Tonight was the dance exhibition for Drew's ballroom dance class (don't ask - big hoity-toity tradition apparently). The boys and girls sat on opposite sides of the room, then stood and began "The Grand March" when the instructor started up the music....which was an instrumental version of It's a Small World (how old are these kids?). They met up with their partner and continued to march for several minutes for some reason, then proceeded to do the 3-count swing, 1-count swing, cha-cha, and box step or something. (Sadly, there was no tango.)It's so sweet to watch your son escort a girl to her seat, or spin her during the dance. (A tiny tear came to my eye - shhhhh - don't tell Dean.) And the music wasn't too bad - Drew said it was "crazy music," but it was actually Maroon 5 and some other popular stuff I didn't recognize. The 2 stinkers were Mony Mony by Billy Idol (what were they thinking?) and Under the Boardwalk (really, how old does she think these kids are?). Then the final dance was with a parent, and she chose I Like That Old Time Rock'n'Roll (how old does she think we are?).
Drew did a great job, but I pulled a typical faux pas. When we rocked back (1-step swing) I soundly stepped on another mother's foot who was also rocking back.....and I mean soundly. Lucky for me we all had to sign waivers prior to dancing!
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That is precious and makes me feel horribly old! Drew looks so handsome. "Old Time Rock'n'Roll" was one of Daddy's favorite songs....he would have been out on that dance floor in a flash...one foot up, head back! So, there was no line dancing, eh? hee hee!
omigosh!! this is a sign! I just posted that comment and Old Time Rock'n'Roll just started playing on the radio!!! Daddy is here!
I knew Daddy would've liked that too - unfortunately we couldn't pull any of his moves because Drew did not inherit Daddy's rhythm or love of comedy.
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