History Main / EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy

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* Princess Peach curtsies for King Nimbus in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG,'' a rare gesture, as she's typically the highest-ranked person present in her appearances.

* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'' strip, Dagwood is reading the paper and quotes an article that says that, due to visit by the royal family, everyone is brushing up on their curtsies. Blondie remarks that no one knows how to curtsy anymore. Dagwood says that he does and stands and demonstrates one perfectly. When she asks how he learned that, he says that [[BadBoss Mr. Dithers]] demands one every morning.

''Film/RoyalRendezvous'': When Cat meets Duchess Edwina, Rory all but forces Cat to do a curtsy since it's the proper way for a "lady" to greet nobility, but working-class Cat has no idea how to do it properly, causing her to almost trip into the ground in the attempt.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'':

* ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' -- Alice is constantly doing this when meeting various Queens, and one of them even tells her to curtsy while she's thinking what to say. Apparently, it saves time.

* In ''[[Literature/ChroniclesOfNarnia A Horse and His Boy]]'' Aravis' perfect Calormene style curtsy is contrasted with Shasta's very awkward bow.

* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Ward's younger sister Ciarra only curtsies after being told so, and then she rolls her eyes before doing it -- despite her living in a world where that's normal, she seems to find it silly. She's a bit of a wild child and not very interested in courtly manners. Even when she does curtsy, Ward notes she does it more like a lady-in-waiting than a proper lady.

* In ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', Jill Pole just bows, as she's from post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII England and thus she wasn't taught how to curtsy at school. She learns how in the next book.

* Dr. Fennel from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fennel_9804.JPG does so]] in her animated ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' appearance, using a lab coat instead of a dress.

** Neo does this to introduce herself to the eponymous team after shielding Torchwick from one of Yang's blows.

* In ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'' Episode 85, Yuuri, who's disguised as a girl, does this.
* The Demon King ([[SamusIsAGirl or rather]], [[SheIsTheKing Queen]]) of ''LightNovel/{{Maoyu}}'' does this during her first meeting with TheHero when he arrives to her castle. Serves as part of her EstablishingCharacterMoment as a polite and benevolent person.

** Sometimes when the Warner Brothers bow, [[TheChick Dot]] curtsies.

* In ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', when Bertie first meets his daughters after he became King, they do not run to hug him as a father, but coldly and formally curtsy to him.

** [[TheTease Shani]] does a low curtsy to Kyril to [[ShowSomeLeg show off her cleavage]] when they meet at [[TheOldestProfession the Rosie]]. [[CelibateHero Kyril]] is [[NotDistractedByTheSexy not amused]].
** Fitting her Victorian motif, this is how [[CreepyDoll Evetta]] greets Celestine and Olga [[spoiler:when they meet in the Waking World.]] In an [[UncannyValley unusual case]], the way she curtsies is described as ''too'' graceful for ladies of the court to emulate.

** [[TheTease Shani]] does a low curtsy to Kyril to [[ShowSomeLeg show off]] [[AbsoluteCleavage her cleavage]] when they meet at [[TheOldestProfession the Rosie]]. [[CelibateHero Kyril]] is [[NotDistractedByTheSexy not amused]].