Dance...TODAY!

Last Friday I found this cool new karaoke spot. Went there for a friend's birthday and had a BLAST. Even though I only got to sing ONE song, it was fun just singing along with everyone else, and dancing to the music that was played before each performance.

I had SUCH a good time last Friday that I went back for more yesterday. Interestingly, although I put out the call to all of my friends on FB to join me, NONE did...at least for the first couple hours. During the last hour, ONE friend came by, and I'm so glad that she did.

Those who know me well though, know that I am a party "all by myself", so if no one had shown up, it would've been cool. Heck, I came into this world alone, and I will die alone...if I can't enjoy being out by myself, with myself, then I'm in trouble. But it was nice to know that there was SOMEBODY out there who wanted to share in my company.

Last night I got to sing TWO songs. "Video" by India.Arie and "The Truth", also by India.Arie
Not that I am a super huge fan of hers, but because my favorite Teena Marie songs aren't in the karaoke book, and someone had already signed up to sing "The Way" by Jill Scott. One'a these nights I'm gonna get THREE songs in...you just watch.

Even more than singing though, I love...(did I sayLOVE) "people-watching".

I loved watching the men channel their "inner Luther Vandross" or "inner Teddy Pendergrass" as they crooned to the women in the audience. That was a show in itself.

But what I really Really REALLY enjoy, is watching people DANCE. My eyes are always drawn to dancers...especially the ones who are dancing to a song in their head that sounds NOTHING like the song the rest of us are hearing.

That happened last night. A guy was dancing right in front of me and all I could do was giggle. I wasn't laughing AT him ('cause that just would've been wrong), but the way he moved just made me giggle. Oh, and he had moves! He had spins...and dips...the whole sha-bang. What I really appreciated was the fact that he did not care WHO was watching. Or as the quote goes...he danced like No One was watching. And in that, he was FREE. We should all be as free as he was while he danced.

So...with that I say...

Let the DIALOUGUE begin: When was the last time YOU danced like no one was watching?

Talk to me!

Til next time...