Dance Nights: three Fridays, three decades

In May we tried something. Three Fridays, one decade each. The 80s, then the 90s, then Y2K, in both cities on the same nights. DJ BHolt took Portland. DJ Steven Curd took San Antonio. The dress code was a suggestion that most people took seriously.

Because the rooms were built for bodies, not for standing still. GAZE is a labyrinth of mirrors and light, which turns out to be the best possible place to lose your friends and find them again. Quantum Trampoline was designed to be jumped on. Nobody had to be told what to do. The music just gave them permission.

These frames are from Portland. People in shoulder pads under colored light. The booth set up inside GAZE. A floor that stopped being a floor sometime around the second hour. The photographs do most of the talking.

It worked. Friday from 7pm is now Adult Night in both buildings, every week, no theme required. The decades come back for special editions. Halloween is the next one, October 30, and the 80s are on the invitation.