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livingdebOne of my favorite ballroom dance partners is leaving Friday to return home after earning his doctorate. I know nothing about him except what I know about his dancing and his dance learning style.
I like dancing with him because he takes big steps (too big, actually!), leads well, knows lots of steps, is nice, and is funny. For example, he has led west coast swing while sitting in a chair.
I like taking lessons with him because of his reactions. My favorite was one time when we were doing an especially naughty-seeming move. I can't even describe his reaction, but it was clear that he felt even more uncomfortable than I did at first, but he made himself do it anyway, and now we are all fine with it.
I got to have some nice last dances with him last night. And I learned which country he is returning to: Thailand. And we got to meet his mom and one of his aunts, who took pictures of him dancing, though they didn't dance themselves. And we had cake.
I like dancing with him because he takes big steps (too big, actually!), leads well, knows lots of steps, is nice, and is funny. For example, he has led west coast swing while sitting in a chair.
I like taking lessons with him because of his reactions. My favorite was one time when we were doing an especially naughty-seeming move. I can't even describe his reaction, but it was clear that he felt even more uncomfortable than I did at first, but he made himself do it anyway, and now we are all fine with it.
I got to have some nice last dances with him last night. And I learned which country he is returning to: Thailand. And we got to meet his mom and one of his aunts, who took pictures of him dancing, though they didn't dance themselves. And we had cake.