Eri: Ermm...

p10
Masaharu: O...
Masaharu: One, two...!
Masaharu: !!
Masaharu: Gyaah, s...sorry!!
Shirt: Soup-less ramen
Masumi: Your steps are too big, Tsucchi! (cd: Make them more compact!)
Masaharu(thinks): Ughhhh, my hands are sweating more now that I made a mistake...!!
Masaharu: O...One more time...! (cd: Sorry...)
Eri?: Ok,
Eri?: One two...!
Masaharu: Slow!
Masaharu: Slow!
Masaharu(thinks): Alright, we did it...!
Masaharu: Quick, quick...!

p11
Rio: You're looking down!
Rio: Look up, straighten up your backs!
Masaharu: Ah!
Masaharu: Y...Yes...!
Masaharu: Slow, slow,
Masaharu: Quick, quick.
Akiko's sd: Blues, that brings me back.
Masumi?: Ok, you're looking good---
Masumi?: Continue like that!!
Masaharu: Slow, slow,
Masaharu: Quick, quick.
Masaharu: Slow, slow,
Masaharu: Quick, quick.
Masaharu: Ah, Doigasaki-senpai!!
Masumi: Call me president! What is it!?
Masaharu: T-Th...There's a wall so we can't keep going!!
Masumi: That's only natural! But there's a good step for those cases!!

p12
Masumi: Do a
Masumi: "Check back"
Masumi: Change directions
Masumi: And join!
Masumi: Can't you keep doing
Masumi: "quarter turns" like this!?
Masaharu: Y...You're right!!
Masumi: You go around the floor counterclockwise...
Masumi: Dancesport is all about dancing along a line of dance!!
Masumi: "Blues" has other steps, but for now, with the "quarter turn" and the "check back" you can continue dancing on the floor semi-permanently!!

p13
Masaharu(thinks): Semi-permanently...!!
Masaharu: Wow!
Masaharu: I can keep going!
Masumi: Now, try doing it, Tsucchi, Watari-chan!!
Masumi: Slow, slow, quick, quick!
Masaharu: S-
Masaharu: Slow, slow, quick, quick!
Masaharu: "Check"
Masaharu: "Back"---
Masaharu: Quick,
Masaharu: Quick...!
Masumi: That's it!
Masumi: You're doing well, but don't stop!
Masumi: I won't help you with the timing this time so you two do a check back by yourselves! Slow! Slow!

p14
Masaharu(thinks): Ermmmm, erm, erm......!
Masaharu(thinks): A change of direction for when you're about to crash with the wall...!
Masaharu(thinks): It's after a backwards quarter turn, so...!
Masaharu(thinks): After...This...?
Masaharu: Quick,
Masaharu: Quick...!
Masaharu: "Check-"
Masaharu: "Back"...!
Masaharu(thinks): Hm!?
Masaharu(thinks): We did...

p15
Shou: Oh
Akiko: Yeah!
Masaharu: Slow, slow...!
Masaharu(thinks): We did it...?
Eri(thinks): We did it...?
Eri: Quick, quick...!
Masaharu: Slow, slow...!
Masaharu: Quick,
Masaharu: Quick...!
Masaharu: "Check"
Masaharu: "Back"...

p16
Masaharu: Quick...
Masaharu: Quick...!
Masaharu: ......
Masaharu: ......
Masaharu: ...W...

p17
Masumi: You did iiiiiit, Tsucchiii, Watari-chaaan.
Masumi: You did a whole lap to the floor with quarter turns and check backs---!!
Masaharu: W...We did it...Right...!?
Masumi: Of course you did, you did very well for your first time---
Masaharu(thinks): I could dance...!
Masaharu(thinks): I could...!
Eri: We did...!
Eri: It...!
Masaharu: Y...Yeah...!
Masaharu: Yeah...!
Masaharu: !!?
Masaharu: Dwaph!! S-s-s-sorry!!
Eri: Eh, what's wrong?
Masaharu: No, I just sweated a lot so, emm...!!

p18
Eri: Ah,
Eri: You're right...
Eri: I was absorbed in dancing...
Eri: So I didn't notice...!
Eri: Did you?
Rio: I thought it was better for beginners to begin dancing on their own,
Eri's sd: Sorry...!
Masaharu's sd: No, no, that's not it! I'm the one sweating! My hands to be precise!
Rio: But it seems it was a good idea to pair them from the beginning.

p19
Masumi: The objective today isn't having them learn the steps,
Masumi: I mean, "Blues" isn't part of "dancesport's" rhythms, it's a party dance. (cd: That doesn't mean they don't have to learn it, though.)
Masumi: First, I wanted them to feel dancing is "fun".
Shou's sd: Hey, that was about a 0.5 in terms of difficulty, ok?
Masaharu's sd: Eeh!?
Akiko's sd: Hey, you're being too strict! It's about a 0.8!
Masumi: The first moment I felt dancing was fun
Masumi: Was when my connected and danced smoothly with my partner.
Masumi: It doesn't matter if they're simple steps, I wanted them to understand each other
Masumi: And to quickly have a sense of accomplishment.
Masumi: I forced it a bit, though.
Rio: ...By the way, was the first time you connected with your partner was when you first danced with me?
Rio: Masumi-kun?
Shou's sd: First years! I'll teach you the natural turn so watch me!
Akiko's sd: I'll teach them! Don't butt in!
Star: "Fun" is the first step for progress...!!
Masumi: ...That's right, geez, don't make me say it out loud, it's embarrassing!
Masumi: And call me president during practice!
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
STEP 5/End