This past year I have discovered a new favorite activity.
I love country swing dancing!!
So last October I was singing a different tune. I showed up at the Fun Park with my roommate Brittany and my good friend Ashley. I don't think I'd ever felt so out of place amidst cowboy boots and country music. I mean, come on! I'm from a small town. I grew up on country music. And I even have a couple of pairs of cowgirl boots myself. I can shoot my guns, ride horses, enjoy a good rodeo, and I did know a couple of line dances. But this was different. Oh yes!
Girls flying through the air, young men stomping their feet to the music. How was I ever supposed to learn how to do all those fancy moves?
Luckily, there were a couple of guys I knew there who could show me the ropes of this sort of dancing. Basic step...okay I got this! This isn't so bad. Twirl, twirl...I'm a little dizzy, but I think I can handle this. Oops! I stepped on his foot. Sorry!! I think I just elbowed him in the face. Wow! I will never get the hang of this!
So I pretty much hated it the first couple of times I went. I took a break for like...hmmm...probably four months. Brittany kept inviting me and I finally gave in again. I walked into the building feeling like I might pass out. People were going to get a good laugh tonight! I remember the exasperated looks of the guy I didn't know when he realized I had no idea what I was doing! But ahahaha! It was too late! He had already asked and he was in it for the duration of the song!
Yes! I even learned a couple of new line dances this time! And three guys asked me to dance! And even though I was apologizing for most of the song for my mess-ups, I enjoyed myself quite thoroughly.
Now I can't get enough of it! I've learned the majority of the line dances and sometimes guys even ask me to dance! Sometimes I'm still not quite sure what I'm doing, but with a good leader I can pick it up quite quickly! I love it!
Not to mention the men who know how to dance and can throw me over their shoulders and lift me off the ground! Now that's attractive!
I think I'll go again this week!
*Good Song: Wanted by Hunter Hayes
*Good Book: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
