Remember the Cosby show where all the kids put on a choreographed dance to Ray Charles' "Nite Time (Is the Right Time)?" While incredibly entertaining, you must have thought that it was a little over the top and that no real family would ever do such a thing. Well back in 200o, I personally witnessed a spontaneous family dance-a-thon.
One Friday night at dusk I was having a beer on the porch and the family from across the street came outside. The dad opened up the sliding door on the minivan and turned on the minivan's radio. The family cheered and started bopping around to the music which I distinctly recall was a then popular Sammy song. Then the dad pulled out a flashlight, turned it on and held it up in the air so the light would point at the ground. Then he started twirling it around like a spot light on one little area in front of him. Then each kid would dance into the spotlight and take about 30 seconds to dance to the music and put on a little show for the rest of the family. The family would cheer as each of the 5 kids, from 5 to 15, showed their moves. It was very interesting to see a bunch of people experience a moment of joy that I couldn't relate to but I could understand...and it was really funny.
