Hyperreal

Was at the GUU tonight. Not to practice with my partner though, just to dance.

I also wanted to see the stand-in teacher, so I made sure I was there for the intermediate class (just caught the end of the beginners’ class too.)

I think this was her first time as a Ceroc teacher, though she taxis (or at least used to?), and also teaches the “Ceroc Plus” body movement class.

I thought she did really well. It was a fairly simple routine she taught, but still with some challenge to recent graduates to the intermediate class. (Or maybe these people should still be in the beginners’ class – one or two of them definitely.)

Freestyle… Wasn’t feeling very inspired. Only asked a few folks to dance, otherwise I let people ask me. Maybe not the best way to ensure the best dances, but I’ve become unfamiliar with the GUU crowd so I find it difficult to pick out exactly who I’d like to dance with to a particular piece of music – I let a couple of favourite-ish tracks go by rather than ask a random individual and find myself regretting it.

Music… As I said to the DJ, I currently prefer the sort of music we get at JJ’s on a Tuesday. That’s not to say I don’t like the music at the GUU, but while some people seem to like the same old favourites again and again, I’d like a richer mix of more recent releases, and a bit more of the latin/funky/hip-hop kind of stuff…

Floor… We were downstairs (just as well as the freestyle got quite crowded). I found the floor a bit sticky in random places – especially near the stage where it is normally quite fast. I’m told the upstairs room where the freestyle will be on Saturday has a lovely new fast floor. I’m looking forward to trying it out.

Maybe see you there!

Cheers!