Salsa Fever

Current mood: happy
Category: Parties and Nightlife

My friend Julia wrote this and I couldn't agree more... I might was well fess up that I've been on a 3 week salsa spree, especially since I got my salsa shoes (which make ALL the difference!). Salsa dancing gives a girl a special feeling lol I guess it's easy to feel femenine, graceful and beautiful when youre being twirled around the dance floor by a man who knows what he's doing lol. And it's so Biblical too lol :) seriously, in salsa, the man is the leader who gives the girl a choice whether or not to follow his lead. There's got to be just enough tension between the two so that the girl can "read" what her partner wants her to do. It's fun! Even though I still say "sorry!" more often than I'd like to, I think I've come a long way and am truly learning how to follow...

"'the salsa bug'

I have officially decided that my future "he" has to add one more desirable quality to his extensive portfolio... that's right, i have fallen for salsa, or as people say "caught the salsa bug" while on a little vacation with my sister in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

This is all a very recent development, however I am quiet confident that it's not a seasonal infatuation with dance but a real, unstoppable attraction! The incredible liberating feeling of twirling gracefully, freely while the lead takes you on a breathtaking adventure--there is nothing like it! I discovered something dignifying and most enjoyable in following, it must be somehow weaved into women's make up. Not knowing the next step, the next turn until it happens, yet trusting him, allowing him to lead while owning the move, making it yours, a staple, an awe.. Music playing, rhythm, contagious Spanish melodies that put a grin of satisfaction on my face that's so hard to conceal.

There is something enchanting in this joyous music, most addictive, impossible to resist! And so I conclude that dance, especially salsa, is a pleasure that God intended for us people. He has wired us with a desire and an ability to enjoy this mysterious art.

We are born to worship, we are destined for heaven, we are meant to live, we are crafted to dance..."