Riot and Frolic

a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog

about

I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

Sunday Special

March 10, 2013

I don't usually post Sundays, but I have a totally valid reason to bug you today…

Fashion.

Or lack thereof, in my case.

I've had trouble getting dressed on Sundays for the last, oh I don't know, 5 years or so. Not in a fun I-stayed-in-bed-too-long-drinking-coffee-and-now-it's-nearly-bedtime way, but in a I-go-to-this-conservative-church-where-they-will-shun-me-if-I-wear-a-sequin-mini-skirt way. Not only can I not wear my clubbin' outfits, but I have to have sleeves. And my knees not seven inches below my skirt hem.

Using the classic overcompensation tactic, I'd leave the house looking, and feeling, like a sack of potatoes.

Sigh.

Not that I'm a very… undressed type of girl, but I definitely have pants and tank tops in my wardrobe more than I have maxi skirts and plain t-shirts.

In a desperate and obvious move, I Googled "what I wore to church" and came across Fine Linen and Purple where over 50 people post what they wore to church. JACKPOT.

Here's my contribution:

Besides discovering I have a terrible time posing for photos, I also learned I have four black skirts.