"Yeah, out of practice or not, I bet the practice you did have was all stiff structure. Methodical. Boring, Istredd. Courts are boring," that end part comes out in a quiet whine, but they both know he's right.

Then I was president--er, the leader--of one of the biggest powerhouses of a country. Shame that was so short-lived, but it was a good time while it lasted.

And Some Things happened. But that's besides the point.

He sidles closer into Istredd's space than he already is and whispers into his ear, "Dancing shouldn't be about what's proper. It should be a rebellion. It's reading a partner like you'd read an opponent in a fight." He turns his head just slightly. "Conversation through motion."