A couple in candy-apple-red outfits glided on the melody, their feet seeming to float across the parquet floor at Club Mix.

Mr. O'Connor's choreography briefly acknowledged that winter could be a cheery time when he had couples glide as if ice-skating.

But, alas, it was not to be, and on the couple glided.

There, couples embrace and glide over the dance floor to the tunes of Gershwin and Porter as the woman behind the piano recreates a bygone era.

A couple of swans glided past, imperiously.

A couple of lesser priestesses glided about.

A couple glides past, chest-to-chest.

But as the couples glided on the dance floor and the songs purred along, Orchestre Septentrional seemed likely to keep listeners smiling for another 50 years.

Infrequently, a couple of tugs and a barge would glide past.

A couple of feathered flying creatures glided past the two males.