[ Maybe a little bit. Dancing is just. Really not his speed.
But once they start to actually move, there's an awkwardness, an uncertainty at first, but it might surprise her how quickly he settles into it. It's just another thing to study, another kind of movement to learn, something else to train his body towards, and once Wash realizes that he can look at it like any other kind of training, that's exactly what he does. He mimics her with the same meticulous attention as he had given the sword movements, watching her expression, for the slight hints whenever he did something wrong, correcting himself. It's not just the dance, it's a matter of keeping his posture, too, making sure he's still holding the sword the right way in his hand.
If this is dancing, he can see how it helps a fighter.
He's a quick study at this, too, careful, concentrated, though when they start to move backwards it's clear that that throws him off. He stumbles more than once, especially with the unfamiliarity of the robes, still, but never enough to actually lose his balance. As he steps back, this time he tries to keep his eyes up, forward, like he would be with an opponent -- or a dancing partner, perhaps. Trying to let his memory of the steps do the work, or reading her body rather than watching her feet, but he still has to look down, sometimes.
It's -- not perfect. But he's managing well enough. ]
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[ Maybe a little bit. Dancing is just. Really not his speed.
But once they start to actually move, there's an awkwardness, an uncertainty at first, but it might surprise her how quickly he settles into it. It's just another thing to study, another kind of movement to learn, something else to train his body towards, and once Wash realizes that he can look at it like any other kind of training, that's exactly what he does. He mimics her with the same meticulous attention as he had given the sword movements, watching her expression, for the slight hints whenever he did something wrong, correcting himself. It's not just the dance, it's a matter of keeping his posture, too, making sure he's still holding the sword the right way in his hand.
If this is dancing, he can see how it helps a fighter.
He's a quick study at this, too, careful, concentrated, though when they start to move backwards it's clear that that throws him off. He stumbles more than once, especially with the unfamiliarity of the robes, still, but never enough to actually lose his balance. As he steps back, this time he tries to keep his eyes up, forward, like he would be with an opponent -- or a dancing partner, perhaps. Trying to let his memory of the steps do the work, or reading her body rather than watching her feet, but he still has to look down, sometimes.
It's -- not perfect. But he's managing well enough. ]