Dance virgin no more

The weather's absolutely atrocious. Risk going out in the short bursts of sun to find a blip at your peril. Looking for an indoor shot I chanced upon this flower, still in its cellofane, which is appropriate for a dance virgin rose.

My lovely bellydance teacher, Dee, calls any of her pupils who have never performed in public "dance virgins". When I and two other DVs danced at her birthday party recently we lost our virginity (what a party it was!), and to commemorate this historic event she gave us each a single beautiful long-stemmed rose.

I was going to make a few risque observations but will leave it to certain blippers to comment on instead.....