Here we go again

I can't believe it. I thought I was over this. I go to one salsa party and suddenly I'm crazy about it again. Lately, I've been going to bed and drifting off to sleep doing turn-patterns in my head. As I wake up each morning I realise I've been dancing all night, sometimes Cuban, sometimes L.A. style, sometimes On2 but always salsa.

I have salsa music in my head and I feel the rhythm and beat even when I'm just sat at my desk in a silent room. I'm mentally executing neat turns, passes and spins. Cross-body lead, double turn, arm up, hold his shoulder, open out, create some tension, another turn, roll of shoulders...

What this means is, since last week (for about 5 days now) I have been dancing. You wouldn't know to look at me, it's all happening in that unknown place where movement is felt even where there is none, but I am continually, imperceptibly, secretly dancing. I'm dancing at my desk, dancing on my way home, dancing when I clean my teeth - always dancing. This is how salsa fever feels.

When I find I actually am alone I do occasionally bust out some moves. Nothing fancy: a turn, a roll of the shoulders, soften the knees and let the hips roll, too. Nothing of any note but to me it's the juice, the essence of the movement I enjoy and it feels too good not to.

Man, I can't believe I'm back to this again - all because of one night of such good dances.

For an example of the sorts of moves I'm dancing, see the video



(not me dancing in the vid btw)