I went to a Christian singles dance tonight. The last one I attended was a couple of years ago. I was reluctant to go again because the last one was just awkward. The ladies didn't seem to dress very modestly, coupled with me not really being ready to do that sort of thing at the time. Anyway, I decided to give it another shot, and I'm glad I did.
There was a lesson before the dance, during which I asked this very cute gal (but her hair was weird - I think she was wearing a "bumpit") to dance. She said no, which at first seemed odd, but she seemed nervous about being out on the floor learning the dance. I had seen her before practicing the moves in the corner of the room behind the tables, so I guess she didn't like being in the big group while learning the steps.
I decided not to be crushed by bumpit girl, and danced and mingled throughout the night.
Then, during a mixer, I met...her. She seemed my age...and really cute in a Karen Allen sort of way. I was going to ask her to dance again, but I was grabbed by this older woman and found myself on the dance floor dancing with her instead while she told me about her three trucks and her dogs. She also said she lost a lot of weight. When I said I had too, she lectured me to stay away from the lemon cake.
"Karen Allen" was dancing with another gentleman. Since the last few songs were very fast, I decided not to ask her to dance immediately when she sat down, so that she could have a break. Mistake. This guy I was chatting with earlier, who seemed like a decent fellow, ended up dancing with her. I made a mental note to kill him when he took a bathroom break and danced with this blonde gal for a while. We ended up on the opposite side of the room to "Karen," so by the time I got there, yet another someone had already asked her to dance.
This repeated until she left early.
Frustrated, but reassessing certain strategies, such as dancing my current partner close to where the gal I really want to dance with is located so that she is nearby when the song finishes. Oh, but that seems disrespectful to the current partner, doesn't it? Maybe I'll just elbow the other guys out of the way.
**sigh** I'm so new at this stuff.