I was late for Detox Yoga on Friday, so when another founding member asked me to be his partner for Latin Partner I said sure. But I did warn him though, I usually don't remember the choreography so don't get pissed if I do my own steps. He said it's ok, he just needed to move anyway. And if he can dance, then he might be able to impress his wife! Isn't that cute? Aww... =)
And so I went to class. Waited for that uncle, but he didn't show up. Well, he did, actually but he stayed outside. I found out that he has ankle problem and couldn't do the Jive. Wait... Jive? Hulloh, what's that? I heard of it before, but never really bothered to know more. Because I never thought I'd be learning it. Alamak...
The instructor did a quick demo when I asked him - still didn't get it. So I told him to teach us the BASIC of Jive. Don't even think about easy steps, just the basic step. I repeat, BASIC. Honestly, I feel sorry for the instructor for having to deal with people like me - no flair in dancing, but demands like a diva. Haaaha!
So then the class started. Not so bad, for the first part I mean. And the music was rather catchy. Overall I liked it. Until I had to dance with the instructor. That's when I felt really inferior, I almost ran out of the studio! I mean, come on, to partner with someone whose done this for years... and I'm a first timer. First time doing Jive, first time dancing with a partner! Heck, I didn't even know where to put my hands - he had to adjust a few times. Very, very patient instructor -- thank you.
The second part was terrible - we had to turn and turn and turn some more. And we need to have our hands away from the partner's face - most of us octopi swayed our hands too wildly, we scratched people's faces! So after a few red lines on my partner's (new partner, not the uncle earlier), I decided to keep my hands to my side. But that was after I gave up. Really. I couldn't follow the steps, not with the legs and hands coordination, and it really didn't help that my partner couldn't lead. Hell, she couldn't even get the beat right. I almost burst into tears at one point when I saw myself dancing in the mirror. A complete disaster!
Luckily for me, we got to change partners during class, and my next partner assisted me a lot. Helped with the counting, and hand gestures, steps - almost everything. I got the steps (finally), and started to enjoy the dance better. Then came the last part - we had to turn. My legs got tangled with my partner, so I was dragged to dance witht he instructor again. Great, just great! My partner was an elderly lady, so getting tangled with her is funny. But the instructor is a guy - it's completely a different story! But I had no choice - just do it, lah! No tangles, luckily. (Who am I kidding - he's a pro, of course he knows how to move!)
Anyways, we finished the class, me dancing with this auntie and laughing our heads off everytime we missed a step - the turning was really fast and we couldn't catch up most of the time. But all in all, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed Jive, and maybe, just maybe, I might join that class again.
That music we danced to is really cute and fun, it played in my head until this morning! Must ask the instructor what the title is! Lalalalalalala! =)
When will I be able to wear that dress?
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