Clean Dancing

In the Fall of 1961, the beginning of my high school Senior year;
They made a great announcement, which we all were glad to hear!
For till then, on every Friday night, there was a dance for separate groups;
The Catholics, Jews, and Protestants, all boogied in their own loops!
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But it was decided to have one Nonsectarian, where all religions could attend;
At the beautiful Grace Methodist Church, a lovely invitation to extend!
The word got out, the place was packed, at least five hundred came;
An amalgamation of excited youth, not knowing many of each other’s names!
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They announced a contest, the Jitterbug, I knew who I thought would win;
My little be-bop friend Jerome, no one could match him and his spins!
Sure enough, my instincts were right, he won the prize hands down;
But the next one, the Slow Dance contest, was the one of my renown!
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I partnered with a girl I knew, we had danced sometimes before;
It took not long for the judges see, we were the best team on the floor!
A dip or two, a lot of whirls, our tempo hit every beat;
We were the Slow Dance Champions, which we thought was really neat!
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                              Dancing With The Stars
                            Began at Grace Methodist
                                With Jerome and me