Dancing with the stars here we come!

So I'm really excited!

Jessica and I have joined a salsa class!! Its a same sex partner friendly class, which has its good qualities and its bad qualities.

Good Qualities:
1) They are promoting equality and open mindedness.
2) We get to meet people who are similar to us.
3) I have the best dancing partner out the entire class.

Bad Qualities:
1) This is my first time leading. I'm not that great yet, so there is a lot of stopping to find the beat.
2) We are the youngest couple in the class by far. I danced with a lady who was my grandmother's age and she was giving me googly eyes.
3) There are lots of ladies who are just as bad at following as I am at leading so my toes hurt.

I'm just kidding about the bad qualities, the class is a blast! I'm so excited that we are doing this together and its fun to learn. I did this class because Jessica is the such a wonderful dancer, its hard to keep up with her and to muster up enough courage to even ask her to dance :) So I wanted to get better at partner dancing so when we go out on the town I don't look like a complete fool with her.

Now this lack of skill in dance isn't all my fault. I mean I've got all the parts to shake my money maker. Believe me, I've got the hips, the butt and the big feet. I attribute it to few different things.

1. I was a tomboy as a kid. We had community dances when I was in elementary school but I was soooo not interested when I was that age. I went to play basketball with the boys and to down as much free sugar as I could.

2. My middle school and high school years were filled with a total of 2 dances! We weren't allowed to have dancing at my school, its a grand sin supposedly. Huh, who knew that when David danced God was frowning. So much of this is due to what I like to call "The Tin Man Syndrome". My dancin parts haven't had any practice, the oil can hasn't seen them as much as it should have.

3. I lack rhythm. Now this is my fault. For some reason I hear different beats and sounds that are not in the song being played. It's like I'm moving to a completely different tune.

Do these things stop me from shakin my groove thang tho? Heck No! I looove to dance! You thought Ellen DeGeneres was the only white girl loved to dance that much... Well you've met her match! I love it! I love it! I love it! Often I'll break out in many of a Target, Kohl's, or dentist office. I don't even need a song, many times I'll just ask Jess to dance when there is no music playing. I can't stop myself!