10 Dance 3

Shinya Sugiki is a champion of Standard ballroom dance. Shinya Suzuki is a champion of Latin dance. The two are training each other for the 10-Dance competition, which demands mastery of both disciplines, and this is the third volume of their story.

Sugiki is working to develop the sensuality that Latin dance requires. Suzuki teaches him by hand, closing the distance between instructor and student, and the lessons produce results neither of them fully expected.

Suzuki has pressure of his own. He has to raise his Standard ranking or he will be shut out of the competition altogether, so the teaching runs in both directions and the clock runs against him.

As the two grow more intimate on the dance floor, a secret from Sugiki's past resurfaces. It threatens the fragile understanding they have built between them.

This is a manga, written and illustrated by Inouesatoh and published in English by Kodansha Comics. It continues an ongoing story, so it reads best after the earlier volumes. The focus stays on two rivals in close training, with the tension of a competition deadline behind them.