New and old

It's been a very busy couple of weeks so I didn't make Risa/Music Hall or La Tasca last week. It was about time I tried some other nights though. In O'Neills last week I had one of those magical 'dances with a stranger' (oops, that's the title of a film about something very unmagical) where you click on the first dance. This week I couldn't get out Monday so I tried Tuesday at the Live Lounge (formerly Bar Cuba) for the first time in years. I got there just after 10 only to learn that free dancing only went on until 10.30. Apart from Rhodri and Helen doing their dazzling stuff (good to watch them somewhere with space and light) there weren't many people there, despite the vastly improved floor. So I went on to Shahid and Leanne's night at Las Havanas. Not a lot of people there either, but it was friendly and I had some really enjoyable dances with a couple of dancers I'd never met before. Good music, and the sound system was good as well: clear enough to hear the music, but balanced so that you could still hold a conversation. (I even managed to hold a conversation in French and understand most of it!)

Last night in Risa/Music Hall I danced with someone very unexpected: Charlotte, my first ever dance partner, who's back in Cardiff after five years away. It was great to dance with her again, bringing back memories of very late nights in the Toad. Looking forward to the next time.

Pobol y Cwm

Newydd clywed bod Misael yn dawnsio ar 'Pobol y Cwm' nos yfory. Wps, yfory mae'n dawnsio, y 31ain y caiff y rhaglen ei darlledu.

Just heard that Misael is dancing on tomorrow night's Pobol y Cwm (the long-running Welsh soap opera).
Correction: he's dancing tomorrow, it's being broadcast March 31st.