Dance Revolution

If the revolution occurs, let´s hope it will not be televised.

I found a dance school while I was in Montevideo. Their schedule told me that they had beginner and intermediate salsa lessons that night.

Having been dancing for sometime, I skipped the begginer class and got there for the intermediate lesson.

There were 30 or so people there. Most were female and the age range was 12-ish to 60+

The skill level seemed to be beginner to advanced.

For my part, I can honestly say....mistakes were made.

I have (re)discovered that I have very poor eye-foot coordination.

Did he turn clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Why do i have my right foot forward while everyone else has their left foot out front?

Part of the lack of coordination was due to the instructor speaking in Spanish. What is up with that????

We danced in two lines and I and la chica next to me (and others) were not doing too well. I figured it could not get any worse.....until he has me and the 5 other guys partner up with women

I was almost as if I had never danced before in my life. If I was moving at all, it was in the wrong direction. Much of the time, I found myself trying to watch the instructor to see what he was doing. However, by the time you see it and recognize it, it is too late - the move is over and you need to be on to the next one.

I may or may not have made it through a song. I don´t know. I know i held 2 or 3 women in dance postion. I can{t say I danced with 2 or 3 women because what I was doing would not be considered ´dancing´ in most books.

I dropped out after that. They wanted to give me a refund but i turned them down (about $3 for 1-1/2 hour lesson) as it was not their fault that I can´t dance.

If I am in Montevideo on Monday, I will head back and try again. Well, I will try the beginner lesson.

If I am not in Montevideo on Monday, it is because I am heading towards the Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil borders.

Keep reaching for the stars

bjm 03.06.08