What gives, you might ask? Then maybe you’ve forgotten Charlie Hales and his wife, Nancy, were supposed to be entrants in a local charity version of Dancing With the Stars. Nancy Hales is particularly on point—loose enough to twirl while also getting into character. The mayor has a natty outfit and isn’t so awful himself.

Hales’ spokesman, Dana Haynes, says his boss took a lot of tango lessons. He hadn’t seen the video either.

“Dude, he’s good. I just watched it for the first time and have aspirated coffee all over my keyboard.”

Denis C. Theriault is the Portland Mercury's News Editor. He writes stories about City Hall and the Portland Police Bureau, focusing on issues like homelessness, police oversight, insider politics, and...