So a few CCM friends convinced me to go contra dancing last night. (And admittedly there was that senior girl... (speaking of which, last night's Doctor Who episode: "Ever fancy someone you know you shouldn't?") ...but at the same time I've realized I like the formal dancing (ballroom style) and I really just want to avoid whatever is going on at a modern, school dance.) I stepped out of my introverted bubble, went out of my comfort zone, and actually had a good time.

Contra dancing was described to me as Victorian style, Pride and Prejudice (and Zombies?)-like, folk-style, where there are lines of people (with your partner) and dancing involves sorts of swinging, rotating, switching partners for a moment, moving up or down the line, do-si-doing, etc.

So yeah, friends, going contra dancing...I quite enjoyed it. Much better than whatever else I would have done on a Saturday night. And, while the friend who proposed this probably wants to do it again somewhere, I figure there will not be too many chances, and now I can say I've done it.

-CF