DBU's Hats on Dance

Last Saturday, after quite a long time, I had an invitation out for the evening. Yes, my social life does seem to have dwindled! Anyway, I was looking forward to the evening tremendously especially since it was to be an evening with a difference. The DBU was having a ‘hats on dance evening’. I thought it sounded quite fun. So I had double the pleasure, one of anticipating the evening and then actually experiencing it. The Burghers do really know how to enjoy themselves, and I was so glad I was invited along.

Everyone came in hats of all shapes and sizes. My escort had on a cowboy hat and won the competition for the best hat in the gents category. He was an easy winner actually……. you don’t have too many kinds of hats for men. But for the ladies… oh my! The hats!

There were hats decorated with flowers, fruit, bows and ribbons and netting and everything in between. I’m sure the judges had a VERY hard time picking out a winner; So much so in fact that they picked three! The clear winner was this delicious pink concoction which the Queen of England would be proud to place on her head. The lady who wore it, carried it like a queen herself…..very impressive indeed. I later head that she is a frequent patron of the races in Nuwara Eliya (where fashion is at its peak during the season!). Lots of her friends had borrowed her beautiful hats for this occasion.

The music for dancing was also absolutely fantastic. They played loads of waltzes, Viennese waltzes, quick steps, jives and cha chas and rumbas and even a some of sambas and salsa’s. Lovely!

Apart from the dancing, they had a ‘Sexiest Leg Competition’. Yes. I did say leg (the one!). They got the grand dame who won the hat competition and another lady to do the judging of that one. All the gents came onto the floor, rolled up their right trouser leg and paraded around for the ladies. There were fat legs, skinny legs, hairy legs, legs in various shades and shoes. I really don’t know how they managed it, but the ladies picked a winner after quite a while of the gents waltzing away showing off their sexy ‘leg’. What fun we had with that competition!

All in all it was a lovely evening, with great company, good food, wine, music and dancing!