At the dance social on Friday night, we were standing with partners in a huge (30 m diameter) circle, listening to the teacher Tim. I was giddy. Everything seemed fascinating. Without realising it, I was repeating the key word of each sentence that came out of the Tim’s mouth.

“Change partners, everyone!” Tim would say.

“New partners!” I’d say.

“That was fantastic! You guys are great!” said Tim.

“Great!”

“The music’s very fast. It’s a challenge for you all,” enthused Tim.

“Challenge!”

“And now we’re going to add something so we can make it more cheesy!” Tim announced.

“Cheese!” I cried. At that moment, the room had been silent. Everyone had heard my excited “Cheese!” They started laughing at me.

“Joan loves cheese,” they were all informed. “She’s from the rival uni.” (“What a freak!”)

Cheese!