Dancing, Turkey, and Toads

Over the Thanksgiving Break I went to Charlotte to spend the holiday with my friend Shidaun and his family. Before I left Myrtle Beach I already had two possible places to go to for dancing :)

Friday night I went to a very nice venue called Latorre in downtown Charlotte with my friend Janeen. I had another reason for going, to meet a woman named Wendy. I got connected with her when I planned the first Latin Dance Conference but we had never gotten to meet. Friday night she and her husband teach dance lessons at Latorre before the dance party gets going. What a warm, beautiful couple. They are planning the New Year's Salsa Event in Charlotte and I am definitely going to be there :)

My first dance was a beautiful Bachata set with an awesome dancer! Bachata is my very favorite dance and I am sooo happy when I get to dance with someone who knows what they are doing :) Wendy's husband also danced Bachata and Salsa with me and that was a great experience. He is a wonderful lead who knows how to play a little!

Latorre had a nice dance floor but it also has a glass window built into it so you had to be careful. The music was pretty good but the Bachata songs kept skipping :(
I did have friends tell me that it is not a good late arrival place if you are wanting to dance because it gets packed and the dancers are usually gone. This wasn't the case last Friday but folks were probably home with Turkey-itis.

Sunday night I was back in Myrtle Beach and taught a dance lesson at Senior Frogs. A few people that were already there came to learn. I was surprised how many folks were there! Two of my students came, Spike and Tasha, THANK YOU!!!! We are still working on getting things going there and I think, like everything else, it is going to take a little time.