you can still dance like nobody’s watching because i can’t see from here
tonight, many of my friends are at sugar hill, a contra dance weekend just outside of bloomington that i attended for four years, and organized for two. it’s one of those things that, when you’re doing it, you can’t imagine not doing it, but i am learning that the worst part about living in portland is that flights in and out are expensive, so i couldn’t make the trip this year.
i’m thinking of everyone, though, and i hope the dance tonight was awesome, the stars were out for nightswimming, and tomorrow shines clear and not too humid. i’ll be there in the future whenever i can.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
(Intended truly as a report of good news and not “rubbing it in”…)
Sugar Hill was great! I like your categorization as something that you can’t imagine not doing. I unfortunately felt a little removed from the experience because I was one of the organizers this time around, and that’s definitely distracting. But, it is definitely a good thing, and this particular one was particularly good… organizationally smooth, very pleasant weather, extremely good music, and of course, great dancing! Woohoo!
Thanks for your organizational legacy, too. I couldn’t dream of counting how many times we mentioned your name in reference to how things should get done. So, your enthusiasm lives on, within you and without you!