This weekend I tried out my dancing legs for the first time since I broke my ankle in December; a mere four days after I started walking. I ambitious but I kept the steps slow and simple. They received there first test at the Lindy Reunion event or Lindy Rx dance on Friday night. It was a dance with a mix of Lindy and blues dancing and was held at the one of the local VFW’s. Lindy is on my list of dances to learn and its often fast passed swinging movements seemed a bit out of reach. I was hoping for a slow blues song to start. I was sitting with my friend when a guy asked me to dance. I was telling him about my ankle when my friend chimed in with “Don’t break her we just got her out of the shop”. He agreed to be careful as he led me onto the dance floor. The steps I performed were not my most impressive but it felt marvelous to be dancing again. Essentially, my techniques consisted of some side touch steps while in open frame. It made me really want to dance with my instructor who I have been dancing with for about a year. Due to his schedule of events for the weekend he wasn’t sure he would make it to the dance at my place on Sunday. His studio was hosting a Valentine’s Day dance on Saturday night and although I was tired from, the festivities on Friday, I decided to go to his studio on Saturday in order to dance with him. I requested a slow blues song and we danced. I was a little nervous but it went well. Dancing with him is comfortable and I was able to safely try some moves. It was a perfect way to test the ankle. I called it a night after that and decided to rest up for the party at my house the following night.
The finally dance of the weekend was the Blue Box Dance at my house and I was very excited to be hosting. They decided to call it the Blue Box party because the Tulsa Tardis was going to be there. The Tulsa Tardis is a life-sized Tardis reproduction designed to be as authentic as possible included hardware shipped over from the UK. I of course used my Dr. who table cloth and made Dr. Who themed snacks. My friend Stefanie loaned us some decorations. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to attend as she was the only one of her five person family not dealing with the stomach bug.
I found several recipes for sweets online but I was having difficulty finding savory ones. I decided to make my own recipes. I was thinking of something cheesy shaped like sonic screwdrivers. I ended up making cheese biscuit sonic screwdrivers and maple mustard bacon bow ties. My daughter Jillian and my friend Shawna come over to help me setup and cook. The food was a hit and I also danced several more dances as I was feeling more confident after my test run with my instructor. I even managed to get my daughter dancing. Sad to say I didn’t get any good pictures of the food but to make up for that there will be a link to my YouTube channel with a how to on the savory recipes posted soon!