rongo rongo goes square dancing

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Hi this is rongo rongo. I'm at an MIT square dance. This is not just a normal MIT square dance, but it's actually celebrating a wedding between Heather and Vadim. It's a little bit strange because you wouldn't think MIT is the Boston nexus of square dancing, but it is. The club is called Tech Squares, the caller's name is Ted, and he is the best square dance caller ever. An interesting thing about dancing at MIT is you often have more boys than girls, but luckily, most of them can play either part. It's also the place I've been to that has the most guys with really long hair, like butt-long hair. But I like squares because it's fun and crazy and people all smile and even when you mess up they're pretty nice to you. There's lessons here every semester for people who want to learn, and unlike many square dancing places there aren't that many retired people and everyone wears normal clothes instead of poofy dresses. So that's where I am, it's a little strange but I like it.

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