The SALSA lessons sponsored by Dance Hawaii and taught by visiting Certified Dance Instructor in Latin Rhythm Dance Samir Hana finally became a reality. The FREE Lessons was opened to all Dance Hawaii members and friends and held at the Radford last Sunday evening. This is one of the many advantages of being connected to the new dance organization spearheaded by Prez Maurice Morita. And one that is sure to make any Latin dancer appreciate the Salsa dance. So my SUPER EX-Girlfriend and I decided to ventured into this Nightclub Style Salsa for a change and headed to the Radford. We got there a little before the starting time of 7PM...traffic on the H1 was bumper to bumper that one wonders what's up in the West on a weekend?
I got to meet Mr. Samir Hana by introduction from Maurice. Being an ex-marine based at Kaneohe Marine Corp Base, Samir is a husky looking person but agile in his footwork. After a short introductory speech to the anxious to learn students, we all got to the spacious dance floor for our first lesson. Unusual scene...there were more guys (32) than gals (28). So some of the guys sat out for awhile. I got to partner with my SUPER EX-Girlfriend for a little while but lost her during the entire evening because of changing partners. I must've danced with at least ten different gals and each one was excited about this new Nightclub style Salsa. Yeah! me included. Anyway, Samir taught five patterns during the two hour session...first without music..then with music..slow then gradually increasing the tempo to the fast Salsa beat. It was easy to transition because Samir did not rush into each step. I mentioned two hours...it was continuous without any breaks in between. I think that was the only negative thought brought up. Other than that, every comment was positive. I think everyone had fun learning the Nightclub Salsa. I know I did and so did my SUPER EX-Girlfriend. We're looking forward to the next 5 more lessons of this package deal.
