I’ve recently gotten really into forgotten hollow as I moved the Goths there and upgraded them into a lavish and old money styled, Victorian style mansion. I picked out a few houses but the one I settled on has a huge grand ballroom in the basement and it’s so amazing. Then I have them throw a party guests arrive, drinks are being served, the Butler has prepared a great meal, and Cassandra starts playing beautiful music on the piano. And then they start dancing like a bunch of teenagers at a nightclub and the whole scene is ruined. Really has me longing for not just slow dancing, but waltzes and dancing that matches the music being played. I’d love to be able to build a proper ballroom venue where I could have elaborate balls, jazz nights and even teen dances. Please devs add more magic to the dancing skill.

Totally agree... we need a slow dance option... in fact... we need a lot of different types of dance too (tango, tap, jazz, ballet, etc.)! :D

I really want this also. I'd love all sorts of ballroom dances added in from waltzes, foxtrots, tangos, salsas, rumbas, jive you name it. I'd like it for making glittering parties or for vampire gatherings. We could have our own dancing with the stars even. I hope at the very least we get a few different couple dances when they come. Since that would be very animated I'm not sure we could get that many couples dances but I'd like to see them have a learning curve like the first dance would be awkward. The second maybe that sway slow dance that is pretty common and then up from there.I also hope they throw in a few face to face club dances too.. but that doesn't hold a candle to a ballroom experience.

Yes!A dance pack is what we're lacking!Several styles of ballroom/dance hall, each to go with dances of varying eras. English country dance:Popular dances in England from the late 1500's, they reached a peak in the late 1700's/early 1800's, but are still danced today by historic social clubs. They are the dances in every single Jane Austen dramahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBgaO9Va5cAhttps://youtu.be/1Y9hGQImApEWaltz:The dance of the victorian erahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiuloBasqf4Tango:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcxv7i02lXcSwing:Wild, energetic, and has made a pretty big comeback.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQ

"hmae123;d-950229" wrote:And then they start dancing like a bunch of teenagers at a nightclub and the whole scene is ruined.@hmae123 LOL. Just started cracking up when I pictured that in my head. I've only had dancing at school dances or nightclubs, so I never noticed that before, but I could see where it would be a problem in other settings.The other thing that is totally out of place is when you try to have a sim take a picture of another sim and the sim having their picture taken is elderly or has a serious personality, and then they do some ridiculous instagram-like pose which totally doesn't make any sense. That bugs me so much. Similar problem.

"Movotti;c-16805117" wrote:Yes!A dance pack is what we're lacking!Several styles of ballroom/dance hall, each to go with dances of varying eras. English country dance:Popular dances in England from the late 1500's, they reached a peak in the late 1700's/early 1800's, but are still danced today by historic social clubs. They are the dances in every single Jane Austen dramahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBgaO9Va5cAhttps://youtu.be/1Y9hGQImApEWaltz:The dance of the victorian erahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiuloBasqf4Tango:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcxv7i02lXcSwing:Wild, energetic, and has made a pretty big comeback.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQAww that tango. We really need the romance and flair of that. I'd even skip some other dances I want for it lol.

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x4m1r4
7 years ago
Totally agree... we need a slow dance option... in fact... we need a lot of different types of dance too (tango, tap, jazz, ballet, etc.)! :D
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
7 years ago
I really want this also. I'd love all sorts of ballroom dances added in from waltzes, foxtrots, tangos, salsas, rumbas, jive you name it.
I'd like it for making glittering parties or for vampire gatherings. We could have our own dancing with the stars even. I hope at the very least we get a few different couple dances when they come. Since that would be very animated I'm not sure we could get that many couples dances but I'd like to see them have a learning curve like the first dance would be awkward. The second maybe that sway slow dance that is pretty common and then up from there.
I also hope they throw in a few face to face club dances too.. but that doesn't hold a candle to a ballroom experience.
Movotti
New Spectator
7 years ago
Yes!
A dance pack is what we're lacking!

Several styles of ballroom/dance hall, each to go with dances of varying eras.

English country dance:
Popular dances in England from the late 1500's, they reached a peak in the late 1700's/early 1800's, but are still danced today by historic social clubs. They are the dances in every single Jane Austen drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBgaO9Va5cA
https://youtu.be/1Y9hGQImApE

Waltz:
The dance of the victorian era
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiuloBasqf4

Tango:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcxv7i02lXc

Swing:
Wild, energetic, and has made a pretty big comeback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQ
QueenOfMyshuno
7 years ago
"hmae123;d-950229" wrote:
And then they start dancing like a bunch of teenagers at a nightclub and the whole scene is ruined.

@hmae123 LOL. Just started cracking up when I pictured that in my head. I've only had dancing at school dances or nightclubs, so I never noticed that before, but I could see where it would be a problem in other settings.

The other thing that is totally out of place is when you try to have a sim take a picture of another sim and the sim having their picture taken is elderly or has a serious personality, and then they do some ridiculous instagram-like pose which totally doesn't make any sense. That bugs me so much. Similar problem.
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Movotti;c-16805117" wrote:
Yes!
A dance pack is what we're lacking!

Several styles of ballroom/dance hall, each to go with dances of varying eras.

English country dance:
Popular dances in England from the late 1500's, they reached a peak in the late 1700's/early 1800's, but are still danced today by historic social clubs. They are the dances in every single Jane Austen drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBgaO9Va5cA
https://youtu.be/1Y9hGQImApE

Waltz:
The dance of the victorian era
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiuloBasqf4

Tango:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcxv7i02lXc

Swing:
Wild, energetic, and has made a pretty big comeback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQ

Aww that tango. We really need the romance and flair of that. I'd even skip some other dances I want for it lol.
catloverplayer
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
I really wish we could get the slowdance. A modder has done it. Now it's time for Maxis to put it in the game.
SheriSim
Seasoned Hotshot
7 years ago
"hmae123;d-950229" wrote:
I’ve recently gotten really into forgotten hollow as I moved the Goths there and upgraded them into a lavish and old money styled, Victorian style mansion. I picked out a few houses but the one I settled on has a huge grand ballroom in the basement and it’s so amazing.

Then I have them throw a party guests arrive, drinks are being served, the Butler has prepared a great meal, and Cassandra starts playing beautiful music on the piano.

And then they start dancing like a bunch of teenagers at a nightclub and the whole scene is ruined. Really has me longing for not just slow dancing, but waltzes and dancing that matches the music being played.

I’d love to be able to build a proper ballroom venue where I could have elaborate balls, jazz nights and even teen dances. Please devs add more magic to the dancing skill.

After seeing some of the Victorian and pirate costumes coming with ‘Get Famous’, I am so hoping that it is signaling a Medieval pack, a perfect place for a farmer with farm animals, sewing machines, knitting, and ballroom dancing.
LadyKyn
Rising Traveler
7 years ago
"frogkiss1;c-16806814" wrote:
didn't they have slow dance in sims 3?

They had it in sims 2 as well. Heck, sims in the first sims game could even dance together though it was a bit more quirky.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
We need the Flowers of Edinburgh and the Dance of the White Cockade! These are old Scottish country figures. Lots of toe-pointing and hops. Very popular in the mid 18th century colonial America. My sixth great-grandfather apparently was very good at these. ;) the Minuet used to be performed by a single couple so that the rest on the dance floor could evaluate how well they performed the steps. ;)

We genuinely need a slow dance, where couples actually dance together. Weddings just aren't the same without that. Plus, the father-daughter dance and the mother-son dance.
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
7 years ago
I kind of hope they link it to an object somehow but not sure how they can... like if a radio is playing on a certain station, or someone is playing a musical instrument (or maybe when we can set up some sorts of bands). It sounds complicated no matter how you look at it.
I guess we could decide just to do it with our own sims but I'd like the dance to match the music. Besides it would be weird if sims are autonomously doing very wrong dance types outside of our control to music.