Unending Epilogue 19

October 2010

I seem to have picked a lot of poorly attended events this month.

Oct 23. DCDC. Quiet night. I probably missed a better party on the second Saturday with BioRitmo. A guy dressed up as Prince circa 1984 won the costume contest. I wonder if skin color matters much in the DC Salsa scene - I thought I might be seeing a certain pattern. I left fairly early. I also came to thinking that if I were to get a Salsa lesson (presumably a private lesson) from someone in DC, I probably would ask Steve Martin.

Oct 25. I went to Clarendon Grill for the first time this year. Two early dance declines made for a weak start, and the costume contest seemed to go on forever. A woman dressed as smurfette won the costume contest (a Raggedy Ann repeat from last year came in second). Tanya was the only one from my On2 crowd to show up. Olga was the lifesaver.

Oct 30. The Halloween party at Chevy Chase Ballroom had a fairly low attendance. I stayed until closing at 2 AM anyway, and I ended up having plenty of dances anyway. The three winners of the costume contest were the really young girl, Luz and someone in Batgirl (?) costume. Brandon showed up late.

The Argentine Tango 6-lesson session ended on a whimper. I also attended three free Argentine Tango practica this month. The practica experience was more intimidating compared to the small class experience - I did not feel talented at all. One thing I learned over the three weeks of practica was that leading involves minimal use of hands - the leading is done almost exclusively with the chest. The practica also ended on something of a whimper - the first night was the most interesting and impressive and the last night was the least impressive because of poor attendance. Because of my plans in Baltimore, I don't expect to get back to Tango until 2011 at the earliest.