Collected Thoughts

These are my lessons:

Back     back   side- together 
Hi, my name is…you are … I’m…new. 

I don’t know the rhythm.   I only know to start with my right foot.

Back     back     side- together. 
I’m a student….sort of…this is ..hard.

The instructor marks the beats: slow   slow   quick-quick

Change partners and try again:

Slow    slow    quick-quick 
I’m Allison. I’m new…um….

I’m stiff and struggling to follow the steps. Follow the lead. 

Everyone dances around me effortlessly. Lead and follow across the floor.

promenade, rock step, turn 
Conversations and relationships.

I start again.

slow   slow    quick- quick
I’m Allison. I just started taking lessons.