[Alecta/Altair/Open]
"Excellent," Altair declared. "I always like to start an evening like this by dancing with the most beautiful woman in the room."
He hadn't seen Ari yet; convenient, since he planned to use the same compliment on her later in the evening.
Altair gave his drink back to the attendant and took Alecta's hand, pulling her into the center of the dance floor. He was pleased to take the honor of being one of the first couples dancing. Altair liked to dance, and he thought himself rather good at it, and Alecta was an attention-commanding partner. It was truly one of the better ways to start the evening that he could have imagined.
The tempo was quick, and Altair led Alecta in a wide arc so that her skirt flared out around her ankles.