Me and my fiancee went here expecting to take a simple salsa class during an open house. We could not have been more wrong, but we are both glad we were there!
First, we were treated to a Bollywood dance performance by the good folks from “Bollywood Axion,” and they were amazing! The dancer’s movements were impressive, and I definitely enjoyed the performance. The guys were also very skilled with their movements. I met and spoke with Ricki for some time; he’s pretty cool and appears in a few YouTube clips as well.
After the performance, they showed us some Bollywood movements using the Slumdog Millionaire hit song. It was a lot of fun learning some Bollywood steps and participating in my first Bollywood class. My fiancee enjoyed it as well and plans on attending the Bollywood class tomorrow.
Next, we had a belly dance performance by a dancer who was pregnant. Even pregnant, she confidently executed the moves with great skill and energy! I sat out the lessons on this one and just enjoyed the show. Very entertaining!
Following that was a hip hop dance class. I stood back up and attempted to follow along. We did a choreographed routine, and I managed to keep up for the most part. I’m sure I looked a bit awkward trying to do these moves, but I enjoyed it.
Then came the salsa class. This one was very basic and very fast, not as fun as the others. It felt a bit rushed and didn’t really captivate me. I went with it, and it was okay, just by comparison the others were a lot more engaging.
We did a cardio based bhangra class next, which was pretty intense and challenging but plenty of fun. My fiancee and I enjoyed this class a lot. There was a lot of jumping around; it’s definitely high impact and demanding but very enjoyable.
Finally, we had a Zumba class. This one was also challenging. We did four songs, and by the end, I was definitely spent. It was the second least interesting class to me, mostly because I didn’t know the moves and had a hard time learning them quickly in real time. Knowing some basic moves like the mambo step would have helped.
By the end of the open house, I was soaked, my pants, my shirt, everything. It didn’t help that I was already warm from a run before attending this event. I simply thought we were going to do some basic salsa, but little did I know I was in for an hour and a half of high intensity dance class sessions!
My fiancee went downstairs to The Gap and picked me up a new shirt to wear to dinner. All in all, I had a blast at this place. The classes were great, and I had a lot of laughs. I recommend this place for dancing if you live in the area.
I had a great time.
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