Dirty Dancing

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending 'Dirty Dancing' at Omaha Orpheum Theatre with one of my best friends, Laura.

My parents are season ticket holders, but are currently in Ames visiting family and attending a play at Actors (Ames' community theatre).

We jumped on the tickets, and looked forward to a fun afternoon together.

First, we went downtown for lunch (and margaritas) at Roja. Fun fact: I put almost all our change in the wrong parking meter and we were concerned for much of lunch that my car wouldn't be there when we returned.

After some appetizers and libations, we were ready for the play. Navigating the OPPD parking garage before showtime is crazy. Once we found a spot, it was a sprint across the skywalk before finding our seats in the 4th row.

For over two hours we were transformed to the 60s. The dancing, the singing and the acting was so on-point and they really put on a great show.

During intermission, it was a quick trip to say 'hello' to other friends and co-workers I spotted in the audience before returning to our seats for the second half.

Side note: If you have an aisle seat, I think it' almost implied that you might be inconvenienced and have to get up every now and them to let people through that are sitting in the middle of a row. Again, a perk of having an aisle seat and something that can be done without much grumbling.

Walking out of the theatre, we got to talking. It has been ages since I have seen the original 'Dirty Dancing.'  Since our talk, we've made it a must on our priority list, and something we can plan for an upcoming evening.

Love supporting the arts.