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Are these sentences correct:
1-Beside me danced a tall, blond middle-aged woman.
2-Beside me was dancing a tall, blond middle-aged woman.
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IMO, I think both work, but the first is better than the second.

I'd be tempted to put another comma between "blond" and "middle-aged".
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The past progressive would sound better without the inversion IMO, although it is OK>
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