Salsa was going really well and then I went down with a throat infection on Friday. I had to pass on the lift I'd been offered to the Claverton Rooms and I missed O'Neills last night. Worse, Sarah G has just emerged from six months' hibernation and asked me if I want to go dancing tonight and I've had to turn her down : (
I'm going to be seriously fed up if I'm not better in time for Risa.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Rueda
Kate's new rueda course starts at Tiger Tiger on 7th February. It's five weeks: 7.30-8.30 for rueda improvers and 8.30-9.30 for beginners. At £25 it's a bargain. Men are in short supply, so if you're interested email katycubana@hotmail.com or text her on 07870248827.
Getting into gear
First visit of the New Year to La Tasca on Saturday. Looked a bit iffy at the start - four men and no women - but by half eleven things were looking up. One guy brought four women with him which evened things up. Really glad to see Laura there: once again she tells me she's going to make the effort to come regularly. Let's hope so - she's got so much natural talent.
The dance floor filled up later on. Other good things included meeting a couple of good new women dancers I hadn't encountered before, dancing bachata with Anita (I think we almost looked as if we knew what we were doing), and dancing with Sofia for the first time in months.
It's been a busy week. I was working in Ammanford so I checked out the Monkey Bar in Swansea on Tuesday night. Dylan Thomas' "ugly, lovely town" is looking decidedly slick nowadays, but the Monkey Bar is pretty funky, and being Swansea it's pretty friendly too. I had some nice dances with Sarah T and we managed to sneak into the rueda as well. I knew a couple of the other dancers there, including Nicky. I didn't realise she'd be DJing - luckily she found time to dance with me as well. The music was good, too: not purist salsa, with a fair bit of merengue and other stuff. There were a few Latinos there, including one woman who was leading two other women in salso trio at one point. I had a very entertaining dance with Sally who gets to Risa occasionally. She couldn't remember where she'd danced with me before, and when I told her she said that explained why I was doing 'Cardiff moves'.
I wasn't sure whether Risa last night would be a good idea as I was really tired and had an incipient sore throat. But I had a brilliant time and left feeling totally refreshed. Part of that is because a lot of my favourtie dancers were there, but it's also a lot to do with the music which was spot on, with some really nice slow tracks among the fast stuff.
I'm supposed to be going to the Claverton Rooms tomorrow evening if my cold holds off.
The dance floor filled up later on. Other good things included meeting a couple of good new women dancers I hadn't encountered before, dancing bachata with Anita (I think we almost looked as if we knew what we were doing), and dancing with Sofia for the first time in months.
It's been a busy week. I was working in Ammanford so I checked out the Monkey Bar in Swansea on Tuesday night. Dylan Thomas' "ugly, lovely town" is looking decidedly slick nowadays, but the Monkey Bar is pretty funky, and being Swansea it's pretty friendly too. I had some nice dances with Sarah T and we managed to sneak into the rueda as well. I knew a couple of the other dancers there, including Nicky. I didn't realise she'd be DJing - luckily she found time to dance with me as well. The music was good, too: not purist salsa, with a fair bit of merengue and other stuff. There were a few Latinos there, including one woman who was leading two other women in salso trio at one point. I had a very entertaining dance with Sally who gets to Risa occasionally. She couldn't remember where she'd danced with me before, and when I told her she said that explained why I was doing 'Cardiff moves'.
I wasn't sure whether Risa last night would be a good idea as I was really tired and had an incipient sore throat. But I had a brilliant time and left feeling totally refreshed. Part of that is because a lot of my favourtie dancers were there, but it's also a lot to do with the music which was spot on, with some really nice slow tracks among the fast stuff.
I'm supposed to be going to the Claverton Rooms tomorrow evening if my cold holds off.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Back into it
Back into salsa and back into blogging. I've been really busy and I've been trying to spend less time on the computer. But since two people asked me last night why I hadn't posted for so long I'd better get on with it.
I really like O'Neills under new management (Charlotte). The music is great. I used to rely on going home reasonably relaxed after a Monday night and getting a good night's sleep. Not last night, which was the most fun I'd had for weeks. I was finally attempting to drag myself away at twenty past ten after staying later than I intended when a cracking long fast track came on and I just had to dance it with Theresa.
A few good things coming up - the Claverton Rooms on the 27th (think I've got a lift lined up for that one, which gives me an incentive) and Irene's Valentine's event on the 9th.
Finally Salsamania's Wednesday night in Bristol has moved to Jongleurs, which is supposed to be bigger and better. I'll have to try and get over there soon.
(Techy note for bloggers - posting to the new Blogger with the latest version of ecto is blindingly fast, which might encourage me to post more often).
I really like O'Neills under new management (Charlotte). The music is great. I used to rely on going home reasonably relaxed after a Monday night and getting a good night's sleep. Not last night, which was the most fun I'd had for weeks. I was finally attempting to drag myself away at twenty past ten after staying later than I intended when a cracking long fast track came on and I just had to dance it with Theresa.
A few good things coming up - the Claverton Rooms on the 27th (think I've got a lift lined up for that one, which gives me an incentive) and Irene's Valentine's event on the 9th.
Finally Salsamania's Wednesday night in Bristol has moved to Jongleurs, which is supposed to be bigger and better. I'll have to try and get over there soon.
(Techy note for bloggers - posting to the new Blogger with the latest version of ecto is blindingly fast, which might encourage me to post more often).
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