salsa baby salsaaaa!!

Oh my goodness oh my goodness.. we found it.. the roomie and i found a KICK-ASS salsa class!!!!!! People.. seriously.. it was AWESOME.. a bunch of guys and girls getting together to dance.. and it's part of a 6-week series.. and we started on week #3.. so not a beginner's class.. and it was GREAT!! You stand in this big circle.. practice the moves and then rotate.. so you dance with every single guy in the class at least 3-4 times.. and that helps.. because then you know each other's moves.. and it was great.. Right off the bat, they (the instructors are a guy and a girl) showed us this pretty hard combo that involves basic salsa steps.. and a few turns.. a few "crossovers".. and then.. a roll into your partner.. let me try to explain what the roll is so that you can understand why it was a bit scary to do when you don't even know each other's names.. ahahahahah.. i'm a conservative girl (well.. sometimes.. don't roll your eyes!! ahahahahah).. anyway.. the roll goes like this.. you and your partner basically look like you are interweaving.. imagine a wall in front of you (that's the partner).. and you touch this wall.. first with your head.. then your chin.. then your chest.. then your stomach.. got the visual?? Yeah.. it's not so easy to do.. especially considering that we're not experts.. so there was definitely some head-bumping going on.. ahahahahahaha.. but it was great.. so Thursdays at 9:00 i'll be in hollywood dancing salsaaaaaaa..

Can you tell i'm excited? Yeah.. i totally am.. we were even practicing in the streets to make sure that we had it all down before going back home.. and tonight we have that belly dancing class.. so yeah.. i expect to be in much better shape by the end of 2006.. i know 2 dance classes a week is not going to get me into shape.. so i will incorporate a few days of walking / hiking and the resistance bands that my ny trainer got me :)

What else?? Hmm.. it seems all i am talking about today is dancing.. but people.. it's so much fun.. i think EVERYONE should do it.. you see.. Dirty Dancing is my favorite movie of all time... and yes.. i am 28 and i will admit it and i don't care.. it's great.. and i think that ever since i saw it.. i wanted to dance.. so i am living out my dreams when i take these classes.. nobody puts nounou in the corner!! :)

So.. yeah.. the weekend consists of more dancing.. tonight is belly dancing like i already mentioned.. and tomorrow we're going to some place called the Congo Room, i think.. they have salsa classes at 8:00 and then you're in the club for the rest of the night dancing with people that actually KNOW what they're doing.. i think that it's going to be so much fun it's going to be ridiculous.. i cannot cannot wait!!! Of course some house chores will need to be done in between all that.. :)

Speaking of chores.. you know how i sometimes quote Ryan Seacrest (American Idol.. Kiss FM here in LA).. anyway.. the other day he came up with this word.. "chore-gasm".. and it's defined as when you've been putting off something for sooooooooo long (cleaning out your closet.. emptying out some drawers.. whatever).. and then you finally do it.. when you are done.. you experience a choregasm.. a feeling of complete and utter contentment and satisfaction.. i like it and will now begin to use it.. it's a fun word, even just to say it.. ahahahahahah.. :)

K.. now that's it.. i gotta get back to work.. so to sum it alllllll up.. my weekend includes chorgasms and dancing.. does it get better than that?? Actually.. yeah.. it can get better..

not in the corner,
nounou :)