A Thrilling Wedding Dance

     My future brother-in-law, Mike, is a surprising guy. A high school chemistry teacher, Mike seems to be the quiet, unassuming type until you get to know him. I have recently learned that with some prodding from friends, and a little liquid courage, he has the ability to turn into a dancing machine. I checked with my sister before writing this, and she assured me that this is no secret. Her husband-to-be can bust out the moves to Michael Jackson's Beat It like nobody's business! Evidently, when he was younger, he taught himself to dance by memorizing the dance steps from the music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0hZG-zNOk&ob=av3e, and it made him a hit at parties.

     Now, I haven't had the privilege of seeing him perform the dance in its entirety, but he did a little kicky move for me when I asked. It was impressive and a bit disconcerting all at the same time, but that's not the point. The point is that he was unafraid of looking foolish in order to make me smile. He's really a great guy.

                                                           
                                                     Mike performing Beat It at a wedding reception

     While visiting youtube.com recently, I came across a video that was filmed at a wedding reception. I don't know these people, but they made me wish I had been there that night. The groomsmen had surprised the bride and groom by dancing to Michael Jackson's classic Thriller. For a minute, I thought that this was so terrific that I pondered whether three months was enough time to get Mike's friends to copy the idea. Logically, I'm pretty sure that Gina and Mike's reception will never include a performance like this, but still, it's fun to imagine the look on Mike's face!

The video will be attached to the next post, so you can see what I'm talking about.