Date Night #3: Afro-Cuban and Brazilian dancing


Chris and I went to a local bar, The Lost Leaf, in the hopes of finding some good music to dance to.  To our surprise, this amazing local band Bata Ire was playing.  They played Afro-Cuban music with lots of drums and amazing rhythm.  They were amazing!  We danced our butts off all night long!

Lovely evening of music and dancing.  I don't know what I would do if I couldn't dance. 

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