Category: Waltzing Parties
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Friends with anyone who is friendly
The other day I was in the loft of a converted garage reading Chapter One of the newest Polish translation of C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy. I have […]
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Snowdrops and Carnival
Coming home from Poland on Saturday was like flying from winter into spring. It is as yet very early spring in Scotland, mind you. Only two snowdrops in our garden […]
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A Year of Social Dancing 2025
In 2025, Mrs McLean’s Waltzing Party hosted seven dance parties and two ticketed dances, attended three outside dances and a ballroom dancing competition, and promoted umpteen dance lessons as well […]
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A Gaudete Sunday Waltzing Party
“We never know how many people we have until we’re in the room,” I told our fledgling waltzing instructors at After-Mass Tea. I encouraged them to do their best with […]
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Winter Events 2025/6
There were 15 cheerful souls at our tea party on Saturday, and I thank the host very much for his hospitality. We feasted on sandwiches, banana bread, chocolate chip cookies […]
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The Tea Party, Etc.
The regular crowd at Mrs McLean’s Waltzing Party have been invited to a tea party on October 25, and I will be giving there a brief address on the subject […]
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May I have this dance?
We held our third and last pre-Michaelmas Dance workshop yesterday, and I was delighted with it. For one thing, we had 8 women (and girls) to 11 men (and boys), […]
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La Maison de la Valse
This morning I am torn between admiration and despair, for I have seen some videos about the waltzing scene in Paris. A married couple called Charles and Hélène de Lauzun […]
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A Learned Skill
When someone tells me that they have two left feet, I tell them that I do, too. I am not a quick study, and it takes my brain a long […]
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Girl Shortage
When I was in high school I wrote short stories called “Man Shortage,” “Man Shortage II” and “Man Shortage III.” One of my characters anticipates Catholic Match and its competitors […]