Penny was really looking forward to the father daughter dance contest at Diamond Academy. She went out and bought a new pink dress for the occasion and also notified Dr. Crygor, who pointed out, "But Penny, I'm not your dad, I'm you granddad."
She said, "They don't need to know that. Try this dark blue suit, we'll sort of match."
Dr. Crygor tried on a dark blue jacket with a white shirt underneath, he had tried on a dark blue pair of pants. They fit him alright, but he sweated a little over the upcoming event. Penny remarked, "You look great, grandpa."
"I still don't know about this."
"Come on, you'll be a good dancer."
What followed was a little montage of Dr. Crygor being somewhat incompetent when it comes to dancing as they rehearsed in Penny's lab.
First, he repulsed her granddaughter by doing that awful dance move that emptied Club Joe.
Next, he tried to ballroom dance with Penny, but kept losing his footing, which was strange considering that he didn't have any problems with ballroom dancing at Penny's party, he thought he may have gotten rusty.
Finally, he screwed up with the Tango, Waltz, the Scottish, Ballet, the Mario, breakdancing, etc.
Penny sighed in defeat, saying, "I give up."
Dr. Crygor said, "Don't give up."
"I just don't think you're good at any dance technique. Maybe I should just get someone else."
"Come on..."
"No! You keep screwing up! I'm done!"
She went outside to calm down, her grandfather hung his head in shame and loafed around town, getting Jimmy T.'s attention as he asked, "What's up now?"
Dr. Crygor bemoaned, "Penny says I'm a terrible dancer. Now she thinks I'll embarrass her at her school Friday night."
"Well, being a dance expert, perhaps I can be your mentor. We have a few days to help you turn things around."
"Please do so."
Meanwhile, Penny was hanging out at Club Joe. She still hadn't found a good substitute, then she overheard Dr. Crygor and he sounded like he was in pain. She looked at the dance floor and saw her grandfather under intense training and sweating profusely, Jimmy T. was coaching him and said, "Seriously, dude. I've already taught you every move I know and you followed every instruction carefully. Your dancing had become excellent, I think you're ready."
"No I'm not! I need more training! I can't let Penny down!"
Penny looked a little sorry for her grandpa, seeing how much he was straining himself while performing more dance moves. She saw that he was doing a lot moves very well and getting a lot of attention.
The next day, Penny visited Dr. Crygor is his lab and saw that he was lying on the floor, tired from forcing himself to do more dancing, she kneeled down and tried to wake him up, "Grandpa?"
He woke up and asked, "What?"
"I noticed you've practiced a lot. I've been thinking, you're my grandpa and I could never replace you, so I hope you can still come to the dance with me."
"Won't you be humiliated by badly I dance?"
"Your training proves otherwise. Besides, I'd dance badly with you than dance amazingly without you."
"Oh, Penny."
They shared a hug as they resolved their issue.
The night of the dance soon arrived. Penny looked so good in her pink dress with her orange hair and blue eyes that almost matched. Dr. Crygor was really quite proud to be seen with her as he had his dark blue tux on and they made their entrance. She really did look that adorable, Penny looked like a princess to him, she even had on that necklace he gave her on her birthday.
As for the dance, the ball was held at Diamond Academy, they were several banquet rooms, but they soon found the correct one. They were really quite taken aback when they entered the room. There was a band playing and sharply dressed waitresses serving drinks. Everyone in the room was dressed to the nines, the fathers looking rather sharp and the daughter quite lovely in their dresses and gowns. The old banquet room itself was extremely ornate, with large crystal chandeliers hanging from the high ceilings. The whole effect was quite spectacular and rather breathtaking.
Penny and Dr. Crygor sat down at a table and good view of the band and the dance floor from where they were sitting. Several other students were dressed in a satin black dress, others sported different colored dresses with diamond earrings that dangled from their ears while others were showing off their high heels.
After the elegantly dressed waitresses brought around trays of hors d'oeuvres and took everyone's drink orders, the band took a break. The principal of Diamond Academy served as the host and stood prominently in the middle of the dance floor to make a small speech. It was basically the usual canned speech about how good everyone looked and how proud he was of the students. After the speech, the principal explained how the dancing competition was after dinner and how everyone would get a chance to show off their stuff.
The band resumed it's playing as Dr. Crygor took Penny by the hand as he asked, "Waltz, my dear?"
She just smiled as she rose from her seat and followed him onto the dance floor, everyone was waltzing to the music as the band played on.
As Penny and Dr. Crygor waltzed around the room, Dr. Crygor was proud to be dancing with such an adorable, bubbly granddaughter, the way Penny came alive on the dance floor as she moved in time to the music held amazed a lot of people. Her old man didn't lose his footing once.
When the waltzing was over, they returned to the table and resumed sipping water until the food was brought out. The food was quite delicious and wonderfully presented. The food was in fact so good, it was almost enough to draw everyone's attention away from the contest.
Following dinner, the plates were cleared and the waiters came out with our coffees and dessert. As everyone was sitting and eating our mousse, the principal again made an announcement from the center of the dance floor. The dancing competition would soon begin. Immediately following the announcement, the band resumed playing. This time the music had a lively Latin beat.
The music was loud and lively. You could actually feel the pulse of the music in the vibrations of the old floor boards beneath their feet. It started with one female student and her father joining hands and beginning to dance the Rumba. As their moved on the wooden floor, their hips pulsed and swayed in time to the music. Their movements formed a rhythm that often seemed to lock them together as one. At the end, they got three 8s from the judges for a total of 24.
As the father and daughter duos danced, every couple did their thing in the middle of the floor, it once again became a bit of a free for all. The progression of time combined with the open bar was making for somewhat of a real party atmosphere. The highest score so far was 29. Once Penny and Dr. Crygor were up, he gulped nervously as Penny assured him, "No matter what happens, we still have each other. Even if we lose, it'll still be fun to participate."
Feeling a little more confident, Dr. Crygor held out his hand and Penny took it in hers, he led her gently to the dance floor and they began to dance to the Latin beat coming from the speakers. Their hips began to move together rhythmically in time to the music as they made their way across the dance floor with their arms intertwined and stepping hand in hand. He spun Penny around as the floor vibrated beneath their feet. As the music came to an end, Dr. Crygor dipped Penny, who dramatically bent back and extended her left leg up in the air, her orange pigtails nearly touching the floor.
All the cheering had gotten louder, the loudest it had ever been all night. Penny and Dr. Crygor got a perfect score of 30 and won. In addition to a huge trophy, Penny got a little princess tiara to wear while her grandpa recieved a crown that a king would wear. His granddaughter hugged him tightly, beaming, "You were incredible, grandpa! Those lessons really paid off! With your killer moves, we'll win all sorts of contests!"
"We sure will."
They continued taking bows for their cheering audience. When they left, they looked like star baseball players leaving the field as people whistled and clapped.
