Monday, February 22, 2010

Quieres Bailar?

Shundo Dance Studio is one of my favorite places in El Paso. From the classes offered during the week to the socials on Fridays and Saturdays, Shundo is an excellent place to meet new people (I met one of my best friends during a beginner's salsa class) in a friendly and safe environment.

I first started going to Shundo last summer because I was interested in swing dance. After two weeks, though, curiousity got the better of me, and I started going to the beginner's salsa class. I felt completely inept, but I was having fun. Although I spent much of the classtime laughing at myself, in a couple of months, the dance instructor told me to try the intermediate class.

I tried the class, and, while the class was extremely challenging, it was a lot of fun. I stayed in the class for several months and finally felt that it was time to try out my dance moves (such as they were) at one of the socials. The guys at the social were perfect gentlemen (my friend and I call it the "Shundo Air Effect"), and even the best dancers were willing to dance with novices. The nice thing about the social is that a class is held prior to the social, so, even if you don't know very much about salsa or other Latin dances, you can still learn a few steps that will allow you to dance the night away.

Quieres bailar? Si, quiero bailar!

1 comment:

  1. Other salsa places to check out are: Wet (Thursdays), Dominic's (Saturdays), and Dance Palace (Sundays). In El Paso, you'll never lack for a place to go salsa dancing.

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