Capital Cotillion Dance at ANCC

Last night we enjoyed a dance at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington. The dance was put on by the Capital Cotillion Club, which is one of the ballroom dance club we belong to. The ANCC is a great dance venue with a very large dance floor with plenty of space to move around in. The band was the Helmut Licht Orchestra. Helmut plays at several of our other venues, but usually as a trio or quartet. With all the space at ANCC he can bring in more players which adds a lot to the ambiance of the evening.

Our dinner dances are usually cocktails and dinner followed by 3 hours of dancing. We get plenty of exercise to work off the calories. The band usually take two breaks during the evening. During the first break last night we had a Quickstep showcase by Susan Cox and her partner. Susan is a local dance instructor and put on a really nice show last night.

Doris and I had a surprise last night. One of the guest last night was our Argentine Tango instructors from years ago. Her name is Anya and she was part of the Tango Duo. We took Argentine Tango lessons from the Tango Duo for a while before our first trip to Argentina. We had seen her one other time last year when she was a ballroom dancer at the Little Theater of Alexandria production.

Andy Poxon Band

Last night we danced at the Stacy C. Sherwood Center where GottaSwing had the Andy Poxon Band.  Between a couple of sick dogs and the holidays we haven't been able to go dancing as much as we do normally. It was a four piece band with a guitar, a bass, a drummer, and a saxophone player. One thing we really liked about them was the beat was familiar and easy to dance to, but all the songs were original to the band. They did a great job. We had fun and got to get some exercise.

Goodbye 2014

Doris and I rang in the New Year with our friends Kathy and Randy. Their community has a club house with a pretty good dance floor. We had a great dinner and a DJ playing a good variety of tunes to dance to. We've known Kathy and Randy for several years now. We met them in our first dance class. They are better dancer than we are and never miss an opportunity to get out on the floor.

We hope that everyone has a great New Year.