Dance Dance Dance

One of my greatest passions is dance - music sending vibrations around the body and peforming breath taking moves - from street dance, ballroom, salsa, hip hop to breakdance - always increases the adrenalin in my body and puts a big smile on my face.

The last six weeks I have been doing salsa classes on a Saturday afternoon at Park Street FF - our wonderful group fitness chick Patty organised for very talented instructors to come teach us beginner salsa. At first it is all a bit daunting, step here, turn here... especially with my long arms that stick out to the side instead of being in close to the body - over compensating for being tall... and doing martial arts those years ago... guard down and in Dons.... so after a couple weeks I managed to learn quite a few moves that could easily be put together and look very impressive indeed.

Our teacher Graham - truly an amazing teacher, very talented and had a great sense of humour as well, which makes things less stressful (after all you should enjoy yourself whilst dancing....)! We would start the class going through shines to warm up and then would go into the circle and pair up - great way to dance with a variety of guys at different levels.

Our final session was with Csaba - from dancing with the stars... he can move, awesome talent and quite a cute accent. He showed us familar steps and added a few different arms, moves in which was great fun, quick to pick up and the routine ended with a dip. Finally - a girl loves a good dipper...... ahem... I did the two sessions - and enjoyed dancing for 3hrs!! Was good to finally dance with my friend Brendan - we have jammed together at FF but knowing his extensive dance background (ballroom... etc) I wanted to see his moves - and was v impressed indeed. Good fun, always adding turns....

A couple of the guys (smaller builds than me) didn't want to dip a few of us taller ladies... if only they knew how to stand properly they would realise they don't take the brunt of our weight... so had a couple great guys who could dip and included Csaba dipping me to show how easy it was... very giggly indeed, he is very cute.

Brendan and I went to check out Csaba's Dance Dance Dance production at Star Theatre and loved loved loved it, so much talent, awesome moves, music... oh... the heat from the guy dancers..exhilarating to watch - I was bopping around in my seat... we had a great time!! The highlight was the dancers from studio 11 - Kylie Vassallo and your team, you are amazing.... amazing. Will be keeping an eye out on where your dancers are next.