Hey all! I'm back (but my legs had to be amputated -- jk)! Hope everything has gone well with you guys, and I'll be checking in with everyone throughout the next few days prior to going out of town again on Friday.
INCREDIBLE WEEKEND! I met some really great people and witnessed Lindy Hop dancing like I've never seen in person! I felt like a novice at best, and because of this I didn't even ask anyone to dance the first night there . I finally worked up enough courage though (put on my game face, got the eye of the tiger, etc), and was able to "get jiggy with it." Although there weren't any workshops for me to actually learn and practice new moves in, I was able to pick up a few new things and began practicing them last night (Monday Lindy night) here in Idaho when I got back home. It's unfortunate that we don't have the kind of Lindy Hop following in my area that Seattle has, but it was great to branch out and see that it is certainly alive elsewhere!
There was about 25 hours of scheduled dancing from Fri through Sunday, and I probably danced about 12 hours of it. My legs took quite a bit of punishment, as I wasn't used to dancing so much! I got my butt kicked out on the dance floor by some women who were quite a bit older than me, but who really knew their stuff! I felt like such a wuss sometimes simply because at the end of one fast-paced song I would be exhausted and my partner would go right on over to their next victim and continue to jam without a break. Despite how overwhelming it all was, it was also very inspiring, and showed me that I have a long ways to go to become an expert and possibly master Lindy dancer, but that I can get there (and I will!).
On a side note, got my truck towed Monday morning before we left. Took some bags out to load up and noticed that my truck wasn't there! At first I thought it got stolen, but then I read the sign posted on the street and realized that I had made a big boo-boo. I found the towing co., walked 30 minutes to get there, and bailed my truck out of impound. Nice little mini-adventure to end the trip!
Heading to Florida this weekend, and just noticed that there is a Lindy Hop Regional Championships going on there at the same time! I'm hoping to go experience some of that now while I'm there, and am hoping to get a familiar face or two to come along with me for a bit . They've also got some workshops to attend, so I'm definitely going to try and dive into a few of those too!
I'll post again later tonight, but wanted to let everyone know I'm back and had a great time in Seattle! Talk with you all later!
. I finally worked up enough courage though (put on my game face, got the eye of the tiger, etc), and was able to "get jiggy with it." Although there weren't any workshops for me to actually learn and practice new moves in, I was able to pick up a few new things and began practicing them last night (Monday Lindy night) here in Idaho when I got back home. It's unfortunate that we don't have the kind of Lindy Hop following in my area that Seattle has, but it was great to branch out and see that it is certainly alive elsewhere! 
. They've also got some workshops to attend, so I'm definitely going to try and dive into a few of those too!