“Last Dance” romance In late 1970 I was getting over a bad relationship and some friends invited me to go dancing. We started going to Stony Gap Square Dance on Stony Gap Road in Albemarle (now a flea market). I commented to one of the girls that there were several nice-looking young men from Norwood. She and some of the others informed me that I had not seen the best-looking one, Billy Steen, but that he was engaged to be married. I thought no more about it. In mid-December on a Saturday night, when I came off the dance floor, in walked the man of my dreams. I had often dreamed of marrying a tall, dark handsome man, but in my dreams I could never see his face. I was stunned, I wanted to dance with him, but all at once I was too overwhelmed to ask. Since he would not come to me, I had to go ask him to dance. We danced to Floyd Cramer’s “Last Dance.” He held me so close and snug, my feet never seemed to touch the floor. I felt like a princess who finally met her prince. We got married on August 5, 1972, and remain together still. After 35 years, three children and 11 grandchildren we still hold a special bond that despite all odds has kept us together. Sandra Steen, Norwood, Pee Dee EMC |
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