Dear All, ‘Tis the season to be jolly fallala-lalla-la, lalla-la (which is ancient Aramaic for . . . well, for “’tis the season to be jolly” {a fascinating people, the ancient Aramians, but given to repetitiveness}). And what could be more jolly than dancing? I mean, those of us …
Dear All, A new month, a new dance (two new dances, to be precise). According to school tradition (our school), Viennese Waltz is always taught in December since there tends to be more holiday balls in December (thanks to Christmas and New Year’s Eve {I do not mean to exclude …
Dear All, We will definitely be holding class this week, according to all the weather reports. Of course, they (the weather folk) don’t have a reputation for accuracy about the weather . . . who knows how right they will be about our classes? We shall (all) see. Thank …
Dear All, It’s the last week for Cha-cha, thanks to Thanksgiving (or rather, no thanks to Thanksgiving) closing down the venue on Thursday the 28th, do come this week and get the last Cha-cha steps of the year under your belts (or, as we have stated before, under your …
Dear All, Another week, another dance step (or somewhere between 8 and 12 dance steps if you count both classes). By our count that comes to somewhere around a dollar a dance step, depending on how many steps we teach per class. Well, considering that the old song “Ten …
Dear All, I was going to start this with an apolitical political statement, but just mentioning the word politics generated an unclean feeling in my soul, so I won’t. Now all I need is a segue to the topic of dancing, and if this isn’t it, then I don’t …
Dear All, Did somebody say: “Hallowe’en”? Only everybody! Did somebody say: “scary movies”? Only everybody! Did somebody say: “costumes and candy”? Only everybody! Now for the real question: Did somebody say “come to dance class on Hallowe’en” . . . (the sound of crickets in the distance . . …
Dear All, Week three and all’s well! The classes are proceeding apace (using the medieval definition of the word {moving at a goodly speed} and not the modern definition {quickly}) and everyone is progressing admirably. The beginners are picking up the basic steps quickly and the more advanced (experienced) …
Dear All, We had beginners in both classes last week, which means the pace was slower. That means two things: 1) Those …
Dear All, Yes, Virginia, there is dancing this week! I feel stronger than I have in a long, long time, and …
