{"id":12166,"date":"2023-04-14T09:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T13:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=12166"},"modified":"2024-02-25T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T20:21:10","slug":"dance-dance-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/14\/dance-dance-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance, dance, dance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I think 2023 will be the &#8220;year of the dance,&#8221; thanks largely to Marlene. She loves to dance and goes to clubs and other music venuues three or four times per week. And then there are the festivals. In the past couple of weeks we have gone to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Redbones to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zydegatorz\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zydegatorz\/\">Zydegatorz<\/a>, a local Zydeco band.<\/li><li>Rusty&#8217;s to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnfinishedBusiness60sRockandRollBand\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnfinishedBusiness60sRockandRollBand\/\">Unfinished Business<\/a>, a 60;s rock-and-roll band.<\/li><li>Sneaky Pete&#8217;s to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobsladderswfl.com\/about-us#:~:text=Jacob's%20Ladder%20is%20a%20SW,look%20forward%20to%20meeting%20you!\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jacobsladderswfl.com\/about-us#:~:text=Jacob's%20Ladder%20is%20a%20SW,look%20forward%20to%20meeting%20you!\">Jacob&#8217;s Ladder<\/a>, a &#8220;fat-bottomed rock&#8221; band.<\/li><li>Twisted Fork to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/purecountryofswfl\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/purecountryofswfl\/\">Pure Country<\/a>, a classic country band.<\/li><li>The Bonita Springs Shrimp Festival to listen to several bands including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphislightning.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.memphislightning.com\/\">Memphis Lightning<\/a>, a high-energy rock-and-roll band.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And we didn&#8217;t just listen, of course&#8230; we DANCED. A lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230403_205703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"12167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230403_205703-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230403_205703-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230403_205703-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230403_205703-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230403_205703.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Zydegatorz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230331_212323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"12168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230331_212323-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230331_212323-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230331_212323-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230331_212323-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230331_212323.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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Fork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_164950.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_164950-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_164950-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_164950-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_164950-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_164950.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Marlene and Dottie dancing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_165326.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_165326-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_165326-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_165326-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_165326-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230408_165326.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Memphis Lightning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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