Dancing is a way for a slave to express their inner self for the pleasure of the Free who watch them. I feel that they should be more then just words they should be expressions from the heart, for slaves who dance without it showing will loose the attention of those she is dancing for. Show your passion , your pain, your sorrow, your joy. Make your viewers feel what they see.

Be origional~~Never copy another slaves dance. This comes from your heart not theirs its a personal expression of your body and soul. It belongs to you as its an extension of yourself.

Lets begin here ....

Points to remember :

Be Prepared for anything! :

When creating your dance remember one key rule, anything can happen. You could be asked to dance in sand, in a tavern, in the woods.... anytime your writing a dance remember this rule. Be prepared. I find so many who write dances for sand, and they can't quickly change it when asked to dance indoors and in a place where no dancing sand is available so remember to be prepared

Try and keep your dance between 11 to 14 poses long :

Too long of a dance will bore those watching, too short and it may seem as if you put little effort into it.

Dances are not just movements :

Don't get carried away with the movement of his and arms.... these are expressions of emotions as well, while you dance set the stage, add feeling of the environment with music into your poses. Give the Free something to hear to feel while they watch.

Each pose should be 3 to 5 lines long :

at least! Remember too short and you appear unprepared , too long and you flood buffer as well as it takes longer to read.

Timing :

Timing is very important in dancing .I don't recommend you using macros and timers. (see the first point) Anything can happen. I've seen Masters toss girls over their shoulders in the middle of dancing and carry them off. Fights could break out over who will get the girl dancing.... while timing is important you may want to keep it limited between 60 to70 seconds between poses. Depending on if you prefer to have the dance cut and paste, macros or typing (which I prefer the latter)

Separation between poses :

Some prefer to use something delicate like a line ~*~*~*~ between poses. I don't recommend it but that is up to the dancer. To me a dance should flow and if your giving enough time between poses for them to read the line isn't necessary. You could begin each pose with a Bold word. If dancing for talkers emotes are nice as it uses a slaves name first. This is something to be decided on by the slave and customs of the city in which one is dancing.

Remember :

Minds cannot be read. Try being very clear on where you are and what it is your doing. Be sure there is a definite beginning and ending. There is nothing worse the a slave doing a pause after a long dance and one wonders ...is it over ? pauses in motion should be in the middle of a pose so one doesn't' have a feeling of ending.

now for the good part....

Scripting your Dance :

Its often difficult to put your ideas on paper. For now all you need are a lot of vague ideas, a basic timeline and an order of events.

First step : sketch the idea out on a page , jot down all your random thoughts in free form : 

            ~ Entrance , what your wearing , room setting, waiting for music 

            ~ Music begins , your in motion 

            ~ Movements depending on the dance itself. ~ Emotions of desires 

            ~ Make sure you enclose any additional elements such as whips , tethers , poles 

            ~ Movements within the confines of the dancing area

            ~ Tempo ... faster ../ harder 

            ~ Climax of dance 

            ~ Ending pose

Remember... nothing is set in stone with this its but a starting sketch of your thoughts about your dance and how you want to break it down into a script to follow.

Second step : begin to fill in the descriptions of the dance adding in graphical words giving it color and essence. This is the time to bring the dance more to life to set the mood for what your trying to express.

an example would be: she moves to the sands, draped in a soft slave silk , she gazes down as the lights reflect off the      twinkling   sand. A hush settles about the room as she waits for the music to begin.

Third step : Now is the time to really bring your dance to life adding adjectives.

 an example would be : she moves with soft steps of her delicate feet to the glistening sands, lightly draped in a sheer slave silk of brilliant red fading to soft yellows. Her doe shaped warm brown eyes gazes down as the soft lights of the oil lamps reflect off the twinkling warm sand. A hush settles about the large full room as she trembles and waits for the rush of exotic music to begin.

You may find that one pose may become too long and will be in need of breaking it up into two, this is fine and is often expected once the words begin to flow. Remember, not too much detail you don't want to ruin a good thought with writing a book .... Your poses need to flow and link together not an actual break of movement. You would not want to leap into the air and then the next pose your on your back raising your leg. One would wonder how you managed to get to your back.

Structure of your dance:

Your dance is an expression of yourself, a story you choose to share from your slave heart. Your dance needs structure as following :

Beginning - You need not announce the dance your preforming but a clear beginning is important one wouldn't want to think you were about to be serving when its a dance you are to do. (see example 2) 

Building up - many dances of Gor (book dances) are layed out with a progression of events. Such as the Dance of Need which are done in five phases. Be sure you follow these phases if its required of your dance. As with the Veil Dance, where the progression of 7 veils are shed from the body. 

Climax - The ever pinnacle of a Dance where your story comes to realization to all who view it. This is generally the next or second from last pose of your dance. Such as in the Submission Dance where the slave submits to her Master, or the Capture Dance where the slave is actually captured. 

End pose - Be sure you make this clear and distinct. Often ending in slave position of submission is a good ending or even a brief comment of ...' as the music fades the dance has been done.' or something similar assures them of the end.

Final note...

Spell Check :

Nothing is more annoying then a dance with badly spelled words and theres no excuse to not run a check on it.

Final Comment :

While being origional also be rational. Make sure its possible to do what you write. We dont' have anti gravity so floating on a cloud just isn't practical. Have fun with your dance and be yourself most of all. The duty of a slave is to be pleasing. I hope this helps you in being creative. Enjoy and Dance slave!, Dance!

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