BUG OUT COMPLETELY!!!

Last Friday dancer1957 and I ran into Pauline while out for a cup of coffee. She announced that our USA Dance chapter was talking about raising its profile and had, in keeping with that goal, decided to pay entry fees and travel expenses for a few dancers to go to a competition in Metropolis in "a few months." The chosen dancers are SuperJim and J.D., and dancer1957 and me. She has talked about stuff like this before, and I'd have chalked it up to a latte-fueled whim, but then our chapter president discussed it with us at the monthly social last Saturday. So it's really happening!

We'll now pause for a happy-dance. Play, or hum, the ballroom music of your choice.

Okay. Tonight at Pauline's class I got a copy of the competition announcement. The date is June 28. That's 2 months away! Holy crap! I just hope Francesca will be willing to take us on again as students. I danced with another student of hers tonight, and when I jokingly said "I bet Francesca is totally trash-talking us for dropping out of lessons," he just smiled and didn't answer. Then when I pressed him on it, he...didn't answer, some more. He's a gossipmonger, though. No doubt he was just enjoying watching me squirm.