My journey at Royal Opera House ended here with a magnificent memory. It was a traditional in 20th century. Royal Opera House was a dance hall every night during the WWII. People would be curious, how could I dance if I was here alone, and ballroom dance always needs be be danced in a pair. Well, just dance alone and pretend that there is a invisible partner! That’s easy. Plus, people always like to switch the partners to try new pairs. There is also a tradition activity called “the train “. Women will line up and males would invite any of them to join them for a dance. You don’t need to be professional to dance here, people know that most of us are here to enjoy the moment and have fun. / 這裡有許多夫妻都是每個月準時買票參加這場舞會，結識各方朋友。 非常道地、非常歐洲的文化。 驗了票，Paul Hamlyn Hall裡坐滿了一對對正在換舞鞋的人，也時時與一個月才會見面一次的舞友們熱情地相擁打招呼。 幸好我也帶了我的舞鞋過來。 國標舞、社交舞總是需要倆倆成雙，好奇喜歡單獨行動的我，怎麼跳三個小時？（其實沒人好奇） 這還不簡單，雙臂架起來，幻想一個隱形的舞伴直接下場。 而且，在雙雙成對的舞池裡，只有一個亞洲人和自己跳了三圈狐步，自然也讓我之後不缺邀舞（老先生們）。 舞會裡也有一項非常經典的活動： the train，火車。 女士們會在吧檯前排成一排，男士則會任意邀請看上的女士共舞一圈再回到隊伍中。這樣不停反覆著，直到音樂結束。 感覺自己今天像是活在李察吉爾那部《來跳舞吧》的電影情節中。 跳舞不需要語言，也不需要非得是專業舞者。在這裡，就是享受音樂、享受律動、享受自由攀談的樂趣。 就這樣，倫敦生活的尾巴又多認識了一對老夫妻和一位來自希臘的年輕新興指揮家。 #nereidmurmurinlondon #royaloperahouse #teadance