2012.02.03 11:51
I Longed to Dance Again with My Husband
January 31, 2012 The night had all the ingredients to be a memorable one, but there was one thing still missing. After a delicious meal followed by a walk through Caribbean Princess to the Piazza atrium, I sat close to my husband Mick and listened to the pianist play a series of romantic waltzes as a small group of couples danced gracefully in front of us. It was the last night of our 40th anniversary cruise, an event we had planned to celebrate by dancing. And now I wondered, would Mick ever ask me? It should be said, I love to dance, so much that one of my favorite movies is “Shall We Dance?” where Richard Gere’s character is transformed by ballroom-dancing lessons. As for Mick, he won’t dance unless he feels the camouflage of LOTS of couples on the floor. The funny thing is, he’s an outgoing man in every way and teaches physical education for a living. He just feels self-conscious dancing. This is not a new thing. You can imagine Mick’s reluctance at our wedding to take the first dance, but he did, for me four decades ago. I give him credit because years later, he’s still trying. To prepare for this very cruise, we took ballroom-dancing classes together. Mick had loved practicing with me at home. I just knew we’d dance on this cruise. But every night, there was something. Mick didn’t like the music; there weren’t enough people on the floor; we’d take a walk instead. So then there we were, on the last night of our cruise, and still no dance for me. I had resigned myself to it and was not surprised when Mick took my hand and said, “Let’s get out of here.” We took the elevator up a few decks, overlooking the Piazza and strolled to a corner alcove where passengers sign up for future cruises. No one was there and the lights were off. The delightful waltz music lofted upward from three decks below. We looked down upon the other couples dancing. My husband smiled and opened his arms and tenderly said, “Shall we dance?” Alone, in the dark, oblivious to the hundreds of other cruisers, we enjoyed a secret anniversary dance. We had found our private place, a secluded spot on the beautiful Caribbean Princess to call our own. I got to dance with my husband, and also received a treasured memory that always makes me smile. Susan resides in Annapolis, Maryland |
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I've just found this "really cute" article in a Princess Cruise's webapge this afternoon.
다 읽고나서 이마를 치면서, "이런... 서울대 동문들에게 Annual Convention Cruise 떠나기전에 보여주어야 했을텐데 !!"
By now, all SNUCMAA cruisers had come back home. Too late....
I am sure there were a few or more who felt something like this on the cruise.
Ballroom dance는 여자에게는 비교적 쉽지만 남자에게는 절대 쉬운일이 아니지요.
Public의 가까운시선 앞에서 여자를 lead해가면서 춤춘다는것이 남자에게는 참 어려운 일.
특히 주위 사람들이 적고 다른 dancer 들이 춤을 잘출때는 더 그렇습니다.
많은 남자중에서 자신있게 wife를 끌고 dance 무대에 나설 사람은 그리 많지 않는것이 사실이지요.
그래서 이런 일화가 쓰여진 모양입니다.
우리 동문중에서도 분명히 Mick 같은 husband가 있었고, Susan 같은 wife가 있었을거라고 생각하면서 이글을 올립니다.
특히 금방 끝난 이번 cruise에서...