Hello There My Lovelies,
A couple of days ago I decided to accompany my friends as a guest to learn the Argentine Tango. They teach the class and offered, so I decided to uproot my ass from my room and TV and go and learn a few things. It was the last class before moving on to the Cha Cha.
Just curious........ Do the Argentinians really tango ? Or is that a long forgotten thing of the past ? Because when I went to Spain, I really didn't see a lot of the Flamenco. Maybe that's because I wasn't in the south of Spain.
Anywho, my friend showed me the steps before the class showed up (4 weeks worth crammed into 30 minutes), and I tried my best to follow along when everyone else started dancing.
Everyone else there had partners, and I ended up dancing alone. I didn't mind, as I didn't want to subject anyone to my awkwardness. I would just stand behind one of the ladies and mimic her footwork.
But luckily some of the gentlemen stepped in and helped me learn the moves while their partners stood by and coached me.
I've been bellydancing for a while now, and in bellydance, I mainly dance alone. Or if I am dancing in a troup, we perform side by side. I forgot what it was like to dance with a guy. The posture felt awkward, and I wasn't moving my hips much, rather more of my legs. It's a foreign concept to me.
It was fun, but I think I will stick to bellydance.
4 comments:
Add to your repetoire!! Go on ... you can do it!!
I love to dance, not very good at it, but I do like it. I'd like to try salsa, do you need a partner for that? It is great exercise without it being a chore! Love your new pics, BTW!
Hi Myra,
Yeah, you do need a partner to properly learn the salsa. The key is to find a man that knows how to lead. It makes all the difference.
Thanks for the picture compliments.
Argentineans do tango still. Here in NY there are lots of tango places as well. Wife and I took private lessons a few years ago and it was hard work and very amazing. I love tango, still but I stopped practicing the little I knew.
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