I’m
just about recovering from our nice, restful weekend away, but then I’ve only
got myself to blame. We’ve been to the Warners Holiday Hotel near Harrogate and
I dragged Rod along to one of their Rock and Roll classes. Warners is the sort
of place where you have to join a class or two, get involved, or you haven’t
had the full “Warners experience”. The
problem is, I never think these things through. I mean, one and a half hours of
Rock and Roll! At my age! I ask you!
It
never looks that tiring when you watch the celebrities doing their routines on BBC
TV’s Strictly Come Dancing. They don’t ever have to sprawl across a table gasping
and sipping water and I’ve never seen any of them having trouble walking
afterwards. But that’s them. This was me! And what a shock it was! Not only is the music
scarily fast, but the teacher wouldn’t let us get away with walking through the
routine. Oh no! She kept shouting out, ‘Remember to bounce!’...
...One and a half
hours of bouncing! At my age! I ask you!
And
so that’s why I’m only just recovering from our nice, restful weekend away. In
future, if I want to have a dance I’ll stick to the hand jive. It’s so much
more dignified.
Anyone who can remember the Hand Jive first time around, the one with Johnny Otis, will have a bit of a nostalgia trip watching this You Tube clip. I don’t remember it myself, of course... honest I don’t! But I dare say some of you will. *dives for cover as assorted blogger missiles whistle through the air*
