Put on your dancing shoes.

Are you ready for this? According to my calendar tomorrow is "January is National Polka Music Month" Day. (Today is Thesaurus Day but that just doesn't seem very interesting, or should I say stimulating?) Anyway, I hope you've been playing Polka music this month. I am not a Polka dancer or any sort of dancer really but I do enjoy seeing people dance the Polka. I get my chance once a year at German Fest here in Fort Wayne. That's also when I get my once a year glass (or should I say stein?) of good dark beer. Every year dancers of all ages whirl and twirl to the distinctive music. The best demonstration I've seen yet at German Fest was when two couples, who obviously knew what they were doing, danced in and out and around each other switching partners back and forth and moving seamlessly through the dance without a missed step. It was really lovely to watch. Hard to believe that at one time in history the Polka was considered risque because men put their arms around women's waists.