Get up and Dance!

The great thing about music is that it has the ability to transform you and take you back to the place and time you were when you experienced a particular song. The first time I heard “Star Love in the Night,” by Cheryl Lynn (yes, I know I’m dating myself) I was working at Great America in the “Bugs Bunny Review.” After five shows and a parade, you’d think the cast would have danced enough, but being young, we spent a fair number of summer nights visiting the park’s discotecque – a venue that doubled as the bumper car ride by day. That song set the bar for many nights to follow and still brings back great memories . . .

So even though I’m not that young girl anymore, when my uptown SF girlfriends e-vited me to the Cat Club on Folsom for 80′s night, I was happy to participate. (plus, it’s a great excuse to buy new shoes!) The plan was to meet at 8pm and when we arrived, the club wasn’t yet open. We caught up with one another over lemon drops at Icon next door and when the music began at 9, we were the first ones to hit the dance floor.

As we grow older and life gets bogged (not blogged) down with career responsibilities, kids, partners, pets, mortgages, car payments and the neverending mundane chores and errands, it’s nice to take a mini-break once in awhile and rediscover one’s passion. I live in Piedmont now, where I work and volunteer, but I still remember how to sway to a beat . . . So don’t forget to have some fun and get up and dance!