Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleOn almost any given night of the week, you can find a group of linedancers tearing up the dance floor in tiny West Australian towns.
Line dancing is not only encouraging these farmers and their friends to stay fit and healthy, but it is providing a sense of community and even allowing lonely hearts to find love once again.Terrie Clifford moved to the South West community of Pemberton about eight years ago and decided to join the local bootscooting class as a way to get to know people in her new home.
They met at a similar event 12 years ago and now try to attend as many dances as they can, wearing distinct matching outfits. She dipped her toes in the linedancing pool when her husband was away on shift work and she didn't want to stay home alone. The local farmer now works on a committee dedicated to restoring the hall and running the dance practices and parties."You could play all the tennis you wanted and when they had dances, the hall was always full.""It was all run by farmers from out east of here and I can remember all those guys, but they're all gone," he said.Dancers get together every Tuesday at Middlesex Hall, near Manjimup, which was built in 1953.
I hope they have an EV or are buying carbon offsets.
God bless.