August 12, 2013

Dance: Tango anywhere

Last week we had my birthday dinner at Eischen's bar, Oklahoma's oldest bar famous for fried chicken. It's in Okarche, a small town about 40 miles from our place.

Five people had a good time chatting over fried chicken, fried okra, pickles and beer. 

We stayed almost until closing time, and by that time most of the other guests were gone. We were all dancers, so when the floor was open, we got up and danced a Tango to a song on the radio. The song was not a Tango song, I don't remember what it was, but was good enough for an alternative song.




It is good that social Argentine Tango can be danced in a small space about the size of a table. A performance for a large audience on a big floor is fun, but performance is only an aspect of the dance.

Both of the dances I particularly love, Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing, are very improvisational and can be danced to a variety of songs. WCS may require a bit larger space, about the size of a bath tub for the slot, but is also danceable in a restaurant. So, dance anywhere if you can safely.


********************** On Saturday we had a family farewell dinner for Cora's brother at a Korean restaurant called Seoul Garden in Midwest City. On Sunday he was off to college. Good luck.