Dance like nobody’s watching!
Those of you that know me may know my husband and I love to swing dance Lindyhop style. We have been dancing for many years, and have loved all the different venues that have dancing available for all ages. Disneyland has had dancing available in the park since before I can remember. Walt Disney loved dancing. We used to buy premium passes so we could dance to the big band swing bands in the Carnation Plaza.
Rose & Dubbie
We even enjoyed dancing with many of Walt’s friends who survived him, though there are very few left. And though Rose & Dubbie are no longer with us, their memory will live on forever in our hearts and pictures!
and then the change…
Then the decision was made to turn the Carnation Plaza into a meet and greet place for the princesses. They closed down the dance area, and from what we understood, they wanted to give the dancers a place to dance, so they began having the bands in front of the ESPN store.
At first the dance floor was empty…
and then the dance floor became crowded!
It was a great place to go and dance, though the dance floor began shrinking as more and more people realized how wonderful it was to dance there.
And the dance floor became more crowded. I heard rumors that the shops were upset that the dancers were in the way, and not spending enough money. I’m sure that happened, too, as dancing is much more fun than eating or shopping and more and more people began to agree with me!
and more change…
And then the inevitable happened… they reopened the princess area to dancing and cancelled dancing at Downtown Disney. The reason we are sad about this is because we no longer desire to purchase the premium pass – have you seen the price tag? We just cannot justify that price for dancing on some Saturday nights. There are many places to dance, and since we don’t go out dancing as often due to work schedules, it just doesn’t make sense to invest that much money.
Debbie, Katie and friends
However, we have missed our friends who dance there. It was a great place to dance where dancing started at 6:30 instead of 9:00 like most places.
Me & Geoff
Then I heard a rumor that if I blogged about it that Disney is considering re-opening Downtown Disney Swing… could it be true? I was told that Disney listens to blogs! So all we had to do was blog about them re-opening. If Disney is in fact reading this blog post, let me first thank you for the 18 or so months of great dancing at Downtown Disney! And allow me to be a voice of encouragement to include dancing again at Downtown Disney!
Love dancing with Phil!!!
I’m here today to add my blog post to many others who are hoping Disney will make the decision to resume dancing in the Downtown area.
A little encouragement to dance…
Love the balboa!
When you dance with a partner where respectful touch is involved, like a lead and follow dance, it can feel like a hug. We all understand that hugging releases endorphins and can create a euphoric feeling. As an energy practitioner we also refer to this as raising our vibrational frequency. It’s really hard to be depressed, worried or suffer from the negative emotions when you’re dancing. It’s wonderfully therapeutic! Check out dancing and see what you think!
Just a little plug for the blogging challenge this blog post is included in… I’ve taken the challenge to blog every day for 31 days!!! This is a great group of people!! Love this challenge!
