You may recall that my husband and I struggle to find rhythm with each other to smoothly cut a piece of wood with a two-man saw. \u00a0So, I knew going to a dance hall to do some Texas two-step was likely to end in some sore toes. \u00a0But, it was my husband’s birthday request, so I put aside my barn boots and pulled on my fancy cowboy boots and took his arm with a smile. \u00a0I agreed with my husband that everyone who owns land in Texas should know how to two-step. \u00a0Thankfully, it isn\u2019t that complicated of a dance. \u00a0But, we soon learned it\u2019s way more difficult than the simple back-n-forth motion of the two-man saw action. \u00a0It\u2019s two quick steps and then two slow steps. \u00a0Instruction videos (yes, I admit, we practiced on our franch before we left for the evening) had promised it\u2019s an easy dance to learn, \u201cIt\u2019s just like walking.\u201d \u00a0That doesn\u2019t sound hard, does it? \u00a0But, add in some turns and spins and side-by-side moves and then somehow my husband was on the first quick step and I was on the first slow step. \u00a0And, it doesn\u2019t work unless I let my husband lead and I follow. \u00a0I kept forgetting that. \u00a0We had a couple of near collisions with other dancers. \u00a0Thankfully, they were all friendly and forgiving. \u00a0Maybe because our\u00a0lack of skill had them feeling good\u00a0about their rhythm that evening. \u00a0Others\u00a0had noticed our fun and they smiled at us as we laughed at all our mistakes on the dance floor. \u00a0At one point,\u00a0an older couple tapped my husband’s\u00a0shoulder. \u00a0My first thought was that we were so bad we\u00a0were actually getting tapped out and it wasn’t even a dance competition. \u00a0To my surprise, they actually wanted our permission to take pictures of us for some dance hall advertisement! \u00a0The\u00a0caption of our photo will likely read, \u201cEveryone is welcome, even those who don\u2019t know how to dance.\u201d \u00a0You see, the definition of \u201cdance\u201d is to move rhythmically to music following a set sequence of steps. \u00a0And so, I don\u2019t think\u00a0I can say we ever \u201cdanced” that evening. \u00a0We both\u00a0occasionally moved with the\u00a0rhythm\u00a0of\u00a0the music\u00a0during the evening\u00a0but hardly ever at the same time. \u00a0Since it’s a partner dance, that’s a problem. \u00a0We did the steps but not always in any sequence that made any sense. \u00a0In the end, all our missteps didn’t matter because we had a blast doing whatever you want to call it. \u00a0We are now determined to attempt all the moves of the Texas\u00a0two-step. \u00a0So, don\u2019t be surprised if you overhear us\u00a0in our barn repeating “quick-quick-slow-slow” (pause) “quick-quick-slow-slow.” \u00a0We\u2019ll probably be shoveling dirty stall bedding into a wheelbarrow. \u00a0But, maybe, one day, you’ll find us dancing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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