The pandemic really put a damper on our dating lives. Whether you are in a relationship or single and ready to mingle, our romantic lives have been put on hold. I mean, nothing says romance like being scared to contract a virus. Now that New York is slowly opening up and we are doing pretty well in terms of controlling COVID (knock on wood), I think it’s safe to say that we can step back into our dating lives.
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Being in New York for over 7 years I still get moments of surrealism when I think “my God I live here!”. I hope this feeling never goes away. It doesn’t happen every day, I go from work to the gym to back home like a normal person. But once a week something catches my eye or happens to me and it transforms me into gratefulness. One thing that makes me feel such abundance is the Empire State Building. I see it almost every day and yet I still love the sight of that tall building. It is the quintessential New York image. I even have an illustration of the building framed in my room that I purchased from Crate and Barrel (sold out now) about 6 years ago.
Any bar can become a dance party if you try hard enough. It does not matter to me what type of bar I am in; hole in the wall pubs or a club with disco balls and strobe lights, if there is music there will be a dance party going on. Heck I throw myself a dance party weekly in my apartment alone. Anyway, even though you can shake your groove thing anywhere, not all bars are equipped with a designated dance floor. Here are a few of my favorite bars in Manhattan where you can really bust a move.
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When I was little I wanted to be a Broadway star when I grew up. My first trip to New York was when I was in elementary school with my dance studio. We took classes at Broadway Dance Center, saw shows, and walked about the city I would later call home. I fell in love with New York and knew I wanted to move here some day. On my next trip to NYC I asked my parents for a little painting from a street vendor down in Battery Park of all of the broadway shows. I placed the small painting (no bigger than a notebook) in my room and would stare at it, dreaming of living in NYC and being on Broadway. My first Broadway show I ever saw I was in elementary school. My parents took my sister and me to see Phantom Of The Opera. My parents bought me the Phantom mask and I would wear it around the house with a cape. I still have the mask in case you are wondering and would 100% wear the mask and a cape right now.