Dancing Queen...

[beckstra]

I've spent the last three Fridays in a row swing dancing with my sister down at the Eagles Lodge. We start a charleston class on Wednesday. I have decided this is the only form of excercise worth pursuing. Let me tell you why:

A.) After you get a hang on a few of the basics like jitterbug (east or west coast), it is fun as an amusement park or your dream vacation.

B.) If you've spent a week pent up in a cubical, a dance floor is like freedom, and spinning around in circles feels like flying.

C.) If you are a female, it doesn't matter if you're 14 or 41, the bathroom is full of tears and gossip and generally soapy operas.

D.) If your circle of friends is limited (as mine is) and there is no one in your current circle willing or able to emotionally fulfill your need for sexual tension, go swing dancing with the same crowd three weeks in a row, you'll find chemistry with someone else, and although it's just dancing, dammit, it's the tension, and that's all you really need.

And that is where I stand.