For the love of dance..

I went to Metronome Dancing School’s summer showcase at Fort Mason last night. I was there mainly to watch and support my friend Sandra. She is a very graceful and amazing dancer, aside from being one of the coolest people I know. Her numbers were awesome and me and my friends yelled ourselves silly while she was on stage. I’m paying for that this morning. But Sandra, you were supercool.

This was the first year I was able to attend the live show. I’ve promised myself it won’t be the last. All the students did a great job and the professionals were breathtakingly good. There was the Tango, Swing, the Viennese Waltz, the Flamenco, all spectacular. My absolute favourite number was the one performed by West Coast Swing veterans and champions, Melissa Rutz and Arjay Centeno. These two are so good that they make me want to be able to dance well and I’m horribly uncoordinated. Their choreography and performance is unbelievably tight and well executed. Check out the video for one of the three pieces they performed last night.

If you live in San Francisco and love dance, you can’t afford to miss this fantastic annual event. It’s a must see.

~ by summerlightning on August 25, 2007.