In my efforts to try new things in the city, I went with my fellow unemployed friend, Laura, to the Winter Dance at the Frank Gehry Pritzker Pavillion. This is a month-long effort in Chicago to promote tourism and basically try to get people to actually pay for some dance lessons. I, however, have no intention of paying for such things but will take advantage when lessons are offered for free! So, the dance lessons were offered to my delight on the stage of the Pritzker Pavillion (see images) and was a grand time.
A little story about this to amuse you, during one of the dances, we had to get in a big circle and dance with your partner for about 10 seconds, then you would dance your way through the circle and have to switch partners, then dance with that person for about 10 seconds, etc. Well, as these things go, there were more females than there were males, so many girls had to play the male dance role. I volunteered to play the part of a man. However, the group was full of beginners and as we proceeded round the circle, people of course messed up and I ended up getting partnered with a boy. Because I was used to doing the moves in reverse, I was messing up and to my delight and his, I got to use a phrase I never thought I would have the context to say. . ."I'm sorry, I'm used to being a man."
I then got the hang of playing both a male and female dancer so I am now an ambidextrous dancer (for this one and only dance I am sure to forget in a few weeks).
