One night a few years ago, I went out looking for a Swing dance and accidentally ended up in the wrong place, at Tara Bolker's English Country Dancing.

They needed six people and I was the sixth, so maybe there are no accidents and I was where the universe needed me to be.

The people were pleasant and Tara is a pro, I enjoyed the evening, but English Country Dancing was not interesting enough for me. I felt the same way about Contra Dancing.

That was no reflection on English or Contra, only on my own poor palate.

I was used to wildly, careening out-of-control in Swing and Israeli dancing, and English seemed too sedate. While there is plenty of wild, out-of-control careening in Contra, the dancing seemed too easy.

Times have changed.

Somewhere along the line, and I do not know how it happened, I started to appreciate the English and Contra music and dancing.

Sure, English and Contra dancing are easy and anyone can dance their very first time, which is one of the best featurse of this type of dancing, but for those that want, like any dancing, you can constantly challenge yourself to add your own style and keep improving.

Last Saturday night's Contra dance was the best I have been to. Full Circle Band was great beyond words. You have to hear them.

Randy and Annette have turned English Country Dancing into a treasure on Thursday nights.