When I wrote about ballet , Lily commented on how she enjoys ballroom. Oooo, me, too! We've had several good ballroom teachers, and (before they had kids) , my daughter, her husband and I took ballroom classes. In the early 2000s, I had a teacher who had both Arthur Murry and Fred Astair training! When his usual assistant couldn't make it, he'd ask me to help demo, telling me, "I know you've had ballet - when I tell you to slide your foot straight back, I DON'T want a rondé!" Unfortunately - while we had great teachers and classes, there was just the occasional dance in town! The annual Mayor's Ball fundraiser was fun, with a different theme each year. With ballroom, women often pick up the steps and patterns more quickly - but the guys need to both learn the steps, and think ahead, to be able to 'lead' their partner! And without regular opportunities to dance, that's hard! During those years, we even got to take a couple of class...