Some friends and I went to Rochester on Saturday where Dave Talbot (a part-time ballroom cuer) was leading square dancing, ballroom dancing, and line dancing. During the two hours that we were there we were soooo welcomed. After being greeted at the door, we were shown where we could sit. While we watched, different people approached us and struck up conversation for a while. They never overwhelmed us. The welcome was gentle, yet we felt that they were genuinely glad that we were there. Being guests we weren’t going to join in any dances(as we didn’t have lessons yet and it would not be fair to those who had gone to classes). However, they surprised us by teaching us to line dance. In the last half hour the experienced dancers each came to work with us one-on-one, the caller ask us to come up by him so he could help us, and the other dancers taught us and worked with us so we could join in the experience. And it was a blast! I had forgotten what it was like to be the new person walking into a new place and to a new experience, and these dancers were so generous with their time and their night out. Leaving that night, I was decided to definitely come back again, and I’ll never forget they’re beautiful example of hospitality.
An Impressive 22 hours for a child! January 26, 2009
We have an incredible team of adults who plan camp. I tend to take the high bar they set as normal…until I call my sister to talk about her kids going to camp again (three years now). It has been a week now since the first phone call. She said the boys have not stop talking about camp. My niece is finally old enough to go this year but not old enough to understand camp is not THIS weekend. She got invited to a friend’s house on Thursday (a very big deal) but she would not agree to go until she made sure camp was not on friday. Let’s invite every child we can this year. This is a very impressive 22 hours for a child!
Jeanne
