I was a part of the group that planned the dance at Casa de Mañana so I arrived earlier to help set up. Wayne, Nina, and I got to decorate the photo booth. The decorations for the rock n’ roll theme definitely livened up the room. I also liked how we took the pictures with a polaroid camera because the seniors could take them home as a souvenir. I even got to take a picture with one elderly woman as she walked into the dance. She was so excited to wear the funny photo props. I think the photo booth turned out to be a hit during the night! Another hit of the night was the dancing. Although the band did not play the best music, we made the best of it. Most of the seniors just watched us dance, but everyone kept saying how they loved our energy and watching us dance. I felt a bit awkward when they were watching us, especially since I did not know how to dance to the music, but I still had so much fun! I loved how we would all get so excited if the seniors came up to the dance floor. I was surprised at their energy myself. For instance, there was one lady who said she was in her 90’s, but she was up dancing with us practically every song. It was so cute every time she happily switched between us to dance. One thing that I wondered during the dance is if the seniors thought we were weird for dancing solo instead of with a partner. I thought about this since I noticed how many of the seniors who would come up to dance would go in pairs and dance together. I tried dancing in a pair like them with Alisa, but the footwork was more difficult than I thought. At the end of the night, this lady had come in and ask me if the dance was over. It broke my heart to tell her that she missed it, but she stayed around anyways and seemed to enjoy talking to the remaining seniors as they were leaving.
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