Fifteen Years Aboard

I was so excited about the first BIDA dance that I arrived two weeks early. I biked over from Medford to the Park Av Church in Arlington and was really disappointed to find the hall was empty. But I came back when the dance was actually happening, and it was fantastic. It immediately became my favorite dance. I started volunteering, first out of frugality (volunteers get in free!) and then out of a sense of wanting to contribute, and in 2010 I joined the board. Over the past 16 years I've done just about everything at some point except treasurer, and now I'm stepping away. It's not that I think BIDA is doing something wrong; quite the opposite! We're seeing record attendance, finances are good, so many fun dancers, and many people who want to pitch in. I noticed I would have been the seventh person running for three board spots, and realized it was a good time to let someone else have a turn. I'm excited to see what Emma, Harris, Bret, Veer, Casey, Naomi, Clara, and Persis do! This…