Having missed last week’s lesson due to over-exertion at the weekend, I took a cheeky private on Monday evening. The purpose of this was two-fold: to consolidate what I’ve learned in the last few weeks, and to get an understanding of where my lead was weak (a critisism I received from one of the other students last class.)
That lesson went very well, and after a review of various moves, went onto pieces which I’d struggled with before Christmas. Happily, those have clicked too.
Fresh from that positive session, I attended the group classes, taught by Mark and Sandra from London Salsa, last Tuesday.
Mark’s class, Bridging The Gap, was first. There was a low turn out this week – perhaps 10 people in total – which was great. I can’t for the life of me remember the routine we did; will update later, if I can recall.
By the time Sandra’s class started, the hall was packed! There there about 25 people in hers, with even more than that in the beginners. A number had come up from the beginners class, and as such, the standard of dancing was variable.
The routine we learned was:
basic, cross body, 360, RH turn (f) going into a 180 turn turn (m), hand place on the shoulder, then a break, into a variation on the cross body, then a head comb, ending on a basic.
The lead on the break into the cross body didn’t feel natural for a while, though by the end of the night, it was down to pat.
For some reason, I was in a fantastic mood for the class (more so than usual!) and had an abundance of energy, so decided to stay on and do some social dancing after; practice the routines some more, try out some new stuff. I got home around 11pm. Work hurt the next day :)