Thanksgiving 2014

For Thanksgiving this years, my wife and I had planned to swing dance at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Not only would it be fun, how may people could say they danced at the Kennedy Center?

Luckily for us, we were invited to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving supper. The company was as wonderful as the food. It was a Happy Thanksgiving, filled with good friends and good food. It was worth missing dancing at the Kennedy Center–we danced Friday night at the Dulles Hilton with the Jive Aces from London playing.

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Why Swing Dancing?

Some folks have asked why I’ve taken up swing dancing.

It’s an interesting question. In part, I wanted to do a social activity. A friend who introduced me to it said it was “wholesome.” At first, I thought it kind of odd, funny even, considering that dancers constantly switch partners, but it really is wholesome.

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