History Main / ConvenientSlowDance

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* ''LoveActually'': When Sarah and Karl dance at the Christmas party.

* ''TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty'' has one slow dance scene between Robert Kincaid (played by ''Creator/ClintEastwood'') and Francesca Johnson (played by ''Creator/MerylStreep'').

* This is played with rather nicely in an episode of ''That70sShow''. Jackie and Kelso start slow dancing at their prom. When the song changes to a more lively, upbeat tune, they simply continue to slow dance.
* On {{NCIS}}, Tony and Ziva get one in "Berlin." What starts out as a way to throw their suspect off their surveillance soon turns into a very intimate moment.

* ''Manga/SoulEater'', when Maka and Soul are with the Black Blood demon. Come on, Animators. You just inspired about 2,000 romantic fanfiction ships. Literally.

** This exact scene is parodied by ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

This will also happen with two people who already know each other, and who have unspoken feelings for one another.

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* ''PublicEnemies'': When John Dillinger chats up Billie Frechette, the next dance is "Bye Bye Blackbird", which will remain a cherished memory for both of them throughout the story.

* ''{{Enchanted}}'' has one, which also happened to be a convenient "dance with somebody other than your date" song.

* Parodied in Disney's ''HocusPocus'': While the Sanderson Sisters are in "[[{{Satan}} the Master's]]" house, Sarah goes to "the Master" and says, "Master, wouldst thou dance with me?" She then makes a tender slow dance with him... until his wife shows up and sees them both dancing, which triggers her BerserkButton.

* This happens to Face and Dia in ''[[XWingSeries Iron Fist]]''; they are each dancing with another partner to more energetic music, and are then maneuvered into dancing with each other in time for a slower song and a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.

* Played with by FiveIronFrenzy on their first live album. Reese Roper introduces one of the songs with a monologue, saying that he knows what it's like to be a lonely guy at a show, hoping that the band plays a slow song so he can dance with that pretty girl. "Well my friends, now is your chance! Take that girl in your arms and slow dance like there's no tomorrow!" The band then plays "Blue Comb '78", [[SubvertedTrope which is only a slow song for the first 30 seconds]].

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* Happens with Adama and Laura Roslin in ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}''.

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* ''SoulEater'', when Maka and Soul are with the Black Blood demon. Come on, Animators. You just inspired about 2,000 romantic fanfiction ships. Literally.

* ''Series/{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}}'': In "When She Was Bad", Buffy and Xander's slow dance at The Bronze, which very quickly turns sexually charged.

* ''Series/{{BuffyThe Vampire Slayer}}'': In "When She Was Bad", Buffy and Xander's slow dance at The Bronze, which very quickly turns sexually charged.

* ''Series/{{Buffy|The Vampire Slayer}}'', surely? "When She Was Bad", the slow-dance scene with Buffy and Xander?

** This exact scene is parodied by ''FamilyGuy''.

* ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' subverts this. Bob walks in on Jean and Slick while they're slow dancing... to Music/WeirdAlYankovic. Bob comments that he didn't think that was possible.

* ''TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty'' has one slow dance scene between Robert Kincaid (played by ''Creator/ClintEastwood'') and Francesca Johnson (played by ''MerylStreep'').

* The second season episode "Plan B" of ''VeronicaMars''. As Veronica just tries to save Gia from Logan's rather not-friendly honest opinion, they end up dancing to "Sway" by The Perishers.

* PlayedWith and ZigZagged in ''Series/{{Glee}}''. In the Prom episode, Kurt and Blaine, boyfriends for a couple of episodes as of this point, go together and specifically avoid slow dances for fear drawing the attention of homophobic bullies. Then Kurt's crowned prom queen ([[TeensAreMonsters Long story]]). So Kurt decides to accept the crown, which means dancing with his closeted former bully who has a crush on him. Sound like an opportunity for a one sided DanceOfRomance for the former bully? Nope. Can't bring himself to go through with it. So poor Kurt is alone on the dance floor with no one to slow dance with, till Blaine steps in and asks him "May I have this dance?" The soundtrack for all of this? "[[music/{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" Because nothing says romance like disco!

* A ''ScoobyDoo'' comic has Fred tell a boy that he orchestrated one of these at his school prom. He bribed the disk jockey to switch to a slow song when he started dancing with Daphne.

* ''TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty'' has one slow dance scene between Robert Kincaid (played by ''ClintEastwood'') and Francesca Johnson (played by ''MerylStreep'').

* This is played with rather nicely in an episode of ''mUSIC/That70sShow''. Jackie and Kelso start slow dancing at their prom. When the song changes to a more lively, upbeat tune, they simply continue to slow dance.

* ''DannyPhantom'' had one for Danny and Sam in ''Parental Bonding''.

* Subverted in ''MrBean'', which has an Inconvenient Slow Dance.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' subverts this trope with Squall and Rinoa's dance at the See D Ball. The song, "Waltz for the Moon" is a Viennese waltz, which is ''twice as fast'' as the traditional romantic dance.

* ''TheXFiles'' ("The Rain King"). Although [[UnresolvedSexualTension Scully and Mulder don't dance]], they appear to be as they unconsciously sway in unison to the music, while watching another loving couple doing the slow dance.

* In ''TheMentalist'' episode "Rose Colored Glasses," this happens to Lisbon and Jane at a high school reunion. They take the opportunity to play the trope straight.

** In the ''{{Bones}}'' episode "The Death of the Queen Bee," this happens to Booth and Brennan when they're undercover as a married couple at Brennan's high school reunion.
* ''ICarly'' for the Carly/Freddie DanceOfRomance. Firstly, that the [[LocalHangout Groovy Smoothie]] was playing slow music just perfect, when you'd expect pop or Top 40 music, and secondly, the fact that the other 12 customers inside all vanished within the space of the 2 minute conversation that caused both their dates to leave.
* The pilot of ''FreaksAndGeeks'' contains another mid-song tempo change subversion ("Come Sail Away" by {{Styx}}. Sam asks Cindy to dance while the song is still slow and everyone else is slow dancing to it, but once they get on the dance floor together, it picks up speed, much to Sam's frustration.

* PlayedWith and ZigZagged in ''Series/{{Glee}}''. In the Prom episode, Kurt and Blaine, boyfriends for a couple of episodes as of this point, go together and specifically avoid slow dances for fear drawing the attention of homophobic bullies. Then Kurt's crowned prom queen ([[TeensAreMonsters Long story]]). So Kurt decides to accept the crown, which means dancing with his closeted former bully who has a crush on him. Sound like an opportunity for a one sided DanceOfRomance for the former bully? Nope. Can't bring himself to go through with it. So poor Kurt is alone on the dance floor with no one to slow dance with, till Blaine steps in and asks him "May I have this dance?" The soundtrack for all of this? "[[{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" Because nothing says romance like disco!

* This is played with rather nicely in an episode of ''That70sShow''. Jackie and Kelso start slow dancing at their prom. When the song changes to a more lively, upbeat tune, they simply continue to slow dance.

* ''FinalFantasyVIII'' subverts this trope with Squall and Rinoa's dance at the See D Ball. The song, "Waltz for the Moon" is a Viennese waltz, which is ''twice as fast'' as the traditional romantic dance.

* The pilot of ''FreaksAndGeeks'' contains another mid-song tempo change subversion ("Come Sail Away" by Styx).

* There's one at the high school reunion the ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' team crashes. Nate and Sophie dance, as do Hardison and Parker, the latter being suspended from the ceiling. (Long story)

* ''FinalFantasyVIII'' subverts this trope: The song is a Viennese waltz, which is ''twice as fast'' as the traditional romantic dance.

* There's one at the high school reunion the ''{{Leverage}}'' team crashes. Nate and Sophie dance, as do Hardison and Parker, the latter being suspended from the ceiling. (Long story)
* PlayedWith and ZigZagged in {{Glee}}. In the Prom episode, Kurt and Blaine, boyfriends for a couple of episodes as of this point, go together and specifically avoid slow dances for fear drawing the attention of homophobic bullies. Then Kurt's crowned prom queen ([[TeensAreMonsters Long story]]). So Kurt decides to accept the crown, which means dancing with his closeted former bully who has a crush on him. Sound like an opportunity for a one sided DanceOfRomance for the former bully? Nope. Can't bring himself to go through with it. So poor Kurt is alone on the dance floor with no one to slow dance with, till Blaine steps in and asks him "May I have this dance?" The soundtrack for all of this? "[[{{ABBA}} Dancing Queen]]" Because nothing says romance like disco!

** Bonus points for having the first song be reminiscent of Prince's hi-tempo music for the first Film/''{{Batman}}'' film, then transiting to Siouxie and the Banshee's melancholy song that accompanied ''Returns'' to emphasize the difference between the two.