The White Peaks of Denver As my hostess left me at the airport, she gave me the biggest hug and a little Tom Stermitz wiggle to go with it. Only a weekend of close embrace could have set the tone for such a hug. The warmth we shared with all the dancers is the best I have ever experienced.
The close embrace has always been an option, but the weekend in Denver made us use it. The classes made closeness easier, workable, and more desirable than ever. The most consentrated effort to help the women I have ever had in any class. I witnessed people leaving class with a smile on their face instead of frustration on their brain. Many thanks to my hosts, Elaine Ellis and Robert Skinner, they were so special. (And they had met on the tango floor.) You just wouldn't believe the lengths they went through to help me enjoy the Denver experience. Many thanks to Tango-L, for we wouldn't have know about such an opportunity without it. We are really a global tango community. Keep up the invitations! I went to Murray's today to check on progress, and the welder was working on the elevator. He asked about my trip, and I just had to give him a tango hug. He was covered all over in welder's black dirt, and I was in a white blouse. I didn't care though, and he loved it. I hope all will pass along this Denver handshake, and hope all will be closer in the dance. Karen Mt Vernon, Missouri
