ballroom dialogue prompts. below, you can find dialogue taken from ballroom scenes or scenes revolving around the topic from period dramas, for all your fancy dress and intimacy needs. as not all of these are specifically about dancing, i would recommend adding to the end a note that this is the sentence meme you’re sending it for!
❝ is this what you [origin/nationality/family] call dancing? ❞
❝ then i will introduce you to some pretty young noblemen instead. ❞
❝ but no warfare tonight, i trust. ❞
❝ oh, dear me, i’m no dancer, let me find a better partner for you. ❞
❝ i can think of nothing less appealing than an evening of watching other people dance. ❞
❝ will you please come and set an example for your companions? ❞
❝ would you take a drink with me? ❞
❝ i may not be [name], but may i dance with you? ❞
❝ have some more wine, my wine. ❞
❝ take a dance in the garden, my garden. ❞
❝ the pretty young noblewomen of [place/family] would delight to have you paw at them. ❞
❝ but if i were to become a woman with half your grace and beauty, [name]… i would be proud and happy. ❞
❝ you look… as lovely as ever, [name]. ❞
❝ it’s a relaxation to dance with you, [name]. ❞
❝ i’ll save you the third dance just because it’s your first ball. ❞
❝ he has the strength of an ox. and sadly the grace of an ox as well. ❞
❝ the whole party is here to help my father prepare for the party. ❞
❝ you and your idiot matchmaking. ❞
❝ you have shown yourself to be a fine dancer, despite all your protests. ❞
❝ do you not dance, mr. [name]? ❞
❝ though i am an old married man, i would enjoy dancing with [you/name]. ❞
❝ will you stay for the [name/celebration] ball, [name]? ❞
❝ oh, isn’t this room just like a fairyland? ❞
❝ tonight is for celebrations. ❞
❝ how do you like my hair? i did it myself. ❞
❝ oh, i had the most wonderful time! it was out of a dream— ❞
❝ where do you want to be taken? ❞
❝ if i may have the pleasure, will you join me in a [dance]? ❞
❝ she hates us both. hardly a reason for courtship, surely. ❞
❝ you fear for the constancy of your lover’s affections? ❞
❝ put on your best finery, [name]. your most beautiful dress. you’re coming with me. ❞
❝ there is a response to such an insult. but it would not be appropriate here. ❞
❝ if i may be so bold, i would ask for your advice. ❞
❝ i would dance with you, if you will ask me. ❞
❝ sprezzatura. i have heard it means ‘ the effortless display of grace ’. ❞
❝ i see no evidence of sprezzatura. ❞
❝ i care nothing for your pretty young noblewomen. ❞
❝ if you will be my partner, [name]. ❞
❝ it would not be improper for us to dance. ❞
❝ [name] told me she does not mean to dance this evening, but i do see a young lady whom i should like to see dancing. ❞
❝ i dare say, but if i’m not to dance with you, i’m getting out of this operetta and going home. ❞
❝ i come with some admirable qualities. ❞
❝ [name] looks quite entrancing, does she not? ❞
