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I spent pretty much the whole weekend square dancing. I had forgotten square dancing could be THIS much fun. Yes, both the venues were a bit (okay a lot) too warm. Yes, it took a while to get to and from each of them. But it was all worth it many times over!
Saturday's dance was hard C3B. Either it was invitational (meaning not publicized beyond invitations to specific people) or it was well-described as difficult; I'm not sure which. Either way, we didn't have people there who couldn't do it. It was wonderful to get to do some of that material without getting repeatedly body-blocked by people who really need to study a bit more. The caller called stuff, and we did it. Sometimes, the caller called hard stuff, and we actually got the enjoyment of the mental puzzle plus the physical component. It was terrific fun! This is the way Challenge square dancing should be! The organizer and the callers all got many good comments on the dance, and we're hoping the organizer will be willing to do another one soon.
Sunday's dance was alternating C3A/C3B/C4, and was a celebration of the wedding of two dancers in the Los Angeles area. Rob and I flew down and brought two other people from the Bay Area with us. It was heartwarming to see the community come together to support these people and show our friendship. At this dance, I was bold enough to let myself get dragged into three different C4 squares. I'm still learning that level, and these dancers were very aware of that and happy to be helpful. They were strong enough (and I'm finally getting sort-of-good-enough) that my weaker skills didn't hurt our success rate at all. It was FUN! Wow, I'm really going to like C4. The other folks lied and told me I did great, which was nice of them. :-) Two people even said "Okay, you're a C4 dancer now." Heh. A new and wobbly one, to be sure. Improving quickly, I hope. But wow, I'm feeling good about my progress.
Got home late - couple hours in the plane, half hour in the car. Tired but happy.
Saturday's dance was hard C3B. Either it was invitational (meaning not publicized beyond invitations to specific people) or it was well-described as difficult; I'm not sure which. Either way, we didn't have people there who couldn't do it. It was wonderful to get to do some of that material without getting repeatedly body-blocked by people who really need to study a bit more. The caller called stuff, and we did it. Sometimes, the caller called hard stuff, and we actually got the enjoyment of the mental puzzle plus the physical component. It was terrific fun! This is the way Challenge square dancing should be! The organizer and the callers all got many good comments on the dance, and we're hoping the organizer will be willing to do another one soon.
Sunday's dance was alternating C3A/C3B/C4, and was a celebration of the wedding of two dancers in the Los Angeles area. Rob and I flew down and brought two other people from the Bay Area with us. It was heartwarming to see the community come together to support these people and show our friendship. At this dance, I was bold enough to let myself get dragged into three different C4 squares. I'm still learning that level, and these dancers were very aware of that and happy to be helpful. They were strong enough (and I'm finally getting sort-of-good-enough) that my weaker skills didn't hurt our success rate at all. It was FUN! Wow, I'm really going to like C4. The other folks lied and told me I did great, which was nice of them. :-) Two people even said "Okay, you're a C4 dancer now." Heh. A new and wobbly one, to be sure. Improving quickly, I hope. But wow, I'm feeling good about my progress.
Got home late - couple hours in the plane, half hour in the car. Tired but happy.
