cha cha to the rescue
To be honest, I wasn't having the best week. I hate waiting, combined with other monthly issues, and the fact that i am forced to hang out with just my dad, I found myself to be constantly agitated and cranky. After several nights of nightmares, I woke to the news that I will have to wait.. longer.. great.
Work is always fun, I grin a little every time I make a drink correctly or whenever I open a new bag of espresso beans to be poured into the hopper. But what really made my day is of course, salsa class. The past three weeks, I was forced to take a break because of my east coast trip, i almost forgot how much fun it is to be dancing in rhythm.
Today we learned the Cha Cha Cha, a more difficult variation on salsa that's cuban in origin. What makes the Cha Cha hard is not the foot work but being able to really listen to the music and find where the "cha cha cha" is supposed to go. Since I've never been in a band or orchestra, its difficult for me to tell the basic beats in the music. Challenging for sure but all the more fun because of it.
I've got years to go before I become as good as any of the videos I found on youtube (most of them are professional performances which are considerably different than regular club social dancing). Anyway, i'm attaching the following video because, 1. the guy is hot and 2. you can see the footwork a bit clearer than the others. =)
Work is always fun, I grin a little every time I make a drink correctly or whenever I open a new bag of espresso beans to be poured into the hopper. But what really made my day is of course, salsa class. The past three weeks, I was forced to take a break because of my east coast trip, i almost forgot how much fun it is to be dancing in rhythm.
Today we learned the Cha Cha Cha, a more difficult variation on salsa that's cuban in origin. What makes the Cha Cha hard is not the foot work but being able to really listen to the music and find where the "cha cha cha" is supposed to go. Since I've never been in a band or orchestra, its difficult for me to tell the basic beats in the music. Challenging for sure but all the more fun because of it.
I've got years to go before I become as good as any of the videos I found on youtube (most of them are professional performances which are considerably different than regular club social dancing). Anyway, i'm attaching the following video because, 1. the guy is hot and 2. you can see the footwork a bit clearer than the others. =)
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