Last week, I finally went dancing again. It's a bit sad that this blog is called "Adventures of a Jitterbug" when I have hardly gone dancing at all since I moved here. My first New Year's Resolution was to dance more, but illness had kept me from getting out. So last Wednesday, I finally made it out to the free MIT dance, and man, was it wonderful.
I was already pretty tired when I got there, emotionally and physically, so I wasn't sure how long I would stay. I had debated going at all, but a few friends insisted that it would be good for me. The place was totally packed when I got there, a fact that really surprised me. I had been to the MIT dance before, and though those times were few, it had never really been very crowded. But tonight it was and as soon as I stepped into the room I felt immensely better. The music, the people, the atmosphere in general-it was like visiting an old friend, someone I hadn't seen in a while. Just hearing the music made me happy! I got out on the floor and was surprised by how easily all the steps came back to me. It was like riding a bike; my long winter of non-dancing is, hopefully, over. So I danced about 6 songs or so before becoming overwhelmingly tired, and since I still had to drive back to Concord, I called it quits. But I am so happy that I went; I hope to go back to MIT and to check out the other weekly dances around the Boston area. I have also registered for the Boston Tea Party, and awesome event I attended last year. I'm trying to get "back in shape" for the event, so here's to dancing at least once a week between now and then!
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