Shall We Dance?

		One Saturday night, like many, many other Saturday nights in the late 1980's, we went to the Ranch to dance.  But that Saturday night someone brought a camera and took pictures.  So I can remember that night, and tell you that the others were all very much like this one; they were all magical.  A time and a place that are no more.
	Dancers
		When the Sundowners took a break, Eric Hammerlund kept the dancers on the floor.
		Tom and Judy sitting (very rare photo)

Everyone should know how to Two Step.  It's the basic social country dance for duple-time music.  Its counterpart in ballroom dance is the fox trot.  The Two Step is so named because its characteristic phrase consists of two steps taken on the lead foot (L for the gentlemen, R for the ladies) on two consecutive counts of the music.  Take a  closing step with the other foot on the half-count in between.  Count: one-and-two; Prompt: step-together-step.  Hmmm, two steps on the same foot in two counts of the music .... hmmm, two steps in two counts .... hmmm, why don't we call this the Two Step?   Follow that phrase with a gliding step on the other foot and you have the entire dance: step-together-step...sliiiide.   Ready for the Western Swing?  Wait!  Don't sit down!  They're going to play a Waltz!

Quiz:  Which came first, country music or country dance?

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