Room 506, Monday afternoon

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Ringo hadn't been to a club before. Prior to Fandom, she'd never really had the opportunity. She wasn't even sure if she was super-excited about it now that she did have the opportunity, but she did have to admit that she was curious.

And a bit competitive.

Which meant that her first time at a club had to be impressive. But it was hard to be impressive when you weren't entirely sure what constituted "impressive" at the intended venue. Which was why Ringo wasn't making a ton of progress in picking from the various dresses that she'd laid out on her bed. They were all new-ish, items she'd picked up on her trip into Baltimore with Kathy.

At least she'd decided that she was definitely wearing heels, and she only had the one pair of those, so that part of her wardrobe was figured out?

Now she just had to do the rest.

Good thing she had plenty of time.

[ooc: Door and post open!]

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"Can you bump and grind?" Kathy asked, raising an eyebrow. "Can you drop it low then pick it back up again?"

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"Oh, I'm really good at grinds." No, Ringo, not the AirTrek kind. "But what am I dropping and picking back up?"

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Nope, sorry Ringo. Kathy was going to break her promise and laugh now. It was just what had to happen.

"Oh dear," she said, giggling. "'It' in this case happens to be your butt. It's also what you grind with." Hang on, Ring, she needed to pull up a video to show you an example.

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"You promised not to laugh," Ringo huffed. But then she leaned over Kathy's phone to watch.

"Huh," she said, after it was over. "I guess I've never done anything like that before." She looked thoughtful. "But it doesn't look too hard." A curious look over at Kathy. "I take it that this is pretty important?"

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"It is if you want to dance," Kathy said a firmly. "Especially if you want to surprise the heck out of Dante." Kathy demonstrated, moving along to the beat. As Ringo surmised, it was much easier if you had excellent balance and flexibility. "He won't expect you to know how to do it."

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Well that made Ringo grin. Because that was excellent motivation.

"So, like this?" Ringo asked, a look of intense concentration on her face as she tried to mimic Kathy's movements. She had the grace, and the sense of rhythm, but she didn't know which movements to emphasize and which ones to minimize. She was definitely going to need to work on this.

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She could practice while Kathy went through her clothes!

"Good!" Kathy said, nodding much the same way her old coach had done when Kathy had been learning a new move. "But you need to accentuate your hips more. And use your knees. Here, I'll show you." She stood in front of Ringo, reached forward for her hands to place them on her Kathys's own hips, and grooved a bit to show her what she meant.

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Ringo shifted her hands ever so slightly, trying to follow the way that Kathy's muscles shifted as she moved.

And then she realized what she was doing.

Well, someone's breathing was coming a little faster now. She didn't think Kathy could hear her heart pounding.

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"What happened, Ringo? You had it for a sec!" Kathy encouraged. "C'mon, I know you can get it."

Go on. Get it, girl.

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Ringo shook herself, closing her eyes for a moment so that she could concentrate on not being hyper-aware of how close they were. Then took a deep breath, and tried again.

Fortunately, Ringo had a lot of practice at being focused on the way her body moved, and having her hands on Kathy's hips really did give her a feel for what she was supposed to be doing.

So she tried again, shifting some of the movement from her hips down into her knees while trying to emphasize the way her hips were still moving.

And not looking at Kathy.

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"Good! Good!" Kathy said. "Just let the beat move you, you know? In the club, it'll be loud enough to feel it through your feet, just groove along with it and you'll be good. For your hands, you can either rest them on your thighs, or bring them up to shoulder-height and move them a little to the beat, too."

Once again, guys had it easier. They basically just had to two-step in an approximation of the beat and that was fine.

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"Like this?" Ringo asked, holding her hands up and settling them into the rhythm of the rest of her body.

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"That's right girl! Work it!" Okay, that didn't sound quite right coming from Kathy. She didn't quite have the cadence right. "So, if you're feeling comfortable with that, we can move on to dropping it low?"

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"I think we could try that?" Ringo allowed. "I don't know if I've got this down, but it's kind of close right?"

Eventually she was going to get around to asking why this was the appropriate style of dancing for a club.

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Because it went with the music, which was primarily about sex, of course!

"It's lookin' good," Kathy approved. "You can keep practicing while I figure out some potential outfits. That's your basic dance, uh, step?" Not that it was really a step as such. "But another important move is this."

And then she grooved down low, bottom out, before dancing back up straight. "The trick is to go as low as possible without falling over." Which for them wasn't really an issue.

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"Oh, I can probably do that." Ringo started lowering herself, still trying to keep her sense of rhythm. "Are you supposed to actually sit down if you can?" she asked curiously.

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"Nope! Only things that should hit the floor is your feet," Kathy explained. "Anything else does and you've lost."

She figured that would be the easiest way for Ringo to get it: make it a competition.

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Oh, Kathy totally knew how to get in Ringo's head. She nodded in determination. "So as close to the floor as possible without touching it." Yeah, she could do that.

She kept practicing while glancing over at Kathy. "So I've got something that'll work, right?"

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Hey, Kathy knew what Ringo liked! With one glaring exception.

"Yup! I've narrowed it down to three," Kathy said, scooping up several of the other dresses to hang back up in Ringo's closet. "They're the ones closest to you. Pick the one you like--you need more shoes."

One pair of heels, Ringo? You know you needed more than ATs, right?

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"More shoes?" Ringo asked. "But I have a pair of heels to wear." She only even had the one pair because Letty had insisted, so Kathy was lucky that there was even that much to work with!

She looked over the three outfits thoughtfully. "Are these the three shortest things I own?" she asked, not upset or shocked, merely curious.

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"You need more than one pair," Kathy said, smiling again. "And yup, they are."

Hey, everyone knew of Kathy's predilection for short. If you had the legs to wear it--and Ringo did--flaunting just made sense.

"Actually, you should try all three on and we can decide which one looks the best on you. And what hairstyle goes best with whichever one you choose. Where's your makeup?"

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"Is it like needing multiple pairs of ATs for different kinds of rides?" Ringo asked, trying to wrap her head around that. It sort of made sense, at least.

"Okay. I guess I can just start with one at random?" Ringo suggested, reaching out for a dress. "Oh, and my make-up bag is in the top drawer of my desk." But don't look in there, Kathy! You'd only be horrified by how tiny it was!

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"Exactly," Kathy said, because even if the comparison wasn't perfect, it was the easiest way for Ringo to get what she'd meant. "You mind if I grab your makeup while you get dressed, then?"

Honestly? Kathy was just pleased Ringo had makeup.

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"No, go ahead," Ringo said, moving over to close the door before peeling off her shirt and tossing it on the bed. While she'd probably normally be nervous around Kathy, she was so used to changing clothes around people in the AT world that it didn't really occur to her.

And, come on, Ringo dressed up sometimes! She totally had some blush in there, and some lip gloss, and some eye liner. And, um, maybe some other stuff she'd never used? Maybe Kathy could even tell her what it was!

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Ringo, that unopened container was eye shadow. And these shades were not at all suitable for your coloring.

...Which she only knew because of her mother's relentless insistence upon the subject, followed by Sarah's enthusiasm, but still! She knew!

"One sec," she said. "I'm going to get my supplies. Be right back." Before Ringo even finished getting into the dress, most likely, considering her room was right down the hall.