master salsa dancing

Last night was my salsa school’s christmas party, and I thought back to last year’s party and how much I’d improved since then, much more than I had expected. I am getting better at following, turning, moving my hips, not gripping too tight…the next challenge is learning how not to have too much tension in my arms…it seems I have the opposite problem of most women there.

I’ve been going twice a week for the last few months, picking it up again after a year overseas. It’s amazing how things just seem to improve without effort if you just keep going.

I LOOOOOVVVVEEE to dance! I can’t wait to master salsa, though I will make sure to take my time and learn every bit, and eventually inflict my own bit of style into my dancing.

I was having issues with one of the basic moves (Cross-body lead) while we were moving onto much harder things, that I could have done but for the fact that I was overbalancing on my turn, and not doing it in a straight line.

For a week, I spent about 10 minutes a day practicing it in the hallway at home, where if I didn’t do it in a straight line, I would hit the wall, and by the next class I had greatly improved.

Makes me think it’s all about practice.

... I’m going to replace this goal with “never stop enjoying salsa dancing” since to “master salsa dancing” would probably lead to boredom.

... I ever want to “complete” this goal, because then what would I do??? I just love salsa dancing and would hate to ever think that I’ve “mastered it”. I might just get rid of this goal and replace it with “never stop enjoying salsa dancing” :-)

... in my last post is no longer in the picture. But I have been salsa dancing at least 2 sometimes 3 times a week. I am sad to be leaving the salsa scene here in LA, however, I know there are plenty of opportunities to dance in Tampa…

I started classes about 6 months ago. I don’t know if I’ll ever ‘master’ salsa, but I would like to be as good at it as an unco-ordinated Australian like me can get without giving up everything else to fit it in.

And yeah, I know what you mean about being in control and not leading, but I also wish the guys I dance with could learn that too, and know what it is like to be following!

I met someone really nice (and easy on the eyes) who doesn’t know how to salsa dance, but is willing to learn. I am hoping that going to classes with him will refine my basic moves and add a little bit of spice to my social life. We’ll see…

I can’t dance to save my life. Au revoir.

- signed,

Two left feet.