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- Aug 23, 2003
Dancing is almost always considered to be romantic in nature - the vertical expression of a horizontal desire. Going dancing is a courtship ritual. In ballet, the pas de deux is usually a romantic dance between the two leads. To complain that too many dances have romantic themes is to complain that leopards have spots. This is why teams which cannot, for whatever reason, convey a romantic theme is to severely limit their choices of both music and theme. This is not to say that dances must always express romantic themes, and certainly there are balletic dances featuring male cast members which are dramatic and powerful, and dances with very young dancers which are fun and playful, but to suggest that teams shouldn't express romance is to ignore the whole point of couples dancing together in the first place.