Dancing Date in Red

Our top story on the What’s Up? website is all about “Dancing Dates” and a quick look around the region for dances this weekend caused me to zero in on Glen Echo in Montgomery County managed by the National Park Service. The location of a number of weekly dancing events, on Saturday night February 12th they are having a “Swing Dance and Red Dress Ball” from 8:00pm – midnight, presented by Flying Feet Enterprises in the
Spanish Ballroom. Admission is $15. If you need some brushing up on your dance technique they will start off the evening with a beginning swing lesson from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, and then the Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra (complete with a romantic male crooner) will take the stage for your dancing pleasure until midnight. Ideally all ladies should wear a red dress. If you don’t own a red dress for dancing, perhaps some red shoes or a red rose behind the ear will do! While the picture I selected shows a Flamingo Dancer, inspired by the location of the Spanish Ballroom, more appropriate would be attire reminiscent of the 1940s,50s, and 60s. A full skirt that swings is always fun to wear when you are dancing the jitterbug. At any rate, the Red Dance Ball sounds like fun, so that is where I’m planning to be on Saturday night with my valentine. Happy V-day.