Anyone Care for a Dance?

Last week we had a real treat! The Pollock family invited us to their neck of the woods for an English Country Dance (ECD). We had a FABULOUS time!

We met first at their home for dinner. You know how you can feel like old friends with people that you have just met? Well it was that way for us. Their hospitality was warm and welcoming. We felt right at home.

Why break up around two tables if you can all squeeze in around one?

After Dinner and a quick change we headed over to Heritage Hall. Gretchen and Nathaniel had fun taking turns teaching and calling the dances. It was the perfect facility, just the right size and pretty as well. There was a restaurant attached to the hall and the owner just had to stop in and see what we were up to. He stayed longer than I would have guessed. Definitely a different picture of young people and families. I wonder what he thought. =)

The girls were all beautiful. They had made dresses for the evening. They had some really fun hair styles. It was so much fun to see everyone's creativity and there is nothing like dancing in a long full dress!

George Washington was said to have loved dancing. This is the kind of dancing that he would have done! (Jared and Annie were a cute married couple in their matching blue outfits)

The names of the dances are so funny ie., Physical Snob, Juice of Barley, The Dressed Ship, Knives and Forks, None Such, I Care Not for These Ladies, and Mad Robin. We didn't actually dance all of those this time, but perhaps if we are privileged enough to go back again, we'll tackle some of these.

It was great to be with a group who gets into it and enjoys it as much as we do. Thanks for inviting us.

When you dance, of course you have to have yummy snacks.

The fellowship with like minded families was a blessing.

In ECDancing each song has it's own particular dance.

Being a sewer I was distracted by all the beautiful dresses and didn't get as many pictures of the guys. My apologies gentleman. They were very dapper as well.

"What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies." Sir William, Pride and Prejudice.

Sherry's mom also joined us at the dance. She was such a good sport and danced several dances. I was blessed to visit with her. She's a sweet godly grandmother who must be a tremendous blessing to her family.


I believe that Daniel danced every dance. He's a seasoned expert now!

The younger girls were darling, . . . . . . . . . bubbly and full of enthusiasm.


This was a great group to call for. They caught on quickly, it was a pretty evenly matched group, and everyone danced most all the dances.
We would call for you guys again in a second!