My first Salsa class...

I joined Salsa classes in my office yesterday.
One of the most amazing things about my firm is the kind of facilities and activities they provide and this is probably the best thing they have done in the recent past!
Have been thinking of joining some classes for ages but being the lazy guy I am never got down to doing it
It turns out to be good in one ways - I get Salsa classes for free here (So it pays to be lazy...)

Must say I had amazing fun. Me and dancing go back a long way - was in a boarding school where we were taught folk dance over the weekends
I did try like everybody else but gave up soon since:

1. I dance (d) like a clown!
2. Was too shy as a kid to ask girls to dance with me!
3. Found it is amazing fun to sit in a corner and watch people dance
4. When I did motivate myself to dance I tripped over my partner’s skirt and we both came down crashing much to our embarrassment - that was the last time I tried a social dance

So why did I try now:

1. May be I don't dance like a clown anymore
2. I am too old to be shy...
3. I have had a lot of fun watching people dance (whether at school or in movies I love watching people dance) but may be its more fun if you actually dance urself
4. Probably the girl I tripped over was not great at dance either - may be it was not my fault after all...

Can u imagine somebody thinking so much just to go and dance - well that's how I am but all that changed when I read the note informing about the dancing classes
At the fag end was a quote:

"Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order. ~Samuel Beckett"

And that is exactly what I ended up doing

The session itself was very well conducted
We kept swapping partners and by the time I established some coordination with my current partner she was gone and I had too start all over again..may be that's part of the learning process

While most of the girls I danced with were much better than me they were very diplomatic in not letting me know that I suck.
That kinda helped my confidence and I started catching up

The last person I danced with was very funny - both of us ended up in sorts of knots and impossible possible positions but we both kept the humor levels high and also strove to improve

It was a very enjoyable experience - something I want to do more often

Am really looking forward to my Salsa classes next week!!!