Dance First. Think Later.

Dancing is a huge part of my past. From the age of 9 to 18, I took belly dance classes and fell in love with dance! I've performed in shows, workshops and even taught my own classes. When I entered college in 2008, I couldn't juggle work, full-time school and dance. Sadly I had to put it on the back burner.

Now I've made room for it in my life again, and I have the pleasure of my husband's company! We both wanted to take a dance class this year, but the hard part was selecting one that we both felt comfortable in. We gave in to our spicy side and every Monday night we have salsa dance class for 1.5 hrs. We both love it! In salsa, the man leads with hand-felt pressure, the woman follows with counter-acting pressure. This is a little of what we've learned so far http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJtWyfFWfrA&feature=relmfu  Our instructor has his PhD in psychology along with 20 years dance experience, so not only can he dance, but he can obtain a sense of a couple's relationship just from watching them dance. I know this because he pulled us aside and just from watching us dance these past weeks, knew us pretty well. He looked at Kit and said, "Now she's one dominant pistol, so to lead, you have to make sure she can feel you. You must give her something to follow." Then came my turn, "Now you have to learn to follow, don't take the lead even when he needs help, you have to let him figure it out." He told us he could tell I was the more dominant personality and he the more submissive. That I needed to take a step back and Kit a step up for us to be able to dance well together. We accepted the challenge and over the last couple of weeks have experienced real chemistry dancing together. Within our relatioship we have also worked on taming my personality a little more and allowing more of Kit's to shine through. Who knew salsa class could be such good relationship counseling?