A Night to Remember: A Recap of Daddy Daughter Dance 2019
This past Saturday evening, Trinity hosted it’s annual Daddy Daughter Dance. The dance was held near Valentine’s Day again, so the fellowship hall was covered with plenty of hearts and the color red. This year, we had 27 dads and 35 daughters join us for a fun night together. Having attended this event for the past 6 years with my daughter, it was fun to see familiar faces and lots of new ones as girls ages 3-12 took part in the evening festivities.
The dads and daughters started off by getting their portrait taken by our photographer, Bruce Edwards. As dads and daughters finished getting their pictures, they spent time talking with other dads and girls and watching the slideshow of pictures that dads submitted of them spending time with their daughters. As the slideshow played, we were treated to music by our guest DJ, DJ Chase, teenage son of DJ Ray, who was in attendance again with his daughter.
In addition to the photo shoot with Bruce, dads and daughters could also get silly pictures taken with lots of fun wigs and props at our selfie station. There also was a craft station, where daughters could decorate their frames for their pictures. Pictures from the photo shoot will be printed, framed, and sent to dads later, so be on the lookout for those.
After some time had passed, it was the moment for the promenade. Pastor Scott read info about each of the dads and daughters as they took turns promenading their daughter or daughters around the dance floor. It was fun to hear about all the fun things that the dads and daughters shared together and even what the daughters wanted to be when they grew up.
Since there were a lot of dads and daughters to announce, we were definitely ready to eat dinner. One by one each of the tables was called to get their kid friendly buffet of chicken fingers and mac & cheese from local eatery, Marino’s Grill. Instead of desserts this year, dads and daughters could load up on candy at the candy bar. There also was a challenge to see which dads and daughters could get a cookie off their forehead and into their mouth without using their hands. My daughter and I only succeeded in getting lots of cookie crumbs in our eyes, but some of the dads and daughters were successful. You’ll have to see the pictures to believe it.
Before it was time to dance, there was one more challenge. A cookie decorating contest! Dads and daughters decorating blank heart cookies together with icing and candy. Before they could eat, the cookies, Debbie Rollins, the dance coordinator, took pictures of each creation. The cookie pics were later posted on our Facebook page and visitors to the page could choose their favorite. My daughter and I received a lot of likes for our “angel” cookie, but we were no match for Neil Salmon and his daughter Holly’s heart glasses cookies. Congratulations, team Salmon!
After the cookie decorating, it was time for the main event: dancing! Dads and daughters slow danced together for a few numbers and enjoyed some dance favorites, the Cupid Shuffle, Macarena, the Twist, Apache, and lots more. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Daddy Daughter Dance without the Limbo. In past years, the dads did the Limbo as well, but they got off the hook this year. After all the food, activities, and dancing, it was time for the dance to end. A lot of the dads and the daughters stuck around afterwards to cleanup the fellowship hall and get it ready for Sunday morning.
Thanks to all the dads and daughters for coming out. A big thanks to Debbie Rollins and all of the moms and church staff who helped out and made this special night possible. It was truly a night to remember.
–Mike Ralph, Communications Director
To view all of the pictures and portraits from Daddy Daughter Dance 2019 by Bruce Edwards, click here.