Dance, Dance, Dance!!

Anna and I have started doing something fun, just for us. We saw an ad in one of the local papers for Swing Dance Lessons and decided to try it out. It turns out we like swing dancing! We have learned quite a few moves in just the three lessons that were covered by the course and we have the opportunity to try out our moves for real this Saturday night, when there is a big band dance in Fulda to benefit the ambulance association. We're looking forward to that, but in the meantime we practice. We have been playing some of our swing CD's and dancing through them. It takes some getting used to. One thing I have a little trouble with is that the man ALWAYS leads. That means I have to decide constantly what moves we are going to do, and then give Anna very clear indications with my hands and feet so that she knows what to do to follow my lead. There isn't much pressure involved really, because we love each other and forgive each other's missteps.

Another thing to get used to is that in swing dancing, even though the man leads, the woman gets all the flashy moves. Anna gets most of the turns and spins and dips, and I just lead her around and let her look good. The last part is easy, because, come on, she's a cutie! But the leading part I have to be just a little careful not to put too many turns in all at once or the poor woman gets dizzy! Still, we're having a blast, and I have a terrific dance partner. Good thing I like Glen Miller! Blogged by Don