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Asking
Tuesday, January 19, 1999 I spent extra hours at work today. Various groups are popping up now, saying they want to add samples to the area I'm in charge of, and it needs to happen right away. My manager is great about supporting me in the decisions that need to be made, since not all of these samples will get in before we ship. We had our monthly Cacophony meeting, after long email threads deciding on a new location. In the years we've been meeting in Seattle, we've succeeded in putting three different restaurants out of business! We met at the cafe in the Meany Hotel, in the University District. The last time I was there was before a dance event held at the hotel. The roast beef sandwiches still are good. Next month we'll probably do another performance of "Abraham Lincoln Sees His Shadow and Falls in Love," a shadow puppet play that covers all the February holidays. I still think this is one of the funniest things we've ever done. After the meeting I drove over to the Washington Dance Club, which is a dance studio/ballroom that normally features ballroom dance events. They are trying to get a swing dance night going. Hep Jen will be DJ'ing every Tuesday from now on, which will help them a lot! It's a nice facility with a very smooth floor, and they provided ice water, lemonade, and Coke. Lots of familiar faces there (Mark and Holly, Earl, Brian, Benjamin, Cat Daddy Chris, Greg, Jen Paur...) and new folks as well. I made a point of asking some of the beginner leads to dance. There's been some discussion about this on the Portland swing email list and today I chimed in, talking about the necessity of asking folks to dance. You just can't wait around until they ask you; there's too much competition! Taking class with people and joining clubs and groups also helps. People tend to ask the folks they already know, which is only natural. Even if your insecurity makes you fear that the lead sees dancing with you as a chore, you still need to ask! I talked about this last August, as well.
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