Flattery

My ballroom instructor, Davide Galluzzi, and his dance partner, Monica, (also his wife) have won national and international competitions.

Last night, Monica was watching Davide and I execute a Paso Doble routine. Afterwards, the petite, dark-featured woman walked over to us, paused, searching for the correct words (she knows very little English), and said to me, in English:

You are a beautiful dancer.

I smiled, thanking her in Italian, and she walked back over to the other dance couple she had been teaching.

That was enough to make my night. Being complimented by an internationally ranked Latin, Standard AND 10-dance dancer, who doesn't even speak English but made the effort to say that to me. . . .my trip to Italy is complete. :)

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