On Tue, 23 May 2006 Jon_Lincicum at stream.com wrote: [...] > What seems to be (somewhat strangely) missing is the formal kind of > ballroom dancing you would expect (on Earth) at a fancy party thrown by > nobility. > > We've seen a number of parties (well, technically just one very long one) > at Castle Black, yet no mention is made of this sort of dancing. [...] Note that we have (iirc) not seen many large unmixed gatherings. I can imagine that Vallistas and Dzurs tend not to dance together due to incompatible styles as well as the social taboo. I'd be flabbergasted to learn that at Lyorn gatherings there is no traditional dance based on martial arts forms, that Issolas do not dance at weddings or as an art form, that young Dragonlords do not have group dances recalling famous battles.