Monday, April 12, 2010

Dance Floor Shenanigans

Here’s a secret nobody told us when we first signed up for ballroom dance lessons: the elegant look of debonair dancers whispering romantic sweet nothings to their pretty partners is an illusion! *gasp* Who knew? In actuality, they’re giving verbal leads… talking shop, as it were. Nothing romantic about that! *oh man* But anyway, it’s still a lot of fun to be lead around the dance floor by my fav man on the planet – hubby, of course! We started lessons together three years ago (each of us had lessons separately in the past) and quickly progressed up to the advanced level… having a ball too! *pun* The various styles of ballroom dances like Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango, Swing, Cha Cha, and a bunch more, are enjoyable to learn when the focus is on having fun. And you know me – gotta have fun, or I’m not doing it! *zeal*

And wouldn’t you know, just when we got to feeling really good about ourselves on the dance floor… and had become used to the same instructors… they retired from teaching! *d’oh* But then something truly amazing happened (yes, this word amazing is ubiquitous now!) The former teachers recommended us to be their replacements… and voila! You are now reading the musings of Laurie Dean, Ballroom Dance Instructor… yes, in addition to published children’s author, and licensed massage therapist (remember – kids are all grown up and out of the house!) Hey, it’s my turn to balance various career endeavors like a superstar… and doing quite well, if I do say so myself! *attagirl*

Now don’t get me wrong here – we’re not into the competitive dance circuit training – our motto is: Practice makes better. *reasonable* And we feel kind of like recruiters for the genre of Ballroom Dance… teaching what we know to beginners who’ve just moseyed into our class from the cozy confines of their couch. *newbies* Our current class consists of 15 couples (up from 12 couples in our debut session three months ago!) To say that I’m having a blast would be an understatement – it’s bona fide enjoyment – the enthusiasm of our students is quite contagious (they are so thrilled to be learning a new skill!) And now hubby and I are having even more fun whenever we go out social dancing with all of our friends… sometimes eschewing traditional ballroom etiquette, in favor of “accidentally” blocking another couple if they’re cutting corners while traveling around the dance floor… or razzing each other if we mess up a step or two! *grins* It’s this kind of high-spirited behavior that makes us happy hoofers, indeed.

Have a fabulous week! I’ll be back here Monday ☺

~peace~

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