Tonight we attended the first dance of the season of our Four Seasons Ballroom Dance Club. We started ballroom dancing six and a year years ago and it has become a passion for both of us. We belong to several clubs. This one meets once a month from September through December and March through June, skipping the hotter and colder months of the year.
We enjoy the people, the food and the music, but most especially the dancing. Tonight,as we left the dance, I was sitting outside the country club where Four Seasons meets waiting for Bob to get the car and pick me up. Another couple came out and she said: "I want to tell you that you are such a beautiful dancer." She repeated it twice. It was a compliment that touched my heart.
As a child, I took dancing lessons for one year when I was four years old. I adored it, but my mother did not drive and the lady that had driven her son and myself to classes moved. In a few years, my grandmother generously offered to pay for piano lessons. I appreciated the piano lessons, but always longed to learn to dance.
When we signed up for our first eight-week series of classes in 2001 we mistakenly thought it would be easy to learn to dance. We've taken weekly group and often private lessons for the past six years and we are still learning.
Dancing is true joy for me and to have someone tell me that I do it beautifully brought tears to my eyes. I celebrated my 60th birthday recently. That little girl that always wanted to dance finally has a chance. And, unlike piano for which I had little talent, that little girl knew she could dance if given lessons.
The sincere compliment delighted me to the depths of my soul . . . an extraordinary moment in an ordinary day. On reflection as I write this, I am reminded of the power of words and will look for more opportunities to give compliments.
What is it you have always wanted to do? It's never too late!
You need this compliment badly right now, Betsy. And I know it was offered sincerely.
Posted by: Fran aka Redondowriter | September 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM
I'm a first-time visitor to your Weblog having linked from Fran's (aka Redondowriter) site. I really enjoyed this entry as I know what it is like wanting to take dance lessons as a child and not have the opportunity. It sounds like you were dancing on Cloud 9 when you were complimented!
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