About the Book - Beauty in Partnership
This book follows the path I have traveled, from a spectator at a ballroom dance
studio showcase, to one whose wife eventually said, “When you lead me in a dance,
I can be the dancer I’ve always wanted to be.” Without Fran’s desire to dance with
me, I would not have been on that path. Without her encouragement, I would not have
kept seeking to do better on the dance floor.
In my learning to dance, I must thank my instructor, Monica Mohn, whose love for
teaching dance kept me on the path. Her insistence on my learning the basics, the
core of dancing, gave me the foundation I needed. Harry Benson, and the staff at
Cheek To Cheek Studio, have also guided and taught me so much more about dancing
than merely where to put my feet. Other instructors and dancers have added to my
efforts and I appreciate them. We, Fran and I, have many nice ballroom dancing friends
who have affirmed our passion for dance.
Writing this book has been possible with the advice and council of many people.
Susan Hamre’s work with early drafts gave me the focus I needed to tell this story.
Anne LaTourelle and Greg Moore worked with me as I wrote “gentlemen Lead,” a monthly
column for Minnesota Dancing Times, where some of this material first appeared in
print. Monica reviewed the descriptions of dancing, giving me special words instead
of technical terms. Most important has been the encouragement, reading and editing
that Fran has given me. Her patience as I wrote and revised the many drafts has
been a comfort. Without her, this book would not have been written.
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