DANCERS
On a warm Friday night the parking lot outside of the dance club Spanky's is filling up quickly as the time of the doors moves closer. The name has changed a few times over the years the doors leading into this popular club remained the same. They look like something from a horror movie set, standing almost seven feet tall they are black with gold studs surrounding the frame with one handle for each door going the length of the door with a gold swirl design. Everyone had heir id ready because the doorman/bouncer Big Daddy demanded it, he stands 6'6' and around 300lbs of pure muscle so no one ever challenged him. After Big Daddy you journey down a narrow hallway until you come the cashier window that looked like a castle window with bars. After paying the $3.00 cover charge the hallway opens up into the main lobby with an optional coatroom and restrooms. From the lobby you can go straight into the main dance area or go to the left that leads to the small disco room, left of that was the stairs that lead to the game-room upstairs. The lobby was the assigned meeting area among friends if they get separated during the night to meet to go home.
It was more crowded tonight because of the theme this week, “music from the movies”, the movie Dirty Dancing was just released and all of the Patrick Swayze wannabe's was on hand to show their skills or lack thereof. In the main dance area Ted was manning the island bar along with his crew of four to handle the big crowd tonight. Every Friday night Spanky's features a different theme and on Saturday's there's a live band. From the Island bar there is an extra bar that goes about thirty yards down the north wall, this bar is set up more like an old west type bar even including a gold foot-bar. It is at this bar where Andy feels the most at home because of his style of clothes he chooses to wear. Andy is 6'0' medium build and likes to wear black, from cowboy hat down to the boots with an eagle design. Andy usually waits for the country songs to play before he wanders onto the dance floor and he's hoping they'll play some songs from the Gambler, Urban Cowboy or Pure Country. While on the other side of the room sitting in one of the many booths that lined he south side of the dance area was Gwen a lovely young lady in her early twenties sitting with her girlfriends from the local hospital where they work. Gwen is 5'9' with a slim build wearing a red knee length dress that compliments her deep red hair and emerald green eyes. Are you going to ask anyone to dance tonight Gwen or just stand next to the dance floor again, asks her friend Lisa. I don't know I'm not sure I'd be good at dancing in front of all these people, Gwen answers. Then goes back to the drink she's been nursing since sitting down.
The dance floor started to fill up as the DJ played his first selection from the Nest that sat in the middle of the oak colored dance floor but along the south wall. The dance floor was one hundred yards in length and fifty yards wide (Spanky's was the largest dance club in town), the stage where live bands perform sits at the far end with a small hallway down the south wall that led to the back. Gwen moved from her booth and stood at the beginning of the dance floor as the DJ began to play I've Had the Time my Life, from Dirty Dancing, all of a sudden a hand reached for Gwen's she looked up to the man wearing the cowboy outfit, then looked into his eyes. Andy led Gwen out to the dance floor and began to lead her around the dance floor, Gwen effortlessly followed Andy. It was if they danced together all their lives their movements were flawless as they stared into each others eyes. When the music ended they found they were the only dancers on the floor. The other dancers had moved out of the way to enjoy the couple before them, then broke out in applause as a thank you for allowing them to witness such poetry on the floor. Andy led Gwen back to where he picked her up, thanked her for the dance then faded back into the crowd. Gwen was jolted out of her dream like moment when Lisa touched her and told her she was amazing on the floor and asked who the man was, Gwen couldn't answer because names weren't exchanged only an experienced she never felt on or off the dance floor.
They come from different worlds but the dance floor is the universal equalizer and this night two worlds came together will they meet again or even dance again. Only time will answer these questions but on this night two dancers brought a happiness that was shared by all who witnessed them together.
On a warm Friday night the parking lot outside of the dance club Spanky's is filling up quickly as the time of the doors moves closer. The name has changed a few times over the years the doors leading into this popular club remained the same. They look like something from a horror movie set, standing almost seven feet tall they are black with gold studs surrounding the frame with one handle for each door going the length of the door with a gold swirl design. Everyone had heir id ready because the doorman/bouncer Big Daddy demanded it, he stands 6'6' and around 300lbs of pure muscle so no one ever challenged him. After Big Daddy you journey down a narrow hallway until you come the cashier window that looked like a castle window with bars. After paying the $3.00 cover charge the hallway opens up into the main lobby with an optional coatroom and restrooms. From the lobby you can go straight into the main dance area or go to the left that leads to the small disco room, left of that was the stairs that lead to the game-room upstairs. The lobby was the assigned meeting area among friends if they get separated during the night to meet to go home.
It was more crowded tonight because of the theme this week, “music from the movies”, the movie Dirty Dancing was just released and all of the Patrick Swayze wannabe's was on hand to show their skills or lack thereof. In the main dance area Ted was manning the island bar along with his crew of four to handle the big crowd tonight. Every Friday night Spanky's features a different theme and on Saturday's there's a live band. From the Island bar there is an extra bar that goes about thirty yards down the north wall, this bar is set up more like an old west type bar even including a gold foot-bar. It is at this bar where Andy feels the most at home because of his style of clothes he chooses to wear. Andy is 6'0' medium build and likes to wear black, from cowboy hat down to the boots with an eagle design. Andy usually waits for the country songs to play before he wanders onto the dance floor and he's hoping they'll play some songs from the Gambler, Urban Cowboy or Pure Country. While on the other side of the room sitting in one of the many booths that lined he south side of the dance area was Gwen a lovely young lady in her early twenties sitting with her girlfriends from the local hospital where they work. Gwen is 5'9' with a slim build wearing a red knee length dress that compliments her deep red hair and emerald green eyes. Are you going to ask anyone to dance tonight Gwen or just stand next to the dance floor again, asks her friend Lisa. I don't know I'm not sure I'd be good at dancing in front of all these people, Gwen answers. Then goes back to the drink she's been nursing since sitting down.
The dance floor started to fill up as the DJ played his first selection from the Nest that sat in the middle of the oak colored dance floor but along the south wall. The dance floor was one hundred yards in length and fifty yards wide (Spanky's was the largest dance club in town), the stage where live bands perform sits at the far end with a small hallway down the south wall that led to the back. Gwen moved from her booth and stood at the beginning of the dance floor as the DJ began to play I've Had the Time my Life, from Dirty Dancing, all of a sudden a hand reached for Gwen's she looked up to the man wearing the cowboy outfit, then looked into his eyes. Andy led Gwen out to the dance floor and began to lead her around the dance floor, Gwen effortlessly followed Andy. It was if they danced together all their lives their movements were flawless as they stared into each others eyes. When the music ended they found they were the only dancers on the floor. The other dancers had moved out of the way to enjoy the couple before them, then broke out in applause as a thank you for allowing them to witness such poetry on the floor. Andy led Gwen back to where he picked her up, thanked her for the dance then faded back into the crowd. Gwen was jolted out of her dream like moment when Lisa touched her and told her she was amazing on the floor and asked who the man was, Gwen couldn't answer because names weren't exchanged only an experienced she never felt on or off the dance floor.
They come from different worlds but the dance floor is the universal equalizer and this night two worlds came together will they meet again or even dance again. Only time will answer these questions but on this night two dancers brought a happiness that was shared by all who witnessed them together.
