Dear LPG

There is a little time to go yet but summer is over and now even though the clocks have not fallen back yet, I know that I am not the only one who has heard the ’C’ word for the first time this year.

Once the children go back to school for the autumn and the weather changes it is only  a matter of weeks before the shops will start their Christmas campaign and we all start thinking about what to get the grandchildren.

Preparation is key and, while we have a little time in hand, I wanted to think about the pre-Christmas parties that we will be invited to.  Have you, up to now, been the person that applies cotton wool to your ears and prepares for an ordeal when you are asked to the family party, or do you get up and embrace the loud music. 

For some I know that dancing is not really practical because of joints that won’t let you anymore, but for the rest I ask the question have you decided that you are too old to dance.  Do you become the wall flower in spite of the fact that there is no necessity to have a partner these days, or is it that you are worried about what your dance moves will say about you?

I think that the last thing on that list applies to me to an extent and the fear of looking silly is what inhibits me.  I also have to admit to often being one of the old dears passing comment on the moves I see on the dance floor if I can actually be heard but, let’s face it, most of those will be forgotten as quickly as last week’s news.

We oldies often know more about the ‘strictly’ classic moves, but even if you can find a willing partner getting that right can be a challenge. 

I know that most people who write to LPG end with a look at the internet, and I did not want to disappoint, so I looked up what makes a good dancer and I hope that LPG will add the links at the bottom of my post, but for all I have read I still think that the secret is that we need to prepare to ‘let the music guide you’ (and be aware of what you can do without causing yourself a mischief).  So whether you are a ‘shuffler’, wave your hands around too much, wiggle in all the wrong places, just feel silly or even if dancing for you is nodding your head and shrugging your shoulders in, or out of, time with the music my advice is… just do it.

After all, if you are going to wake up with a few extra aches and pains, every now and then it may as well be because you danced the night away and had a really good ‘night before the morning after’ !               

GM, Crofton Park

GM left us some links to share…

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