This week is Yom Kippur for the Jewish people. It is the day on which they ask forgiveness for sins committed against G-d, and more importantly, ask forgiveness from one another for sins committed against another person. It’s a day of reflection and resolving to do better during the year ahead.
In the spirit of that reflection on our own practices and resolution to improve, please forgive us…
For the sin of back-leading.
For the sin of being too forceful.
For the sin of being off-time.
For the sin of mixing up the ones and the fives.
For the sin of pushing the turn on five instead of six.
For the sin of clamping my thumb.
For the sin of inappropriate closeness.
For the sin of being too distant.
For the sin of dancing to the count in my head rather than to the music.
For the sin of not paying attention to my partner.
For the sin of paying attention to someone else’s partner.
For the sin of being drunk or stoned on the dance floor.
For the sin of talking too much during a dance.
For the sin of talking to someone other than my partner during a dance.
For the sin of teaching on the social dance floor.
For the sin of asking to be taught on the social dance floor.
For the sin of teaching during a lesson when I’m not the teacher.
For the sin of telling my partner they’re doing it wrong.
For the sin of not appreciating my partner.
For the sin of critiquing my partner during or after a social dance.
For the sin of refusing a dance because “I’m taking a break” and then dancing with the cute partner who asks immediately afterwards.
For the sin of improper hygiene.
For the sin of improper clothing.
For the sin of improper language.
For the sin of improper etiquette.
For the sin of dancing another style than what is the norm for the particular social to an inappropriate song, disrupting the dance space of everyone else.
For the sin of not dancing at all.
May we all be granted forgiveness for these and other sins, and a year of joy, happiness, good health, and good friendship as we…
See you on the dance floor.
Mark