Last night, the Seattle Subversive Square dance Society had its first square dance in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. There were three bands, three callers and plenty of dancers. The Tallboys, Goat Ass, and The Burrs, my new band, each played the a set. I played banjo for the Burrs, Bronwyn on fiddle and Charmaine on guitar. This was the first square dance for Bronwyn, she played so well. It was my first time playing for a Seattle square dance. The last time I played for a dance was about 10 years ago. Playing for this dance was so fun, the time seemed to fly. I think The Burrs will be doing future dances and maybe some busking.
Charmaine, Tony and Bonnie were the callers for the dances. The dance floor seemed to be filled for every dance, the waltzes included. Gabe's dog even got in on the action.
Ada fell asleep next to the band, listening to her dad play with Goat Ass.
Before heading into the snow to drive home, some folks decided to stay to jam and clog.
In addition to it being the first Subversive Square dance, it was also the first Seattle snow of the season! The plan was to have a fire outside, instead we did some snowball throwing. The snow made it very festive. 
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