Promenade Yer Pardner
Want to go square dancing tonight? No, really, square dancing! Its totally fun I swear!
Is your face still registering horror, disbelief, disdain, or rejection? That's what mine did, too, when this option for Saturday night was put on the table. But after considering the international audience's interpretation of Super Bowl Sunday menus (see last post, Meat Me at the Super Bowl), I decided to continue my Cultural Interpretation Studies and check out the SF Hipster interpretation of this barn dance classic. See below!
The attendees were on average age 24 to 35 - they embraced the theme and there was plaid, gingham and prairie clothes a-plenty. Stetsons and even a straw hat were on several guys - and they tipped 'em on the "Bow to yer pardner, bow to yer corner" bits. Cowboy boots were on most of the ladies, with prairie skirts. I was happy that there were no pleated bermuda shorts with boots at the square dance, ala Miss Amanda Jones in Some Kind of Wonderful. I was wearing a suede-clad Brigitte Bardot look.
I definitely recommend this Square Dance at the Swedish American Hall (above Cafe DuNord in SF) - mainly for good ol' fashion fun and stripping away the hard and bitter shell easily acquired on that 101 commute. International friends who are visiting should also be treated to this slice of American life. Pop in at with Lucky 13 down the block before/after to readjust with a Rock N Roll injection.
Is your face still registering horror, disbelief, disdain, or rejection? That's what mine did, too, when this option for Saturday night was put on the table. But after considering the international audience's interpretation of Super Bowl Sunday menus (see last post, Meat Me at the Super Bowl), I decided to continue my Cultural Interpretation Studies and check out the SF Hipster interpretation of this barn dance classic. See below!
The attendees were on average age 24 to 35 - they embraced the theme and there was plaid, gingham and prairie clothes a-plenty. Stetsons and even a straw hat were on several guys - and they tipped 'em on the "Bow to yer pardner, bow to yer corner" bits. Cowboy boots were on most of the ladies, with prairie skirts. I was happy that there were no pleated bermuda shorts with boots at the square dance, ala Miss Amanda Jones in Some Kind of Wonderful. I was wearing a suede-clad Brigitte Bardot look.
I definitely recommend this Square Dance at the Swedish American Hall (above Cafe DuNord in SF) - mainly for good ol' fashion fun and stripping away the hard and bitter shell easily acquired on that 101 commute. International friends who are visiting should also be treated to this slice of American life. Pop in at with Lucky 13 down the block before/after to readjust with a Rock N Roll injection.