Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 6

Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~ 6

p1
Voice: Mornin'.
Voice: Mornin'.
Voice: Hey there.
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
Guy: Did you do the homework?
Guy: Unyah?
Guy: Oh, Tsuchiya.
Guy: Morn...
Star: Going to school dancing!!
Guy: Wha...
Guy: What is he doing...?
Masaharu: Ermm, quick, quick,
Masaharu: Slow...
Voice: Now, do a "Natural Turn"!

p2
Masumi: And then a "reverse turn"!
Masumi: Quick, quick,
Masumi: Slow, quick, quick!
Voice: "Check back"---
Voice: "Chassé".
Voice: Lift your faces!
Rio: "Natural pivot turn"!
Masaharu's sd: I'm sweating...
Eri's sd: It's ok...

p3
Voice: "Natural Turn".
Voice: "Reverse turn".
Star: It's super popular!! The youth dancesport story!!
Text: They just earnestly practice again and again!!
Voice: "Quarter turn".
Masaharu's sd: Slow, slow...
Eri's sd: Quick, quick...
Masaharu: "Check"
Masaharu: "Back"...!
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
STEP 6 Change to a Dress After School
Yokota Takuma

p4
Shou: Two, three,
Akiko: Chachachá.
Masumi: Now, Slow, slow,
Masumi: Quick, quick.
Masumi: You're looking down again!
Masumi: Quick, quick...!
Masumi: Slow, slow!
Masumi: Quick,
Masumi: Quick!
Masumi: Mmmmm, I guess that's about it.
Masumi: Alright,
Masumi: You get passing marks for "Blues"!

p5
Masaharu: W...We did it, we finally cleared "blues"!
Masumi: Ufufu, you sure worked hard, Tsucchi, Watari-chan.
Masumi: "Blues" is used for parties, it's a normal ballroom dance.
Masumi: You can now do your debut at a ball or something, you know?
Masaharu's sd: A ball, huh, how are balls to begin with?
Shou: Prez!
Shou: Can you take a look at our choreography?
Masumi: Ok, ok, I'll go in a sec.
Masumi: Rio, please take care of the first years.
Rio: Sure.
Shou: This part is like this...
Masumi: I see.
Rio: Well, it's about time to take a break!
Rio: Hydrate yourselves and we'll continue practicing in ten minutes!
Masaharu(thinks): Phew...It took us a bit less than a week to learn "Blues"...
Masaharu(thinks): I don't know a thing about the dancing world...But I guess we're doing pretty good...
Masaharu(thinks): Maybe I'm actually good at this...!?
Masaharu(thinks): Maybe I should start presenting myself as Tsuchiya "Blues" Masaharu...! Just kidding...!

p6
Shou: So,
Shou: We want to use this choreography for the next competition.
Masumi: Isn't it fine?
Masumi: You have two weeks so you have time to polish it.
Masaharu: Eh, competition...!?
Masaharu: Senpai, you two are participating in one!?
Masaharu's sd: And it's in two weeks!?
Rio: Eh, ah...Well, yes...
Masaharu(thinks): W-w-wow...! They hinted the existence of those competitions from the first day...
Masaharu(thinks): But dance competitions really existed...!
Masaharu: Are they hold on really big halls!?
Rio: Well yes, but this hall is medium sized I guess.
Masaharu: But there are many people watching, right...!?
Rio: Hmm, yes, there are people watching.
Masaharu: That's amazing...You were dancing really confidently wearing those outfits in front of the whole school during the club introductions too...
Masaharu: I can't even imagine...Dancing in front many people I don't know in a competition...!
Masaharu's sd: Even Tsuchiya "Blues" Masaharu gets nervous with that.
Rio: Ah, yes...Well you know...
Masaharu(thinks): Ugh, but, that means we're also participating in a competition someday.
Masumi: Geez, what nonsense are you spouting now, Tsucchi.

p7
Masumi: You two are also participating in that competition,
Masumi: You're dancesport club members so that's a given!
Masaharu: Wa-wa-wa-wa, umm...Wai...A co...Competition...!
Masaharu: It's not even been a month since we joined...!
Masumi: What are you saying? Nowadays, not having any competition after six chapters is too late.
Masaharu: B-B-But, m-m-my heart i-i-isn't ready yet...!
Masumi: If you just go all out things might be way easier than you think, it's fine.
Masaharu: T-t-t-to begin with, we've only learned "blues" so far...
Masumi: Oh, didn't I mention it,
Masumi: "Blues" is a party dance so you can't use it in competitions,
Masumi: We're going to drive the rhythms used for competitions into you from now on <3
Masaharu(thinks): Ermmm, erm, erm, the competition is in two weeks, we can't use the blues it took us all this time to learn, and we must learn new dances...
Shou: Give up, first years, they did the same to us last year.
Akiko: Well, it's some kind of test of courage.

p8
Masumi: Well, well, now that that's settled,
Masumi: You two will need outfits for your debut match.
Masumi: I could prepare some random ones for you, but now that we're here---
Masumi: Do you want
Masumi: To go choose an outfit?
Akiko: Yes, yeeeees, I want a new dress too!!
Shou: Huh!? You-!
Shou: Didn't you just get a new one six months ago!!?
Rio: Hmmm, I might need some new accessories too...
Masumi: It seems everyone's eager to go!!
Masumi: Ok, then, today's lesson is now over!!
Masumi: We're all going shopping!!

p9
Rio: Listen well, Tsuchiya-kun, Watari-chan.
Rio: Dancesport has two big categories of dances:
Rio: The first one is "Standard", it's also called "Modern" but "standard" is the more mainstream name now.
Rio: And the other is "Latin American".

p10
Rio: The "blues" you two have been dancing so far is part of standard.
Rio: They're all elegant dances where the couple has a tight hold when dancing.
Rio: This may be the stereotypical image people have about dancesport.
Rio: On the other hand, "Latin" is cheerful, bold, and passionate.
Rio: What Yamaki-kun and Akiko-chan are always practicing are Latin dances.
Rio: Their main characteristic is that they're free dances where the couple gets close or separates at any given time.
Rio: Dancesport competitions have a Standard and a Latin category
Rio: And each of them has five rhythms used for the competitions.
Rio: You two will participate in the standard competition.
Masumi: We'll explain the dances used for the competition later on...
Masumi: So for now, let's go inside.
Masaharu: Eh!? We arrived?
Masaharu: So it was in this place!?

p11
Masaharu: I've passed this place many times but I never noticed...
Eri: Me neither.
Shou: You're naive.
Shou: I think there's one more thing that will surprise you, first years.
Masaharu: Eh?
Masaharu: ?
Clerks: Welcome back!
Masumi: Yes,
Masumi: I'm home.
Clerks: Masumi-bocchama!
Rio: Surprise, it's the president's house.
Masaharu's sd: Eeeeeh
Masumi: It's my mother's shop. (cd: My home is upstairs)
Masumi: This always happens when I come inside and it's troubling me.

p12
Masaharu: I...It's so colorful...!
Masaharu: To think these are all dresses for dancing...!
Akiko: Now, which one should I piiiiick<3?
Shou: Akiko, you better pick a cheap one, ok!? I'm paying part of it too.
Masaharu(thinks): It seems we can touch them...
Masaharu's sd: Ermm, this is...
Masumi: You can touch them as long as you don't get them dirty, you know?
Masaharu: N...No...Umm...It's...ok...

p13
Akiko: Hey, hey, prez! May I try these two!?
Rio: Now that I'm here, I'm trying one too.
Masaharu(thinks): They aren't holding back!!
Masumi: Well, you two shouldn't worry about the price for now!
Masumi: Take a look at our prided goods.
Masumi: I'm sure you'll find a lovely outfit that will make you wish the competition was today.
Both: ......
Masaharu's sd: And now it's all black...
Shou's sd: Well, men's clothes end up being like this.

p14
Masaharu's sd: What's this!?
Shou's sd: It's a wing-collar dress shirt, you wear it under the tailcoat.
Masaharu's sd: No way, a handkerchief...!
Masaharu's sd: F...For 1,500 yen...!?
Shou's sd: That's a pocket square.
Shou's sd: Well, I get the feeling.
Masaharu's sd: Wh...What's this...!?
Shou's sd: There's no end to this, just come here!
Eri: ......
Shou: Women's dresses have infinite variations.
Shou's sd: Why did you button it from the front?
Masaharu's sd: S...Sorry...
Shou: But for official standard matches, men must wear a tailcoat.

p15
Masaharu: A-a-a tailcoat is what those English gentlemen wear...Right...!?
Masaharu's sd: That won't suit me...!
Masaharu: Does it get harder to move around...With such a tight outfit...!?
Shou: Huh?
Shou: Say that after you can move better!
Shou: Stop worrying about useless things and just try wearing it!
Masaharu: Wapuh
Masumi: That's a long dress for standard.
Masumi: The dresses for standard and Latin have different characteristics.
Masumi: The width of the dress hem and the floats on the arms make the dance look better.

p16
Masumi: And that's a dress for Latin.
Masumi: Most designs have more exposure than standard dresses and are made to show the body lines.
Akiko's sd: Hmmm...
Akiko: ......This is a bit...
Akiko: Plain I guess...
Eri's sd: Eeh!!
Rio: How about you, Watari-chan? Did you find any dress you like?
Akiko: Watari-chan, you should also try a dress.
Eri: Eh, no...
Eri: I...I...am...!!
Eri: I-I...It's ok...Umm...I...
Eri: I'm not pretty...Like you two...
Eri: I just took a look at the dresses but I didn't know which would suit me...

p17
Rio: Then we'll pick a dress that will look good on you!
Eri's sd: Aaaah
Akiko: Look, this one's pretty good, try wearing it!!
Masumi's sd: Hey, hey
Rio: Watari-chan, is this the first time you wear a dress?
Eri: Eh...
Eri: Y...Yes...!
Rio: I see, then,
Rio: We have to choose a really cute one!
Masaharu: S...Senpai, this is amazing...
Masaharu: It's really easy to move in this...!!
Shou: I told you, this are like the Freezer army's uniforms.
Shou: They look all tight but they're sportswear after all.
Masaharu: I...I'm dancing wearing this...
sd: Watari-chan, that's great, it's so cute.
Shou: !
Shou: It looks like the girls are done changing too so it's just perfect.
Shou: Go see how you look as a couple!
Masaharu: Eeh, wait a second!

p18
Masumi: Oh my,
Masumi: You two look really cute.
Both: ............
Rio: How is it, Tsuchiya-kun?
Rio: Doesn't Watari-chan look lovely?

p19 //The Russian used on this page (and on the following chapters) is, on the words of a Russian friend, "The worst Russian he's ever read" and the meaning makes no sense with the context, so, just imagine she's saying gibberish that's not understandable by the other characters and if you're Russian or know Russian, try to forgive the series' staff for this
Masaharu: Eh...Ah...
Masaharu: Umm...Yes...
Masaharu: A lot...
Masaharu: Ah...
Masaharu: Eh!!?
Eri: I-I-I'm sorry...I...I'll get it all sweaty so...
Eri: I'm...
Rio: Eeeeh, you're changing already!?
Rio's sd: But it looked really good on her.
sd: That's a shame.
Text: Watari-chan got too embarrassed, just why!? And...
Boy: !
Girl: [Russian?]
Boy: Ah, no, sorry.
Girl: [Russian?]
Boy: There are some kids around our age,
Girl: ?
Boy: So I thought it was unusual.
Star: New characters appear.
Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakou Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso~
STEP 6/End