El Kiwi en Sudamérica

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Hola Chicos,
This last week I've opened myself up to a more cultured side of life that, despite my comments before I left home, has taken me far to long to start up in my time here: I'm taking some dance classes!
Before I came here I told some people that ''I'll have to take some dance classes- get into the culture etc...'' and Ashlee asked me last week if I wanted to go to Salsa class with her. Stereotypes of salsa as 'dirty dancing' rushed around my head but I thought 'why not give it a try'
So, on Thursday last week I went... And had a brilliant time. Despite my fears I haven't received the 'bad dancing gene' from my Dad (but I'm probably a carrier) and I'm not the next MC Hammer, Fred Astaire, or shakier ( I've got a lot of work to (sic) do on my hips.)
The thing I found the hardest to pick up was changing were my body weight was resting so I could do the steps.
Salsa is based around a 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 count, with every count being a complete change of feet or a pause... I have no idea how to describe how to dance in writing, so, I'll just tell you about the more interesting stuff instead.
Anyway, it was good times. It took me a good 10 minutes to get the right rhythm with the steps, and after learning one move and getting it down (with the lady I was dancing with, she was maybe in her 50's or something) then the teacher would come up with something else for us to learn.
So, all in all, a good night. Hopefully I've learnt enough (and what I'll learn in subsequent lessons) so when opportunities arise I can make the most of them.
So yeah, I have had another lesson this week, and for a bit cheaper and a smaller class size- Ashlee, Alison, Martin (a flatmate of Alison's), me and another flatmate as the teacher (they live at the dancing school pretty much)

That's it for me today. Tomorrow I'm off to Mendoza with James from work (another Gappy) as he needs to renew his visa- Should be good times, I've heard so many good things about Argentina... I'll give you all the low down, and some photos of some stuff next episode.

posted by Nathan Sinclair @ 10:59 AM