Hey, I'm going ballroom dancing this Saturday.

嘿，这周六我要去跳交舞。

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

在节目中，一些专业的交舞演员与一位名共舞。

Should we learn a ballroom dance for our wedding?

我们为婚礼应该一支交舞吗？

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

在交舞开始之前，他们会给初一节免费课。

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

但是，到了18世纪末期和19世纪，交舞变得更加流行。

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

他们的舞蹈当时们称为--现在也仍们称为--世界最好的交舞。

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

一直到18世纪，交舞只在宫廷里或贵族的家庭里进行。

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，交舞的受欢迎程度因电视真秀节目而飙升。

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

流行舞或交舞来源于民间舞蹈，虽然他们通常只流行很短的一段时间。

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，有所变化并成为交舞最流行的模式。

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舞！

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

每周，他们都要习一种不同的交舞，并在周六晚在电视现场表演。

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交舞的部分。

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舞冠军。我只能告诉你这要取决于音乐。

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

交舞，在大厅里进行的正式舞蹈，在欧洲和北美很流行。

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，之后还有交舞课，你可以多待一会儿。

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

弗雷迪 我是不是爱死交舞了？

Oh, I've been dying to do that!

噢 我爱死交舞了！

Irene Sewell is a former ballroom dancer, a current runner and an employee at a physical therapy office.

AZUZ：艾琳·塞维尔 (Irene Sewell) 是一名前交舞演员，现在是一名跑步，也是一名物理治疗办公室的员工。

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

其实我们打算一起去交舞。