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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#1 30-Jul-2003, 13:01Inversion II
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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#2 30-Jul-2003, 17:05I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context.
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#3 30-Jul-2003, 23:48The past progressive would sound better without the inversion IMO, although it is OK>
