...to the other side

Another station licensed the collector's piece last night off PRX. It was KUOW in Seattle. Major NPR affiliate in a major city. Wow! I'm stoked.

Went to Tango last night. I feel like I'm starting to be able to mix things up a little which is cool. It's giving me lots of ideas for swing, which is good because you can plateau for a long time if you don't bring in some outside inspiration and I was starting to feel plateaued (not a word? It is now!). I'm digging the Tango teachers we have right now. They teach social instead of steps, which is what we do. It's way more organic and I'm to the point where I can only go to classes like this. Anything else drives me nuts.

Speaking of organic, tonight is our Improv class. My favorite night of the week. I've gained more from this class than any other I've taken since I've been here. Maybe that's because it is crystallizing so many ideas I was beginning to develop on my own. The simple concepts of agreement and game are really helping to bring out more in my dancing and in life as well. I feel like I'm on the edge of a breakthrough which is a good place to be. Also, I'm really proud of Sharon for taking this round of classes with me. I convinced (read=dragged) her to class and she's being a trooper and putting all she has in to it.

We go to Ashokan tomorrow to teach for a week. My favorite gig of the year. I get a live band for every class. The students are awesome. The food is spectacular. Everything is top notch. After that, I'm off to NYC again to see some friends from Sweden and Sharon is headed to Orlando with her family. Thank goodness I don't have to go on that trip. Disneyworld makes me itchy.