Hyperreal

Just back from the GUU for the first time in at least month…

I think I’m ready to wear the hotshot badge…

Although I enjoyed myself a fair amount, there just isn’t enough dancers there that I want to dance with to make it worth the bother. There were no more than 20 women there. Of them, maybe half I would say I particularly enjoy dancing with. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy dancing with the rest – just that it’s a greater challenge to find the pleasure…

Of the 10, there’s maybe half again that I think I can dance well with. The rest are perhaps not used to, or suited to my style currently, or perhaps are just beginners.

So we’re down to about 5 or 6. And of them there was only one person there that I can say I have really great dances with.

Compare this to Jumpin’ Jacks, where there must have been at least 60 women last night – on a quiet night – and I can almost always find someone I know I’ll have a great dance with – with my “dirty half-dozen” there for the very best dances.

I’m usually pretty tired on a Wednesday, after going to JJ’s the day before. Why bother going to the GUU when I fear that there will come a night when there is no-one I really want to dance with?

So, in future I’m thinking of only going to the GUU when I have a positive confirmation from maybe three of my friends that they’ll be there. If that makes me a hotshot – well, fair enough.

I haven’t talked about the class yet. I arrived for the intermediate class. The moves were…

• Tea-pot sway sit. I really don’t like “sit” moves. The rest of it was OK.
• Accordion butterfly-type thing. Didn’t like. Never felt right.
• First move roll-through(?) OK, though was difficult to get the women in the class to follow what I was trying to lead.
• Twisty arms thing into mambo-steps. OK, and I like (and do often) the twisty arms thing, but with the mambo steps, too many girls anticipated the exit.

Over-all, four moves I didn’t like. At one point going through the routine twice I just had to give up, I had lost the will to go on… Fortunately the class ended shortly after.

Though the demo did well though.

Just two more things to talk about…

The music – the usual good supply from CJ – missed his music while I’ve been away from the GUU…

The floor – not up to the usual standard. Found it a bit sticky in parts. Only near the stage was it as fast as I’m used to. Hope it gets a good clean and polish before Saturday. (I’m really looking forward to the party this weekend. I have a feeling it’s going to be good.)

Sorry for the negativity in this post, but what’s the point of this blog if I don’t report things how I find them?

Thanks to CJ for the good tunes, and to all the women I danced with – I did enjoy every dance.

Cheers.