Just Bill Dancing With Strangers

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Do you like to dance? I don’t either. Have you ever been caught in one of those embarrassing dance shuffles with a person walking the opposite way of you in the hall? You try to move out of her way right as she tries to move out of your way. Being the nice person that you are, you quickly adjust to her move, once again attempting to allow her to pass. Almost simultaneously, she again moves in effort to move out of your way. The situation typically gets worse before it gets any better.

Next thing you know, your face is red, your new “So You Think You Can Dance” friend’s face is red, and everyone around you two is watching in amazement. It takes some real smarts to untangle this mess.

Over the past few months, I have been experimenting with a potential solution for our unintentional dance problem. When faced with an incoming dancer, I immediately stop, smile, and allow my “would have been dancer partner” to pass before I take another step in any direction..

The solution is anything but perfect, is still a bit awkard, but allows a person with two left feet (me) to avoid performing an Irish jig in front of co-workers, friends, and family.