Cotton Club

The Ladies Only Dance Performance Class (we couldn't decide on a name in time) performed at the Cotton Club dinner and dance as part of the Canberrang weekend recently.

It was held at the Southern Cross Club, and although the food left something to be desired, the music more than made up for it. Oh, and of course the dancing was fantastic (if I do say so myself).

Cuba!

Last night I went to One Night in Cuba (Tropicana 7) at the Hellenic Club with Den and her friends.

The music was fantastic, with live, nine-piece Latino band Calle Loca and DJ Tocatumba from Sydney.

I don't actually know how to dance Salsa, Merengue, the Bachata, or any other latin dances, but that wasn't going to stop me from giving them all a go! That being said, I think some lessons wouldn't go astray!

They had some great performances throughout the night from different salsa studios around Canberra, but I think the best had to be the Kokoloco dancers, especially the Brazilian girls....they are always a crowd favourite, for obvious reasons ha ha.

So You Think You Can Dance?

On Saturday, Daniel, Csaba, Trin and I went to the So You Think You Can Dance concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

The concert was based heavily on the TV show, and had the top ten dancers performing some of the routines from the show and some new solo and group ones.

I have to say it was pretty amazing....these kids can dance! Even if you aren't a dancer and usually have no appreciation of dance, I'd be willing to bet you'd still love it. So many tricks, flips, amazing moves...and the soundtrack was pretty great too!

Here's a little clip from one of the group routines. The lighting made it a bit difficult for my little compact camera to capture well!

Swinging

Well, we had our first intermediate Swing dance class last night! I think it went really well.

Our teachers have suggested we take part in a dance competition that is coming up. We're a bit nervous about it, but I think it will give us the kick we need to really start practicing!

The comp is the 2008 GDS National Open Competition on 19 July. So only five and a half weeks to go!

If anyone else is keen to start swinging, check out Jumptown for the next beginner course.