do you love the dance?

I swung by Therapy on Monday for the Jeff Shade Dance Project Fundraiser. If you don't know Jeff Shade, you will, because he is about to be huge in the choreography scene. His work is joyfully inventive, and if you don't believe me, you can go take his class at Steps and see for yourself. I, for one, can't dance worth a damn, but do I love the dance? Oh hell yes. And when Jeff Shade pumps up the Liza Minnelli, I am the greatest star!!! At least I feel that way.

Highlights of the evening included watching Ms. 4thFloorNYC win not one, not two, but THREE raffle prizes without cheating, an auction for free dance classes escalating to a full-fledged dance-off, and an on-fire, down-and-dirty performance by Joe Iconis (surprisingly cute!) & friends. The boys performed a few tunes from Joe's "theatrical rock concert" THINGS TO RUIN, coming up at the Zipper in a few weeks. A little piano pounding and rousing whiskey-soaked choruses, and the whole audience was singing along. T2R is going to be a fun show.

Speaking of Joe Iconis, anybody catch The Black Suits star Krysta Rodriguez on Gossip Girl this week? Girlfriend totally sucked face with Chace Crawford! I bet Krysta does a mean Liza. Just sayin.