As many of you know, taking
ballroom dancing lessons at the Fred Astaire Studio in Webster is one of my new
passions (See the post: “Birds
and Planes and the Cha-Cha-Cha”). It ranks right up there at the top of my
bucket list for fun activities. But the weekend of September 13 blew the top
off the fun meter scale!
I danced five dances Friday
night in the team match exhibition with my instructor, Craig Elsbury. Here we
are at left, out on the gleaming wooden dance floor at the San Luis Resort in
Galveston. You can tell by the photo, Craig is a natural-born performer.
Wherever he goes, the party follows—a man after my own heart!
On Saturday, I enjoyed
watching many of my fellow students (much more advanced than I) competing in
the dance competitions. During the afternoon, we all donned our handmade
“Minion” tee shirts (Minions are those little yellow characters from the movie,
Despicable Me) and performed “The Minion Mambo” as a group. Shown in the photo (L-R) are Johnny and Sue Alexander, Dwayne and Janet Cox, Linda and Roger Daniel, Liz Rios, Angela Settle, Karen Latham, Me, Marianne Tucker, and Tom Young. 
Later that evening we
attended the Masquerade Ball. Shown in the photo, hiding behind their masks
are: (left to right) Sue Alexander, Marianne Tucker, Craig Elsbury, Liz Rios, Mary Corbin, me, Karen Latham, and Janet Cox. We
danced the night away in the beautiful ballroom at the San Luis Resort.
I also
learned the Wobble Line Dance. What fun!!! Thank you, Olga!
We ate a fabulous
dinner and watched performances by the most amazing professional dancers I
could ever have imagined. “Dancing with the Stars” (my most favorite TV show)
can’t begin to compare with watching these performances in person.
I had a wonderful time, and
awoke Sunday morning to one of the most glorious sunrises I’ve ever seen. I
captured the scene from my hotel room on the twelfth floor shortly before
7:00AM.
I can’t thank all the members of my new “Fred
Astaire Family” enough for their kind hearts and fun-loving spirits. It was an
amazing weekend that I will never forget!
More dancing to come!!!
