Contra Dancing, Anyone?
Posted in The Life of the Historian and tagged with Blogness, Dance, Friends, Lists on April 19, 2010This post is TWO YEARS old, sitting in my drafts folder. We ended up not going contra dancing that night after all (not my decision, but I was incredibly grateful!). I decided to save it for whenever they wanted me to go again…but fortunately was never asked. I think you’ll agree that it’s rather timeless.
Tonight I’m going out with some friends to go contra dancing. Don’t know what contra dancing is? I really don’t either. All I know is that it’s a dance kinda like line dancing or square dancing. Okay. What I CAN tell you is that this is a very big step for me.
Since this is list month:
Why I Don’t Want to Go Contra Dancing Tonight
1. I generally avoid excessive physical exertion. Swimming is my exercise of choice. Swimming =/= dancing.
2. I’m not a good dancer and avoid having to prove it.
3. Apart from a brief stint in a ballet class in middle school, I’ve never danced in public.
4. My to-do list is growing by the day.
5. I haven’t a clue how to contra dance.
Yet,
Why I Am Going to Go Contra Dancing Tonight
1. Friends who desire my good (I think) have pressed me to go.
2. I believe that you should try something before you say you don’t like it.
3. I said I would go if a certain other friend would go.
4. She apparently isn’t as hard headed and anti-dance as me and has agreed to go.
5. I gave my word.
If I live through this, I’ll let you know how it goes!
April 19th, 2010 at 7:01 am
I am not sure what kind of dance that is… post pictures :)
April 19th, 2010 at 8:51 am
darn! Wish you had gone so I would know what it is. :)
April 19th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I remember that!! HA HA! I wish they had invited you to go again! Maybe they will read your blog and remember ;-)
April 19th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Julie: No pictures, since I’ve never been. From the descriptions though, it sounds a lot like the dancing they do in Pride and Prejudice. Not bad as far as dancing goes, but I don’t like ANY dancing!
Liz: I knew you’d remember that. With any luck, they won’t read my blog!
April 19th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Yeah, now I want you to go…
April 19th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Carrie: I still don’t! Though I suppose I’m a little more open to it now than I was then. That doesn’t mean that I’ll suggest it to my friends, though…
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April 19th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
I don’t like to go out dancing either. Your list is pretty much the same as mine would be!
April 19th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Well, my mom always said you can’t decide you don’t like something until you’ve tried it! Good luck!
April 19th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Love dancing,.. must dance, comes with the African genes.
Would love know what the contra dancing thing is about, never heard of it.
April 21st, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Betty: I know, I’d be willing to give it a try before I slam it. But I haven’t been given that chance (and certainly haven’t sought it out!).
WhiteSockGirl: From what I’ve been told, it’s old-school English (like what you see on the Jane Austen movies).
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:32 am
I don’t like to go out dancing either. Your list is pretty much the same as mine would be!