It’s time to plan some familial bonding, because the annual Father Daughter Dance is right around the corner.
According to Barbie Becker, this year’s organizer of the event, this is the 39th dance the Enumclaw Rotary and the Enumclaw Rotary Foundation has put on. This year’s theme is “You are my Sunshine.”
Jitterbugging on the dance floor is always the main event, and Becker said she’s extra thrilled to see families hit the dance floor this year.
“We’re excited, because we think we can actually have dancing,” this year, Becker said, noting that the event last year didn’t have actual dancing due to state COVID pandemic mandates regarding masks and indoor events. But county and state mask mandates lifted earlier this month, meaning the dance can resume normal activities.
“It’s a great opportunity for fathers and daughters to bond,” Becker added. “I have great memories of the Father Daughter dance.”
The event will also feature other activities for attendees to enjoy, from getting their photos taken by a professional photographer (free of charge), play games like cornhole, and decorate peat flower pots to grow flowers in after the dance (Becker said the goodie bags given out after the event will contain dirt and seeds, so fathers and daughters can continue to bond after the dance by growing the flowers together).
The dance this year, hosted in the Enumclaw High School commons on March 26, will be broken up into three sessions: Session 1 will be 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Session 2 will be from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Session 3 will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sessions are limited to 150 attendees each.
Tickets to the event, which are $35 for a father and daughter together, and $5 for any additional daughters, can be bought on the Enumclaw Rotary Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Enumclaw-Rotary-Daddy-Daughter-Dance-300679363906876/. According to Rotary member Nancy Merrill, more than 200 tickets have already been sold, so those looking to attend should buy them soon.
Money raised by the event will go toward providing college scholarships to local Enumclaw and White River high school students.
For more information about the dance, head to enumclawfatherdaughter.com.
