3 posts tagged “dance”
We went to Dance last night. Our Tuesday night special. We got to learn a new dance last night; jive! Whoa, that one is going to kick our butts. It's much faster than foxtrot, not that we hadn't anticipated it but you don't realize how much more difficult it is until you do it.
Over the last couple of weeks I have discovered something. Both of us have rhythm. We can actually dance with the right tempo. What we have the most difficulty with is transitioning from one step to the next. I guess for us that means we really do need practice. Neither of us has any real greatness but we will be adequate.
What Ron did that made me feel sooooooo great was twofold. When we were dancing he told me I had the most beautiful eyes and that it was difficult to stay on task because he just wanted to look into them. When we got home he told me I was the most beautiful woman there and it made him feel really good to know he was so lucky. I'm not a total delusional twit but I love that he thinks these things. True or not doesn't matter. That he thinks them is priceless!
I felt on top of the world for him to say that to me. Have I mentioned lately how much I love that man of mine?
We had our second dance lesson last night. It went tons better than I thought it would particularly given we had not practiced all week. We had intended to on the weekend but such is life.
Last night we learned a bit about how to open up and promenade. Something like that anyway. It was a 'P' word, alright?
We decided we would attend the practice session tomorrow night and see if we get a bit smoother. Next week we start jive. We told them there's no way we are ready for that. They said our group was more advanced. Whatever.
I was proud of me. I let Ron do almost all the leading. We still have 'spaghetti arms' but I guess time will improve it.
We start our dance class next week. I'm so excited!!!!!! Ron and I agreed it would be nice to know how to dance properly. As we have never lived in a place where it was necessary neither of us know what to do. I strongly suspect I have 2 left feet.
I was thinking about the 2 left feet thing. Why do I have 2 left feet? How do I know? It's a guess. It might only be lack of comfort. I am very uncomfortable on a dance floor. I wasn't so much as a kid, but have been as an adult. Is it because I stopped being able to move or because I grew extra parts and they jiggled too much? I'm just throwing ideas out here.
I can keep a beat. I have the ability to keep rhythm vocally. I took voice lessons for God's sake! I can actually sing and carry a tune and was never challenged with rhythm there or in anyway but I'll tell you when I put my feet in dance shoes and walk on the floor I feel inferior like I have never felt before and so self-conscious. I feel stiff, awkward and incapable. The only thing that has ever come close for me is when I was in a jazz choir and we all got to take a turn at drums. I wanted to be amazing at drums. I wanted to have a knack and just know what to do but I couldn't keep beat. I was terrible and was kindly asked by our director to get out from behind the drums!
I'll let you know how it goes. I'm not holding out any hope but I am willing to be the dunce of the class for a few weeks. Someone has to be the loser, right?
