Rick Archer's Note - Aren't these some lovely wedding dance photos?   That is Michael and Christine.   Both Marla and I had the pleasure of working with them back in October 2010. 

In an odd twist, when we first met them, Michael was the more experienced dancer.  Usually, the lady is far ahead of the man.  However, in this case, Michael had taken Ballroom lessons at Rice.   As a result, it was Christine who was forced to do the catching up.  She was constantly worried that she wouldn't be able to hold up her end of the bargain.  I recall giving Christine plenty of reassurance that she would do just fine.  Obviously she succeeded royally!

Michael and Christine took five lessons in all - four Waltz lesson for their Wedding Dance and one Swing lesson for dancing to the band later on.  Over the course of time, Christine got the hang of it and became a confident dancer in her own right. 

Study the picture we took of two of them last October.  You can see how Michael was the confident one while Christine was still a bit unsure of herself.  Christine was quiet and studious during her lessons.  However, judging by those wedding photos, sometime between the lessons and the wedding, Christine underwent quite a transformation!

Christine's confidence definitely showed in her wedding dance pictures.  Could Christine possibly be more glamorous?  As you can see above, Christine is a classy, beautiful lady who is totally at ease with herself performing a difficult Waltz in front of a huge crowd of wedding guests. 

Meanwhile the pictures show Michael deep in concentration as he made sure Christine's star turn out on the floor was a complete success.   I am proud of Michael for sublimating his own dancing to fulfill the traditional of a leader who makes sure his lady draws all the attention.   Thanks to him, Christine was truly a Cinderella dancing at her dream wedding.  Congratulations to both!