February 27, 2007

• And one, two, three….

  So last week at salsa class, the girl teacher finds out that i had some classical dance training.  Then she got all excited, talking about all these jumps and tricks she wants me to try since my back is flexible.  I was like woah woah…this is lesson number two…and my back is no longer flexible…it creaks every time i twist.

  Anyway, at the end of class, she insisted that we try this one move.  She was like…oh this is easy…you stand side by side facing the mirror, then on count one, you jump up while he kind of does a squat…the you land on his lap, facing him with your right leg extended and your left leg folded under you…  I was like…uh….i don’t know if i can jump that far…she was like OH, you can…you did ballet.  (like 20 years ago!!!).  THEN she was like, ok, right after you land, the guy throws you up and off and back into the side by side stance…then you do two quick turns…and then back into the basic step.

  I just stared at her.  Then she made us try it, but we couldn’t get the timing down.  So she come over and was like, okay, i’ll be the guy, try it with me.  I was like um, you want me to JUMP and LAND on you?!!!  I’m small, but I’m not really THAT light…especially to another girl.  She was like, it’s okay, i can do it.  OMG…that girl was SO strong…hahaha as soon as I landed in the leg extended position, she just THREW me maybe four feet up and 4 feet to her right to get me to the basic position.  I actually had a little hang time from her throw…I had time to do that bicycle move with my legs (like when people in the movies fall from tall buildings…or like in the long jump), although I’m sure that wasn’t very elegant looking.  But,  I was very impressed.

  I guarantee you, this is probably one girl you wouldn’t want to get in a fight with.

  My favorite salsa song so far: Marc Anthony – Tu amor me hace bien

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