Salsero, Mark II

So................I went back to the club.  The same one I was at on what I am calling Sad Panda Zero Day.  Or maybe it should be Sad Panda Day Zero...or something.  I made it up while I was taking my shoes off just now so give me time to work on it.

Tonight, since I am alone, I went to the "lesson" at the beginning of the night.  And they taught the lesson in "on1" or Philly style.  I was super confused.  They didn't do any partner work during the lesson, which is unfortunate, because usually that is how I meet all the girls, and that is also how all of the girls find out that I'm a good dancer.  Nonetheless I was able to observe, and learn some new shines.

When the lesson was over, I had my pick.  It has been a long time--a very long time--since I've seen that many girls in a fucking salsa club.  Including that night in the same club a few weeks prior.  So go them.  I danced on1 with a bunch of girls.  It was a fucking blast.  I'm pretty sure it was at least 3 girls that saw me dancing and then came up an asked me to dance.  That's happened in Philly...once, but never in Seattle unless it was someone I already knew.

The girls who showed up and already knew salsa, though...it didn't go so well with them.  I tried to dance on2 (the bullshit new york style invented by turds) with the ones who said they didn't really know on1, and there remained something very wrong with what I'm doing.

After an hour and 40 minutes (including the lesson) the ITB on my left leg started feeling sore.  I don't know what that means.  I guess an hour and 40 is pretty good for someone who hasn't danced a lot recently.  Maybe its fine;  maybe it need to give my legs more time to recover from the spin class.  Who knows.

So.  I'm curious to see how this club will pan out.  I definitely would like to be a regular there, although the group salsa class that I signed up for at a new studio is also on thursdays nights, so I'll miss the mini lesson at the club.  We'll see.  After a month I could switch the group lesson to another time.  Or maybe just stop dancing on2?  Maybe on2 is for all of the salsa dancers that are way to into it and have "boyfriends" and "just want to dance."  Its too early to tell.

All I know is that if this club keeps doing the lesson in on1, this could turn out to be the best thing ever.  And if there is anything I can do to fuck things up for the nerds who prefer on2...just sign me the fuck up, baby.