I got to make small chat with the dance instructor Samir Hana before the class started. He's soft spoken and got a humble personality.
The first hour went pretty fast and I don't mean that Samir rushed things. You gotta admire Samir's method of teaching. He demonstrates the movements...footwork, body position, arm and hand position, and how to lead.
Then he demonstrates the lady's part complete with the shimmy from shoulder down to the body. When all of that is done, he asked for a lady volunteer to dance with him and shows the whole package what the Salsa pattern will look like plus more. The ladies looked good following the lead and that always brought a lot of whistles and applauses.
The routine went the same way like the first session...practice without music...then with music..then increasing the pace of the tempo.
The patterns were a little more intricate compared to the first session, so there were more repetitions and more time for practice and changing of partners (although not many guys wanted to change partners). The gals who came without a partner weren't left out. Dance Hawaii Prez Maurice Morita accommodated all of them by partner-dancing with them.
There was a 10-minute break after the first hour. We had learned two different patterns during the first hour. During the second hour, Samir taught another Salsa pattern. By this time, it looked like most everyone was getting into the rhythm of combining all three patterns and dancing the whole package with music.
