Second-time Impressions
Hi Guys,
Well I went to my second night last night. I’ll try to make this wee report a little more concise than the last one. 
Basically we learned four and a half moves last night. They were… um…
“In Out” - this was the half move. This was only used as an intro to lead into…
“Basket” - quite tricky getting my feet and arms in the right places. I think this was just with a simple return.
“Shoulder Drop” or “Slide” or something like that. Fairly easy. More turning for the poor girl.
“Yo-yo” with push-spin. Another tricky one. Don’t think I really got this one sorted out. You pull the girl in to the side, push her away, then you twist round, pulling her back to a quarter turn, before push-spinning her clock-wise. right?
“Side to Side” - pretty easy.
Alas I wasn’t adopted by a taxi dancer this week, so I had to slug it out with the mixed bag of women there - by mixed bag, I mean varying in experience. 
Some were really nice and helpful, and seemed to know what they were doing, or seemed at least to be following my lead. Others… well it felt like I was dancing with a wet rag. Oh dear. 
The freestyle dancing still scares the hell out of me. I was able to watch it much closer this week than last and it looks even more difficult. I had planned to ask one of the beginners I had just met for a dance, but the ones I had thought suitable were already taken. At least it gave me a chance to get my breath back.
On to the revision class. This was again very useful. We got to practice our leading and following with the in-out move. Maybe I’m a bad lead, but my partners certainly weren’t following me very well.
While I improved my basket, I don’t think we had long enough of the yo-yo and I didn’t seem to do as well revising it and learning it.
We didn’t have time to revise the side-to-side with travelling return, but it was probably the easiest move of the night.
At the end of the revision class, just before we were to go back for more freestyle, the fire alarm went off. I had fully intended to try at least one dance after the revision, but instead I took my coat and left.
I had things to do, and didn’t know for sure how long it would take to get back in. Even if it had only been a wee while, the iron wouldn’t be hot enough to strike.
And that’s me done for another week. Didn’t get much sleep last night again - even after using my “chill out” shower gel. Not as bad as last week though.
Still curious where all the Glasgow people are on this board, there has to be more than well, the one person who made themselves know. (Sorry I missed you last night - I think I spotted you, but didn’t get a chance to say “hi”.)
Bye for now…