89 years old and never danced until yesterday
We were at my grandparent's house last night and had dinner with them. And somehow my wife got on the subject of dancing and asked my grandparents if they had ever danced before. To which they both said no.
I couldn't believe it. Never danced? So, I asked my grandma if she knew any dance moves. She proceeded to have me hold her hand and dance with her doing two steps forward and one step back. My wife got it on video. Then we got my grandpa and her both dancing together, and they said they'd never danced before. And they've been married for almost 70 years!
So, it's never too late to do something you've never done before.
Dancing is one of those things that it doesn't matter if you're good at it if you're willing to put yourself out there a little it brings a smile to everyone's face.
So, go ahead and dance.
It made me think of this song by Caedmon's Call called Dance.
My name is Mary and I'm from Greenville, Mississippi
But this is where I live here in this old folk's dormitory
Every Sunday night Sarah comes to see us
And she plays that old upright
But Sarah always seems to leave us
When she plays something comes over me
Goes from my head all the way to my feet
And I want to dance
I want to snap my fingers all night long and dance
I want to move around the room just like a woman in a trance
All night, I want to dance
I want to wrap my arms around your neck and dance
I want to listen to the music that's been ringing in my ears
And one day I'm gonna dance my way right outta here
I had two girls and a boy but now one's gone up to Heaven
She's with her papa now 'cause he left for lack of penicillin
The older that I get I figure everyone is dying
They're all dying for a change
I know I'm dying for some action
But days like these Sunday seems so far away
So until then I'm gonna sit right here and here Ill stay
I'd marry you, if you could dance, that's what I said
'Cause where I'm going they'll be dancing everyday
I couldn't believe it. Never danced? So, I asked my grandma if she knew any dance moves. She proceeded to have me hold her hand and dance with her doing two steps forward and one step back. My wife got it on video. Then we got my grandpa and her both dancing together, and they said they'd never danced before. And they've been married for almost 70 years!
So, it's never too late to do something you've never done before.
Dancing is one of those things that it doesn't matter if you're good at it if you're willing to put yourself out there a little it brings a smile to everyone's face.
So, go ahead and dance.
It made me think of this song by Caedmon's Call called Dance.
My name is Mary and I'm from Greenville, Mississippi
But this is where I live here in this old folk's dormitory
Every Sunday night Sarah comes to see us
And she plays that old upright
But Sarah always seems to leave us
When she plays something comes over me
Goes from my head all the way to my feet
And I want to dance
I want to snap my fingers all night long and dance
I want to move around the room just like a woman in a trance
All night, I want to dance
I want to wrap my arms around your neck and dance
I want to listen to the music that's been ringing in my ears
And one day I'm gonna dance my way right outta here
I had two girls and a boy but now one's gone up to Heaven
She's with her papa now 'cause he left for lack of penicillin
The older that I get I figure everyone is dying
They're all dying for a change
I know I'm dying for some action
But days like these Sunday seems so far away
So until then I'm gonna sit right here and here Ill stay
I'd marry you, if you could dance, that's what I said
'Cause where I'm going they'll be dancing everyday