"All right," Weiss said, matter of factly as they faced each other. "This is pretty simple. Imagine standing in a square. You'll put put a forward step then move to the side at the 'top' of the square and close. Then just reverse to the bottom side. Back step, side step, close."

The Schnee girl demonstrated slowly, but gracefully. "You'll be doing the opposite step as your partner so that you aren't running into each other. But that's basically the Waltz in a nutshell. No too hard, right?"

She scanned Ruby's face to see if it were sinking in.