| Show in time tunes The as the Jitterbug megaphones floor the sang rocked out with Quadrilles all the and that your favorite Charleston all-time Foxtrot favorite- the Hesitation Waltz Those who were not dancing stood in little groups and talked or lost themselves in the romance of the dimly lit dancehall Charles and Maggie were out on the floor showing off all the steps they knew They could really dance and Charles would twirl Maggie around the floor until they were the envy of all who watched Suddenly the elastic in Maggiebloomers broke and they fell to her ankles There wasgasp from the crowd Maggie paused butmoment to step gracefully out of the bloomers and toss them underbench Then away she swirled as if it was all part of the latest dance step There was the man that would call the dances As he would He wasbig man withgood loud voice call out the dances he would tap his foot in time to the music Some of the boys would always sneak lfxp to the side of him and put chewing gum under his oot Alt and Erma never misseddance If there wasna dance scheduled they would find some reason to have one One year during Rambouillet Days in an Ephraim extra large crowd had gathered at the school grounds where they used to show the sheep and small animals Alt thought it would be sad if they all just went home after the show So Alt and his brother Howard hired land some Social Hall refreshments have ever seen everyone was most all out for those time got and It an orchestra rented Erma and the women put on the biggest was free to everyone certainly there things and always the Dream to fix up dance you and They sure went had suchgood One time they hadcostume dance and Alt went as Lil Abner He put on his ragged levis andrope forsuspender And sure enough while Alt was out there dancing with Erma someone crept up behind him and cut the rope that was holding up his pants Erma especially loved to dance on the spring floor in Manti That floor would give when you danced 51 |
