You get a bunch of Portland tango dancers in a room together and the topic is bound to come up: "any new places to dance?" Ayuh. You can't open a restaurant or bar in this town without someone from PortTango going by to check out whether there's a nice floor and a dance license.
Last night, sitting on the stage unwinding after our gig at the North Star Cafe (with wheat free goodies! Wheee!) Liz and I looked at each other and agreed that it's an official "scene". Live tango band, tons of dancers everywhere, new dancers who looked in and decided to take the free lesson, people eating and drinking and hanging out in this fabulous place...yes. This is good. And TML is booked there twice a month until November--2nd and 4th Mondays in September and November, and 1st and 3rd Mondays in October. I really need to do our web site. Argh.
The big question on my mind is "how do I teach a full day at school and then 6 violin lessons and then play tango for an hour, until 10:00?" Last night I hit a wall right before our last song. Hmmmm.
But it's happening. I heart my band!