Studio One Valentine's Celebration

We had another St. Valentine dance last night. This one is at the studio where we take lessons. Richard has a regular Friday night dance from 9:00 to 11:00 PM. The theme last night was all hearts and roses and romance. These dances are always fun and the time seemed to fly by last night. Dancing on Friday nights is a perfect way to finish the work week and start the weekend.

To the right are Marianne and Rico dancing the Paso Doble and below are Doris and Bill styling to the Rhumba.

America's Ballroom Challange

We've been taping the PBS America's Ballroom Challenge on Wednesday night so we can watch it over the weekend. It is a real thrill to see these world-class dancers compete and perform. So far there has been competitions featuring American Smooth, American Rhythm, and International Standard divisions. There is only one episode left featuring the International Latin division. After that the winners of each division will return to compete for the title of America's Best.

Valentine's Day Celebration

We went to the Valentine's Day Dance at the O Club with our good friends Janet and Jeff. We have been going to dances with them since we all started out taking lessons at the Dale City Recreation Center.

We weren't sure for a while if the dance would be cancelled because of the weather. We had quite a bit of snow and sleet for this area. It doesn't take much precipitation of the frozen kind to drive drivers crazy.

The dinner was a little different on this night. Usually, the O Club has a buffet. This time dinner was served. It timed out pretty well. We'd eat a course; get up to dance and by the time the dance was over, our next course would be served.

The band was Night Watch. They played a lot of swing tunes and some latin. Of course, there were a lot of the songs you can "cuddle and sway" to.

Below is a picture of Janet and Jeff.

ACTS Charity Ball

We went with our friends, Kathy and Randy, to the ACTS Charity Ball. It was held at the local VFW Hall. ACTS is a local charity group that raises money for emergency services. This was their 38th Anniversary Charity Ball.

The music was provided by the Starlights, another local favorite. This is a '70s garage band that still entertains. They sound great and play a lot of good dancing tunes.

Below is a picture of us at the dance.

First Sunday in Manassas

We went to the Candy Factory in Manassas, VA this afternoon for their first Sunday dance. Every month they have dancing from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the first Sunday. We weren't expecting a big crowd this afternoon because of the Super Bowl. However, there were quite a few people today. The dance was held on the first floor instead of the third because of a schedule conflict. This made dancing more challenging because there are partitions going down the middle of the room. You have to squeeze pretty tight to get around the ends of the partitions. Moving dances kind of bunch up and you have to be careful not to run other dancers over.

Bobbie Brennan gave a class on the El Paso. The El Paso is a country line dance. It was good to practice it because it is the only country line dance that we know. Below is a picture of Bobbie instructing the El Paso.

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