Hey, I'm going ballroom dancing this Saturday.

嘿，这周六我要去跳交际舞。

Should we learn a ballroom dance for our wedding?

我礼应该学一支交际舞吗？

In the show, a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity.

在节目中，一些专业的交际舞演员与一位名人共舞。

Before the dance starts, they give a free class to beginners.

在交际舞开始之前，他会给初学者上一节免费课。

However, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, social dancing became more popular.

但是，到了18世纪末和19世纪，交际舞变得更加流行。

Until the eighteenth century, social dances were only held in palaces or the homes of noble families.

一直到18世纪，交际舞只在宫廷里或贵族的家庭里进行。

Their dancing was considered -- and still is considered -- the best ballroom dancing in the world.

他的舞蹈当时被人称--现在也仍旧被人称--世界上最好的交际舞。

For the past five years, though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show.

而，在过去的五年里，交际舞的受欢迎程度因电视真人秀节目而飙升。

Central European folk dances, such as the waltz, changed and became the most popular examples of ballroom dances.

中欧的民间舞，例如华尔兹，有所变化并成交际舞最流行的模式。

Popular or social dances often come from folk Dances, although they are usually popular for only a short time.

流行舞或交际舞来源于民间舞蹈，虽他通常只流行很短的一段时间。

Ballroom dancing, which was a formal dance in a large room, became popular in Europe and North America.

交际舞，在大厅里进行的正式舞蹈，在欧洲和北美很流行。

In my 20s, I was a ballroom dance champion. All I can tell you is it's depend on the music.

我20多岁的时候曾拿过交际舞冠军。我只能告诉你这要取决于音乐。

Every week, they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night.

每周，他都要学习一种不同的交际舞，并在周六晚上在电视上现场表演。

But I promise you … after the first 5 minutes you are going to want to jump in feet first!

但我向你保证，在最初的5分钟之后，你就会想先大胆去尝试跳交际舞！

After the Second World War, African-American rhythm and movements became part of popular social dance.

在第二次世界大战后，非洲-美洲相结合的节奏和动作成了流行交际舞的部分。

Usually the class goes on for about an hour and there is free social dancing afterwards so you can stay longer.

通常是1个小时，之后还有交际舞课，你可以多待一会儿。

Oh, I've been dying to do that!

噢 我爱死交际舞了！

Haven't I been dying to do that, Freddie?

弗雷迪 我是不是爱死交际舞了？

We're actually going to be taking a ballroom dance class together.

其实我打算一起去学交际舞。

My mother's learning ballroom dancing in prison and she loves it!

我妈妈在监狱学交际舞呢 她可是爱得不得了！