Hey, I'm going ballroom dancing this Saturday.

嘿，这周六我要去跳。

Should we learn a ballroom dance for our wedding?

我们为婚礼应该学一支吗？

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

在节目中，一些专业的演员与一位名人共。

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

在开始之前，他们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，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，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.

他们的蹈当时被人们称为--现在也仍旧被人们称为--世界上最好的。

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

然而，在过去的五年里，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，例如华尔兹，有所变化并成为最流行的模式。

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

流行或来源于民间蹈，虽然他们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.

，在大厅里进行的正式蹈，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，他们都要学习一种不同的，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！

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为了流行的部分。

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，之后还有课，你可以多待一会儿。

Oh, I've been dying to do that!

噢 我爱死了！

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

弗雷迪 我是不是爱死了？

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

其实我们打算一起去学。

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

我妈妈在监狱学呢 她可是爱得不得了！