Beach Dancing

 A new reality series- Dancing at the Beach??  Thankfully, no-  just an entertaining night out in Avalon.

Two sisters- I will refer to them as Kathy and Ann for the sake of the story- have husbands who cooperated with dance lessons.   The older sister and her husband premiered their new talent at a family wedding last year…encouraging the younger sister and her husband to sign up for classes at the local high school.

With the beginners class certificate in hand, they were ready for some friendly sibling rivalry. 

The sisters grew up in Avalon (along with 2 younger sisters), and therefore spent countless hours at the Avalon Community Hall….often hiding from the “mean girls” who hung out in the girl’s restroom.  Now they were walking in to the Hall for a Big Band Dance- feeling as awkward as they did in their teen years!

Dressing in similar clothes is common for sisters.  In this case, it meant sensible low healed shoes, wool socks (did I just hear their youngest sister cry out in disgust??), black pants, and sweaters.  How were they to know that real dancers wear shorted bridesmaid dresses that float up when they spin (the husbands took notice)…and fancy high healed shoes?

On the plus side, the 2 couples were able to practice their new found skill.   The crowd on the dance floor didn’t seem to mind the mistakes and discussions needed to remember the steps.  And the sisters agreed that the humiliation was worth it for the laughs  🙂