Because I apparently have too much time on my hands (I don’t), I signed up for the next level of salsa dancing class. So I am continuing to dance on Monday evenings.
It was looking like a good idea at the time. For the last few classes at level one, the instructor was complimenting me. She was also using me as the demo model; she assumed I knew the steps well enough so everyone was supposed to copy me.
I was sure this was going to end with me getting beat up after class.
I do have a problem with level two though. Mostly that it is actually level three. Everyone else in the class has taken it several times before, so I am behind. Did I mention that there are also twice as many men as women? So, even if I have a chance to figure out what I need to do, there is only a 50% chance that I can actually try and learn it at any one time.
I could go to some of the Friday evening sessions she has at a restaurant/bar. But they never so salsa there. They teach some other latin dance and then play music appropriate for that dance for the rest of the night. I am not smart enough to know two types of dancing; if I learn a new dance, I forget how to dance salsa. This is not helping matters.
Did you know the reason I took salsa classes? It was so that I could stop feeling stupid. I’ve gone salsa dancing before after an introductory session, and I never seem to grasp the fundamentals. I figured that if I took an actual class, I wouldn’t have to worry about it. I could dance with confidence.
Now I am back to feeling dumb. It is making me feel angry after the class is over. But there really isn’t anyone to blame. I suppose I could go back down to level one.