| At the age of 70 I retired. Happy days
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| | Cha-Cha, Waltz, and I was in heaven. The
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| were ahead. I could do what I want, when
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| | only problem, since I was sure I knew how
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| I want and if I want to do nothing that's
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| | to dance, was thinking this was going to
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| okay too. I watched daytime TV, did the
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| | be soooooo easy! It turned out that I was
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| crossword puzzles, read the newspapers,
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| | the only newbie in the class and I also
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| and kept in touch with friends and family
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| | realized there's no partner to lead me
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| through email. I played some games on the
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| | around the floor. At first I thought I
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| computer and checked out the internet. Of
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| | must have turned stupid in my old age,
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| course, I ate a lot because the food was
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| | but then realized that line dancing is
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| there. When I did wander out, it was the
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| | mostly memory and my memory was not too
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| mall or the supermarket where I could buy
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| | sharp anymore. I was going to stick with
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| lots of goodies to keep me happy. When
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| | it! The dances are a number of sets that
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| you're retired, wandering aimlessly
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| | are repeated during the dance and you
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| through the stores, spending money
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| | have to be aware of the sequence, what
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| foolishly is not what you want to do. So
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| | steps come next. Fortunately, I did not
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| what do you do? I didn't want to be one
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| | take myself too seriously. Someone once
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| of those old people sitting around
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| | said "dance as if no one is looking" so
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| waiting to die. I could see myself
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| | that's exactly what I did. I laughed a
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| falling into a depression. Would you say
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| | lot, persevered and promised myself I
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| I needed a new challenge in life!
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| | would not give up. I finally did it! It
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| The day of awakening came with a phone
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| | all fell into place.
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| call from a friend. "The Parks Department
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| | The moral of the story..... dance class
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| has a Community Center nearby; they have
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| | is much less expensive than doctors and
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| all kinds of classes; let's go check it
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| | psychiatrists; it gives you a natural
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| out." Now, I thought, what could I
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| | high! I lost weight; I lost inches; I
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| possibly do there? What I did find there
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| | started to eat healthier when I saw the
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| was a low impact aerobics class that
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| | weight loss and my memory has improved
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| would help me take off the weight I had
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| | tremendously. I'm exercising my brain by
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| managed to put on. I joined the class,
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| | learning something new with each dance. I
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| had a good time and met some really nice
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| | learned so well, that at the age of 75,
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| people. They were all discussing the line
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| | the Parks & Recreation Department offered
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| dance class they had joined and what fun
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| | me a job teaching line dancing. My
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| it was. When I was about 10 years old, my
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| | students always compliment me on my
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| brother who was five years older than I,
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| | youthful looks and demeanor; something I
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| used to practice his jitterbug on me and
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| | don't mind hearing.
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| I grew up dancing during the wonderful
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| | I just read that Socrates learned to
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| era of the big bands. I didn't get to
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| | dance when he was seventy because he felt
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| dance much later in life and forgot how
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| | that an essential part of himself had
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| much I enjoyed it,
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| | been neglected. Isn't it funny that with
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| With a bit of trepidation I joined the
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| | all the aches and pains that come with
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| line dance class. It wasn't just country
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| | age, I don't feel a bit of pain when I
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| music anymore. They taught Mambo,
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| | dance? It must be that 'natural high'.
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