Katley Demetria Brown

Katley Demetria Brown

Pandemic Social Life

I go to Zoom meetings at least four nights a week. I even bought a large screen TV because the computer screen is too small to see the dance leaders. I mix and mingle with total strangers in little rectangular boxes. Sometimes I find a familiar face. I’ve gotten to know people by their voices and their living space the pets that nearly tripped them on the living room floor. the way that they dance and the dances they request. The chatter goes on in the gallery until the host mutes everyone so the dancing can begin. “If you have any comments, please post them in the chat.” “I will spotlight myself so you can see my feet.” Sometimes the music quality is bad and the synch is off. My husband says I’m addicted to Zoom. Maybe I need a twelve-step program but I won’t go to one that doesn’t include dancing.