Fun Fun Dancing (Or, What To Do If You're Too Old For A Quinceañera)

I'm almost twenty four. Somehow, I missed out on the ultra-cool Latin-American tradition of the quinceañera--a party specifically for young ladies when they turn fifteen. This may be due to the fact that I am not, in fact, Latin American.

Did you miss the party as well? Do you need proof that you should be upset that you missed the party? Well, ladies (and gentlemen because ladies), search any upscale formal dress vendor online (try this one) and you'll see that some of their most gorgeous ball gowns are labeled "Quinceañera Dresses." See? Why was I not aware of this before?

Never fear: I've got a plan! (Said in high-pitched redhead voice) This will take some time to fully plan, so next year, when I and many of my friends turn 25, we can all get together and have a TWENTY-FIVE-ceañera.

Wait.

That doesn't quite roll off the tongue. Okay, what about in Spanish like the original? Veinticincañera. Hmmm. French? Vingt-cinq-añera. Um. Vijfentwintig-añera. Dvacetpet-añera. Nijuugo-añera. How about... German? Fünfundzwanzig-añera.

 Fünfundzwanzig. Fun fun dzwanzig? FUN FUN DANCING. I can totally get behind that. (My German-speaking friend is going to laugh her head off; I have no idea how to pronounce this.)

 Okay, what are we going to do at our Fun-Fun-Dwancing party? Well, Wikipedia informs me that a quinceañera celebration is already mostly a dance party, so we're well on our way. A dance party, interspersed with food, sometimes preluded by a religious ceremony, all to celebrate the young lady's debut into womanhood.

Granted this was often to introduce the young lady as marriageable... and I'm already married... so in my case it's a double celebration. Hooray! But I'd like to think of our funfundancing party as not a debut into the age of marriageability, but as a triumphant celebration of our debut into the world of actual adulthood. My fellow twenty-fours are mostly out on their own now, paying bills and getting by.

We deserve some recognition for that, gosh darn it.

So if you're my friend and you're almost twenty five, and you're within a reasonable radius to come to a party sometime next year, send me a message! I will make a list of everyone who wants to come, average our birthdays, round to the nearest Saturday, and it can be like Christmas because we'll just give everyone funfundancing-birthday gifts. Let the planning commence!

All you other readers: what else should I add to the funfundancing party planning? Do you know of any other  quinceañera traditions we can twist and adapt to our celebration of adulthood? Are you inspired to create a funfundancing party of your own?

Thoughts?

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    FUN FUN DANCING
    And there shall be much baltering.

    I also laughed most heartily at the bit where you will "round to the nearest Saturday"

    (Again, posting from work, hence the anonymity)

    -Spencer

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    Hey, you should figure out a thingy like I have on my site so people can be emailed when you post a new post.

    -Spencer

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  3. BaileyAnneBravelyFebruary 6, 2013 at 5:21 PM

    Spencer, your wish is my command--new "Subscribe" box in the bottom right of the main page.

    I've already gotten some enthusiastic responses about this funfundancing party, so it's definitely happening!

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