Yikes Y'all!

To blog, apparenlty, someone has to actually login and write regulary! I clearly haven't been that person. School & work have consumed my life over the last few weeks (actually months, but weeks sounds so much better)!

I vow to update you on my personal happening over the break. I actually started blogging on another site to see if I'd like it better and it turns out I didn't. I'll start with a post from a salsa workshop I attended. Good times! Happy Reading!
This post is from November 2011.
Better late than never!

Salsa Workshop with Nery & Giana Last weekend...I spent a second consecutive weekend dancing in Atlanta. The workshops for the weekend were on salsa fundamentals. I has a spectacular time and learned a ton! Now, I'm waiting to physically recover (sick...boo) so I can put these new dance skills to use.

We started the workshops by doing some partner yoga. YES, yoga! It was absolutely amazing! Turly the best "warm-up" ever! (Can you tell I've been converted into a yogi)? I now have a morning and evening routine that I do....everly so slowly working into the difficult poses. You know, Rome wasn't built in a day...just sayin'...

Nery and Giana were wonderful! Fantastic teachers! I love their technique and their energy! Very positive and very thourough. Saturday started with fundamentals in posture and footwork. Luckily, I knew most of this from a private lesson I took with Randi over the summer. It was a nice refresher. The workshops rocked, but because I was attending with a friend who wasn't used to the salsa "party scene," we didn't party like rockstars Saturday night. Beauty sleep...works miracles!
Sunday, the focus was on partner work. The last two hours were strictly dedicated to cater to the needs of the students. We each got to choose a technique to focus on (footwork, spotting, etc). This turned into very effective mini-lessons!
If you ever get the chance, I HIGHLY recommend you work with Nery and Giana!
Check out their awesomeness on Youtube!

Things I learned:1. Dance energy levels/ Connection to the floor:
flat, hips, hips + shoulders
2. Lift your "tray"
3. Yoga, yoga, yoga!