Salsa to Sleep

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I went to my Salsa class last night - it was packed! A whole load of new beginners and I, three lessons in, have now moved up to the Improvers class. I'm told (she said feeling just a little bit big-headed) that I'll be in the advanced class in no time at all... It's funny, every week between classes I think to myself 'It sounds so naff, going to Salsa classes. It is a bit naff actually. Maybe I won't go next week' and then when Tuesday comes around I drag myself off, telling myself that it's better than going to the gym, and find I really enjoy it! I mean, when you watch two really good Salsa dancers together, the whole thing is so fluid, they seem to ebb and flow around each other, and I look at them thinking: I want to be able to do that! The women, no matter what their size, shape or age, ooze sensuality and the blokes ain't too bad neither! This week I had a new instructor called Ben, who was...Chinese?...and had been Salsa dancing for 15 years. It's amazing how easy it is to dance with a good partner. If they lead you, you effortlessly follow, producing moves you had no idea you knew how to do! As someone who's always considered themselves, well, if not having 2 left feet exactly, then a pretty uncoordinated dancer, it's gratifying to be able to twist and twirl your way around the dancefloor. So I think I'll keep it up for now...