Takes 2 to dance: Part I

‘Omg… not the Jive…‘ Although I was reluctant to do the Jive, majority rules. I had a very bad feeling since the very beginning that Jive and Rhumba will be picked, I just did not expect both to be picked at the same time. I mean I have not been so lucky in winning any lottery before.

Not that I dislike them, I just fancy Cha Cha Cha and Samba maore.

What is the Jive then? The Jive is a stamina demanding dance that demands speed and precision in each step while maintaining the bouncy feeling thorough the dance. Plenty of ankle and hip work. So much for ‘Fast dance tempo can cheat the steps through’… doesn’t apply in the Jive.

Rhumba, the dance of love. Equivalent to more time, more practice in order to nurture our love for each other. In order to present an impressive Rhumba routine, we must convince the audience that we are both in love. I have started learning to love him but how can i make him love me in return? Boy, it is challenging but I will try harder.

To kick start with, we did the Jive tonight. I guess Henry has some degree of expectation on us, as his Jive choreography was not easy to cope with. There were lots of spinning and speedy movements. I can’t recall how many times I hit Kvin with my elbow and how much has he twisted and strained my right arm and wrist. Our four limbs got entangled on and off. The whole session was like a fight in disguise, ‘chuckle’, but it was hell of a fun! I can’t believe that I was actually enjoying it!

By the end of the session, we manage to stuff the steps into our overwhelmed mind but I believe we were both exhausted from our dance fight.

I managed to discuss with Kvin face to face on his decision. I basically placed myself on the fence as I had a bad feeling that he wanted to pull out. I confessed to him on the postpone of application and air flight purchase as I respect his decision. Being forceful was the last thing i want to do to him. Surprisingly, he has decided to stick with me. I can’t tell you how happy i was and still is.

There are a couple of things that myself and Kvin need to work on from now onwards:

1. Unlearning and relearning.
2. Remember that it is a partner dance and must appreciate each other more. We are no longer solo dancers.

Last but not least, thanks Kvin for giving us a 2nd chance to try to work this out together but don’t be late next session!