Back in the 1970s, we took some ballroom dancing classes.  It’s been a good skill to have for events like weddings and anniversary parties.  We still remember the basic moves, although we’ve forgotten most of the fancy turns we learned.

The cruises we’ve taken both had dancing in the evenings, but we’re not that good at standing in one place and coming up with new ways to wiggle and shake.  Since we’ve got two more group trips coming up–one by land and one by sea–we thought it would be a good idea to prepare for the evening dancing by taking some swing dance lessons.

Who knew there are five different varieties of swing??!!  We’re taking East Coast swing at the community college.  I’d always heard how good the teachers were, and it’s true.  It’s fun and we’ll be ready to dance the night away on our European trip this summer, and then at Brandon’s and Kyle’s weddings this fall.