It was December ’08, at my 24th birthday party, when I first heard of the song that would get me more free drinks then one can count. I stepped out to talk to my friends who were outside smoking. Ryan was telling us of this “new amazing music video,” and how it’s the best new song of the year and will win awards in the future. I told him I would look it up later.
When I got home from the night of partying I did what I promised and although the song was catchy, I didn’t feel anything special for it. A few months went by and one Saturday while out with my twins, they started cracking up and told me they had a story for me. Earlier that week they went to their younger brother’s high school talent show and he and two friends did the dance to the song Ryan had told me about back in December. I laughed picturing the performance.
About a month after hearing about Michael’s performance, I was at an O’Malley family gathering…drinking of course. I saw Michael and asked him to teach me the choreography. He tried, really hard, but nothing was sinking into my brain. After that night I was suddenly determined to perfect the dance.
After a year of practicing the moves I finally got it!!! I was ready to do it in public. Some friends and I hit up Fado, and amazing Irish pub in Philly, and we hit the dance floor hard. I requested the song I wanted and when it started playing, I cleared a place on the floor for my awesome moves. I rocked it hard and I rocked it good! So good my friend bought a round of shots for the group and three other strangers complimented me and bought me a drink.
It’s been over a year since I first danced my hear t out to the song and I have done it everywhere countless times. I’ve done it in hotel lobbies, clubs, dive bars, street corners, parties, my shower, even once in the church parking lot. I have no shame. Today, my friends still love when I do it.
Just last week I did it on a dance floor in Nashville…the country folk loved it!!! Every single time I have done it I got free drinks from the bartenders or the people in the venue. I did it on stage at Fado and was comped the whole night. I did it at a wedding and was cheered (I hope the bride didn’t mind). I once got a free night stay in Atlantic City Resorts Hotel because I mimicked the performer at one of their stage shows. I know every DJ in a six block radius in Philly. The week before last I did it for the umpteenth time at Sharky’s (an awesome dive bar in Jersey) and when I was finished my favorite bartender, Betty brought over three car bombs for me. One was from the girls at the end of the bar, another from the couple that dared me to do it, and one from a guy who “said he was my uncle.” Yes, my Uncle Larry was in the crowd and I don’t think he was ever so proud/embarrassed I was his nephew. Hahahaha!!!
The song I am referring to as The Dance of the Free Drinks is indeed SINGLE LADIES by: BEYONCE.
I told you in the first blog I like to be spontaneous and I dance to the beat of my own drum. Continue to follow my blog for the story of how I taught a burlesque dancer the Single Ladies dance…and later performed it with her.
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