Swing kids

This past saturday I had one of the most fun nights since my arrival at NC State. Liz had the wonderfully brilliant idea to go swing dancing. she and I went to great pains to get a group of kids together in an equal boy to girl ratio... not always easy with NC State odds. And oh did we succeed...actually we were off by one heavy on the boys side but it was a success al the same. we went to the Durham armory where the Triangle Swing Dancing Society puts on a dance every first and third saturday. We had a terrific time for a number of reasons:
Reason #1: Hanging out with folks I love
it was great to go out with lots of my closest friends and just have a grand old time.
Reason #2: Broadened Horizons
we went at 7 and spent the first hour getting a lesson on the basic steps in swing dancing. it was a great way to get comfortable with the steps before the dancing began.
Reason #3: Live Band
I've never gotten to dance to music from a live band before. there is way more fun energy in dancing to live music than to tracks spun by a DJ.
Reason #4: Doing Something New
Campus life can get a bit monotonous if you don't mix things up a little bit and that is exactly what dancing was all about. we decided to do something different for a change and boy was it swell
Reason #5: Boys in Pin-Striped Pants
who doesn't love a boy in pin-striped pants and dress shoes?! Both Chris and Jerod got all decked out to go dancing and us girls thought that it was great. the next time we go we are all going to get dressed up.

Everyone had a wonderful night and the group decided that we would like to go back at least once a month. i've got a few pictures of folks posted on the side bar if you would like to take a look.