July 15, 2022
In the mood for dance
Ohio dance day
Today was a no-bike day as we're going dancing again tonight. This time we're strutting our stuff to the music of a big band at the historic Valley Dale Ballroom. So we didn't do much during the day.
But Don did have some "excitement" during dinner when he spit out a crown that had fallen off while he ate. Great - now we need to get to a dentist and a weekend is coming up!!
After dinner, we took off for the ballroom, curious to see if it measured up to what we'd seen on-line. Some friends in Tallahassee had recommended that we dance here.
The ballroom was built in 1925 and has played host to all of the famous big bands over the decades. It was amazing that there was a local orchestra in Columbus that performed every week. They were called the Rick Brunetto Big Band and we were looking forward to comparing them with the one we heard at the Tallahassee American Legion.
Arriving at the ballroom, we saw that the wood floor was MASSIVE and that there were not many people here tonight. I don't know if that's normal, but when dancing, most of the time there were only about 6 couples on the floor at one time. Lots and lots of room!
The band was an 18 piece orchestra with a vocalist. They were one of the best we've heard and we enjoyed the dancing, although they leaned more toward swing and foxtrots with less latin or modern music. That's typical of most big bands.
We stayed for most of the evening and enjoyed the dancing. It had been a good night and great find!
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The big band had to be really cool.
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