The Tango Gala Night

Dear Dyanna,

Daddy texted mommy one day asking if I'm up to go to a place that night for Auntie Jac's tango thing, so mommy said sure and next thing mommy knew, I had to find out the details.

Later that evening, after dressing you up in a black dress, we went. We got there early, there was Auntie Elaine taking care of the door, and on the floor were two pairs of tango dancers doing their moves, the ladies took advantage that no one was around yet to practice their footwork with the male dance instructors.

Mommy and daddy don't dance ballroom for your info. We were there to support Auntie Jac who will be doing a performance.

Whilst waiting for the crowd to thicken, you took turns with mommy and daddy to dance on the floor. You loved to run around in circles while holding our hands and we'd jump, skip and hop, and you would say 'dance mommy/daddy, dance!'

You were the first to eat dinner from the buffet spread that was out, thai food... Mommy thought it's weird to have thai food with tango... you mostly ate the leafy vegetables, a couple of oatmeal prawns, and the lemongrass chicken.

While mommy ate, you were playing with daddy at the interesting wall divider the place had. You met some people we knew, and you went dancing while everybody was eating so you had the floor all to yourself. And then you wanted to dance with mommy and you'd tug my hand and said, 'dance, dance'. But before we could get to the floor, the announcer said, 'The floor is open' and all of the sudden everybody at the table stood up and with their partners all did their tango. You just stood and watched. Amazed? Surprised? Shocked? Either way, you didn't want to move.

We saw couples twirled, stepped, swayed. I'm not sure whether to the beat of the music, because I couldn't get the rhythm they were moving to. And everybody was too busy looking down at their feet! It was an interesting and strange sight.

Mommy asked if you'd like to dance but there was no response. So mommy picked you up and we danced to our own moves amongst the tango goers. After a fashion, you started to signal for milk. While you nursed as we sat back at our table, your eyes were looking sleepy and we decided better to head home now even though Auntie Jac hadn't made her debut yet.

After a long goodbye, Auntie Jac will be gone for a month, we went back home, changing into your jammies and night diaper in the car on the drive home.

Hope you had an interesting time. When you are older, mommy will enroll you into a kids hip hop class!

Love,
Mommy