We had been busy renovating our house and it was
finally completed. My pride and joy was the "ballroom" with adjoining
kitchenette and bathroom that I had built myself by pulling out the
whole rear of my house !!! Tom built himself an upscale
"man cave" with panoramic windows overlooking lake with fountain.
What better way to celebrate than have dancing friends christen my brand new dance floor with a Potluck Dinner and engaging
a PRO Dance Instructor to dance host the ladies!
Tom & I were elated when a dozen friends showed up and showered us with compliments about our renovation. We danced for a solid 2 hours after dinner. Bonus for the ladies was being dance hosted in turn by Wade Branham. The ladies obviously enjoyed dancing with him.
Potluck Dinner We promptly sat down for Potluck Dinner around 6:00 pm. We provided a sweet and sour chicken dish and Black Angus Italian style meatballs. There was lots of delicious food brought by the guests. Victor even brought wine. Waltz - Yoko Phillips with Wade Branham Yoko dancing a solo routine with Wade - It was a pleasure to watch them floating across my brand new floor! Swing - Mabella Mardones with Wade Branham Mabella dancing Swing with Wade. Willy and Gail were also on the floor. Bolero - Kimberly with Wade Branham Kimberly dancing Bolero with Wade. Willy with Gail and Victor with Mabella were also on the floor. Waltz 5 couples were on the floor - Victor with Mabella, and Wade with Ilona. Tom, Willy and Gail were showing Kimberly, Nancy and Steve how to dance the basics. | Swing Wade with Yoko, Victor with Mabella, and Willy with Gail dancing Swing to kick off the evening. Tango - Margaret Hicks with Wade Branham Margaret dancing Tango with Wade. Also on the floor were Willy with Gail. Rumba - Ilona Henessey with Wade Branham Ilona dancing Rumba with Wade. Guests were in the other room socializing and probably enjoying dessert. Samba - Yoko Phillips with Wade Branham Yoko dancing Samba with Wade while the rest of us watched. It is one of the dances that I need to work on. Salsa Willy with Gail and Victor with Mabella were dancing Salsa while Wade was demonstrating to Nancy and Kimberly how to dance the basic side and front and back footwork. |