Posts Tagged ‘new courses’

Something New!

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Hello, chaps. What’s the good word with you, then? Over here, at Casa de Todo Latino, it’s been all lovely new events for the past month. First of all, on Sunday, October 24, 2010, Wilson hosted a lovely Bachata workshop. Twenty four people in all, learning to do steps, and how to regain their beats and ‘time’ after they’ve gotten out of tune. As well as getting tighter and more fluid with their turns, chased down by food and lashings of juice… from what I gathered, y’all missed a great workshop.

Fear not, however, you don’t have to self flagellate, or rend your clothes in despair, because new classes and workshops are coming up. Keep an eye on this blog for details.

On November 08, 2010, we start our new classes all across the board. New Absolute Beginners Salsa, Absolute Beginners Salsa and Absolute Beginners Bachata. Don’t forget that we have Improvers classes in Bachata and Salsa on Wednesdays as well.

Just a word on the Absolute Beginners Bachata link, since we’re discussing this – on the website, it says 4 weeks for £20. Actually, it should read 8 weeks for £40.

I know that some of you pretty much stay home,  and read this blog and think, “Oh, I should do the classes, and go the next time that they begin.” Well,  not to get all Chinese Fortune Cookie on you, but I shall,  because I love you all, my readers and you must allow me to be a mom, “Time and tide wait for no man.”

C’mon, give it a go. You know you want to. The teachers are ace (all of ‘em guest teachers included), and your fellow students aren’t half bad.

In addition, you don’t need to have/ bring a partner in order to come and dance.  If there aren’t enough men for one class, we ship ‘em in, so that you can come and get your dance on.  For the guys who are reading this: your local salsa needs you. Do it for Queen and Country, yes?

Thank you so much for your lovely comments to the blog entries.  See you in the next class!

As Simple As Joy (new classes start this week!)

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Have you ever had one of those days, when everything is going all a bit wrong, only for something to be absolutely right happen when you least expect it?

Well, this is what happened to me. I got up this morning, couldn’t find my house keys, missed my seven o’ clock bus, staggered to my day job only for people to be playing silly beggars.

Only for tonight to arrive, and the clouds cleared, the heralds sang, the world rejoiced because Giles was here.

Giles!

Yessiree bob, for the next three weeks, whilst Amanda is away, we’re having Giles for the Monday Absolute Beginner’s Salsa Classes, Beginner’s Salsa Classes and Absolute Beginner’s Bachata classes.

What is there to say about Giles? He’s really lovely, he smells like strawberry gum and sunshine and childhood, is really serene, and even me, two left footed jazz, feel as if I am dancing on air.

*dreamy sighs*

Amanda tends to find my goofiness over Giles terribly amusing and rather astounding, and wonders why I dance in his classes and not hers. Amanda is a great teacher, but I respect her too much to clomp all over her feet, whereas for Giles, my crush on him makes me insanely stupid, and silly. I giggle like a twelve year old girl, and look at fussy, strange teas with a benevolent eye when he’s around.

So, c’mon down. Amanda’s away, and Giles will play! I’ll be behind the counter, drawing a heart around our names, with sparkly glitter.

Because sometimes, life is like that, you come to a dance class, and see the one person that makes you really want to move.

Because you know, with todo latino dance classes, joy can be that simple.

:)