It is so nice to see how many current and graduated Toronto Dance Salsa students there were in attendance. About 25% of the club was filled with our group and I loved seeing everyone enjoying their new skills.

I always enjoy Wednesdays because there is more space to dance. Yesterday was even better then expected because it was soooo cold and windy. I wasn’t sure if anyone would come out but salsa dancers don’t let little things like minus twenty degree weather get in the way of their fun time!

We came in just in time to dance to La Pallomilla by Joe Cuba, a great salsa song to dance to and get going.

Thanks to Evan, Tawfiq, Rob, Ozzy, Daniel and everyone else I danced with last night. Looking forward to next week’s Babaluu night!

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They have added cover for men on Wednesdays now. It is $5 and includes coat check which is still a great price but it is good for everyone to know. We didn’t have cash on us and had to go back to the car in the sleet to grab some. Not sure if this is a permanent change but bring extra cash on Wednesdays gentlemen!

I danced for about 1 and a half hours. I am usually busy dancing with friends and very rarely now get asked to dance by people I don’t know but last night I had two new dances as well as a dance with one of my level 4 students and helper, Ozzy. I was just passing by when I heard him say to Sara, one of my instructors, that he was definitely not going to dance with me – one instructor was enough for the evening. So of course we had to dance after that comment 😉 Great job, Ozzy!

I also danced with Evan, Rob, Tawfiq and Angus…all great dancers. I can’t believe how good everyone is getting. Evan has a great trick he does before he goes out on Wednesdays. He looks through our videos of salsa moves or even YouTube for new moves and memorizes one new move and tries to practice it that night so it will be incorporated into his regular repertoire. Works very well!

We saw tons of Toronto Dance Salsa students around so come out on Wednesdays and practice your salsa!

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Last night was no exception. Evan and I arrived at about 10:30pm and the place was hopping. I immediately danced with Tawfiq, Evan, Rob, Ya Ya and a few other fun dancers. It was really great to be dancing again.

I did worry throughout the evening that I would be elbowed in the face by other dancers. It wasn’t that it was packed, but people were dancing big with elbows everywhere. That is one thing I would recommend people be conscious of – their elbows. They do way more damage then feet or bodies. No major incidents last night which is good news!

The music was ridiculously fast. I actually love fast salsa music – it is so energetic and makes you really want to shake it. However, it was so fast everyone was getting winded. It would be great if the fast songs were surrounded by slower songs so we can last longer. Wow, never thought I would be complaining about fast music…maybe I am getting older????

Thanks to everyone for the fun dances. If you haven’t been to Babaluu’s Wednesday is my favourite day…easy going, fun and friendly.

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