I Practiced Salsa Dancing for 250 Hours
The journey from beginner to intermediate.
Un, dos, tres…cinco, seis, siete.
Un, dos, tres…cinco, seis, siete.
Salsa-dancing! A skill that every Latino takes for granted and the rest of us wish we were born with.
Wouldn’t it be great to dance like a Colombian?
And how difficult can it be? Putting one leg in front of the other, bending the knees and shaking the hips and shoulders. Make a few turns.
So, you sign up for a beginner’s class and it goes well. You have plenty of space around you, the songs are super slow, and the teacher is counting loud so that you can keep the rhythm.
After the first few classes, you feel you’ve got it and are super confident to go out dancing.
First time dancing outside of class
Then you get a bucket of ice water thrown in your face.
The songs feel about five times faster than in class. The dancing floor is packed. And you wish you had eyes in the neck, to see if you will step into a sharp stiletto heel.
Salsa dancing can be intimidating at first. Your partners expect you to do a lot more than just stepping back and forth and doing the basic…
