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Dance Excuses

Last night we danced our new rumba routine at an International Festival event at Mercer University. It was a really nice event: good turnout, nice weather, really sweet organizer (Hi Laurel!). So if I didn’t dance well (spoiler: I didn’t), I can’t seriously blame anyone but myself. Still, on the way home I was consoling/amusing myself by thinking up excuses and pretty soon I decided that what the world needs is a master list of ballroom dancing excuses. This list will attempt to address social, competitive, and exhibition dancing. Feel free to add your own!

  • The floor was slippery
  • I couldn’t hear the music
  • We weren’t warmed up
  • Lost earring/eyelash/fingernail/concentration
  • It was too early in the morning
  • A judge was in our way
  • My shoes are too big
  • Dehydrated
  • I forgot the steps
  • My partner forgot the steps
  • I never knew any steps in that dance to begin with, a.k.a. “Who entered us in a Polka heat???”
  • The floor was sticky
  • Not enough hairspray
  • Not enough coffee
  • Not enough cocktails
  • Too many cocktails (moderation is key)
  • Handsy partner
  • We got an unlucky number
  • Other couples were sandbagging
  • Still working the kinks out of the new routine
  • Wedgie
  • Hypoglycemia
  • The floor was too small
  • I’m not cool enough for West Coast swing
  • Or Argentine tango
  • The tempo was off
  • The photographer blinded me with his flash
  • My shoes are too tight
  • We missed breakfast
  • I only know steps from [insert syllabus here]
  • I hate that song

Debating whether I should put asterisks next to the ones that have actually happened to us!

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