Shaking the Disease

A Depeche Mode dance moment offered me a window into the future.

I went dancing for my birthday last week. My friend Charlotte found the perfect spot when I told her what I wanted to do to celebrate this year, my new era — a seedy little joint in Chinatown called the Grand Star Jazz Club, which was hosting a night called Underground Dance Party Indie Post Punk 80s-Now! When we rolled into the club the place was empty…