Donna in Hollywoodland

Work And Dance

I went into the office to make up my hours from my doctors appointments. Being in the hospital, and out on medical leave, I still used up most of my sick/vacation/personal time. Whatever I have left, I want to save it for when I am sick again, hopefully only a cold or flu. Or I may need some time off when I do the radiation treatments.
So whatever time I take off now, I will have to make up over the weekend - so I don't run out.

In the evening, I got all dressed up and went to a Christian Dance at Pierce College .
Now, I really don't feel well enough to dance yet. And I really didn't like the type of dancing they were doing. They were doing Salsa, Country, Ballroom - which I don't do. I am more of a free-style rock & roll type of a dancer.
But it was basically wanted to get out of the house and meet more people - so I decided to go anyway.

First, just driving through Encino was fun. I have never been to that part of town. I really don't know The Valley very much at all. So it was just fun driving through, and looking at all the shops and stores and such.

Once at the dance, which was $12 cover charge - my first stop is the ladys room. And there, I ran into two other women from the Singles Group last night. We started to chat and I said "Oh, good, now I know people here." They said there were more
people from the Singles Group at the dance, and they had a table, so I was welcomed to join them at the table.

Walking into Dances is just weird. Doesn't matter if they are Christian Dances, or Regular dances. The first thing is everyone checks you out. The men smile at you, trying to tell if you are interested in them.
I have always thought the entire singles scene was really weird.

I got a water, and some snacks. They had pretzels and tortilla chips and vegies. Except, I had had a big salad for dinner, and I didn't want more vegies.

I went and joined the six people from the Friday night Singles Group over at their table. I told them I really didn't want to dance. Funny, I didn't tell any of them about my surgery or cancer problems. I think last night I just mentioned "Health
Problems".
I just don't want to be know as "The woman in the group with cancer". Because technically, I don't have cancer anymore, the surgeon removed it.

After sitting in the corner at the table, I decided to try my luck over at the Munchie Table again. Maybe I could strike up a conversation with a Guy.
I carefully made my way around the dance floor. It was pretty slick, and I was afraid I would go sliding.

No one really seemed much for conversation with a stranger at this event. Either people were dancing the night away, or they were sitting in a corner watching people dance.
After a little bit, I decided to go back to my corner where I could watch other people dance.
Back at the table, the other woman asked how it had went. I said "Nobody is really chatting. They are all dancing."

It was closed to 10 pm, and I was thinking of leaving. I had figured I would be leaving early. The idea of spending $12 cover, then taking off, had originally not bothered me because I thought "Well, my $12 will go to whatever Christian group is putting on the dance."
Well, no ... The dance is put on by a Dance Studio. They throw these Christian Singles events where they give the dancing lesson before the actual Dance. I guess they are hoping it will lead to business for their Dance Studio.

A friend of mine had actaully asked me to go seeing a screening of "Cinderella", and I declined thinking I would rather be out meeting men at a nice christian dance, instead of sitting in a movie theatre.
Well, I told her afterwards, I might have had a better chance of meeting a Man over at the Cinderella screening.

Oh, well, at least I got out of the house for a while.