Dance, Baby Dance

It was the most fun class that I can remember having. We did the usual salsa-esque dancing but it had a lot more twists this time. We did a couple of the simple forms and then we did the variations. The one I liked best was the toe tapping, heel hitting, twist and turn. Even when done really slow it is quite fast since your whole body twists to one side each time you make a move. So doing these four steps in four seconds involves your body swinging completely four times. So after a few times you get really tired and I still haven’t mastered it yet. I keep having trouble with crossing my legs in front of each other as I keep getting crossed up or moving forward. Anyways, let me not bore you guys way too much.

The class also got invited to a Saturday evening soireé. I am not sure if I want to go since I don’t want to be sitting in the sidelines waiting for women to become free. I always have trouble approaching strangers since I feel that dancing should really be quite personal. I feel most comfortable in class with a lady called Sarah. She is much older but I feel most comfortable with her and all she cares about is dancing and not really about whether we are dancing right. So she is kinda fun since she doesn’t always worry about making mistakes but she also makes it hard when I really want to do something right, since she is moving independently and I am not really leading her then. She made a comment that she won’t be coming for the soirée, so I am really not sure if I want to go.

I stopped by at a natural food grocery store and bought some fruits there. I was curious to learn to make Indian food and have been waiting to get to a class that teaches Indian cooking at this shop but unfortunately the class for the month was already going on exactly at the time that I was there. I also stopped by to buy some more neon tetras and some male guppies in an aquarium store.

By the time I got home I had already missed most of my Thursday night comedy lineup. So I went early to bed with a book in hand. I have promised myself that I will try to finish a chapter of the book in the night time on days that I can. You see, my effort to learn Spanish is still at its teen years and although I know a lot of words, putting them into a good sentence, is still a major mental effort for me. So I have been borrowing small books for young children of about 10 years of age from the library and been trying to read then. The strange thing that I find about these books is that they are all really very serious and sad. I have no idea why. Books for kids should not have such serious themes like immigration and hardship in my opinion.

Quote of the Day: Dancing is the best form of workout.