Jensen Beach

Joe didn't know about all the dance in Jensen Beach when he started going there years ago. Windsurfing was the draw. The first place we found was the Copacabana on the barrier island, the other side of the Indian River, the half salt intra-coastal waterway famous for citrus. although it has changed hands five times in as many years, the basic format - dance floor and stage next to big window in strip mall - is the same and attracts a late Saturday night Latino crowd. DJ and a guy with maracas come on after the rock 'n' roll band for the early crowd. It means the DJ is on the dance floor since the band got the stage and are still packing up when the changeover happens. The bar is in the way of the view, and the men are mostly short, but I brought my own partner. A crowded, sweaty place, but fun.