I had a chance to go swing dancing this week! It turned out really fun, a little awkward and good practice for college. ;) I went with my friend Pretzel* to meet one of her friends and a couple other people. They didn't get there until probably an hour and a half after we did, so it was a lot of waiting and not knowing what was going on! They finally arrived and taught us some steps, and it was off to dancing! The basics are simple, but it definitely gets tricky when your partner tries to pull some fancy moves on you!
One funny story from the night: I danced with *Sean and noticed that he had some intense stare-age going on. I'm not good at making eye contact in normal situations (let along swing dancing) and was definitely looking every place possible, except his eyes. When we finished I told Pretzel about that, she said she noticed it too. When she danced with him again, she mentioned it. He laughed and replied that he was in debate, that's why and then said "Yeah, I think it made Rachel uncomfortable" I got a really good laugh out of that. I guess I'm an open book!
So I had good practice remember people's names, making conversation, and being as un-awkward as possible! Another funny thing I noticed is that when I get stressed about awkward situations I scratch the top of my nose!
But all in all, a very fun night, that I might do again sometime. Maybe. Dancing is great in books and movies, but no exactly my preffered way to meet people in real life! ;)
*names changed to protect the innocent
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I'm so the same way about eye contact -totally aviod it! I have a brother in law who thinks avioding eye contact means you're hiding something, not always the case, some people just don't like it!!
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