So I got this email from my friend:

"Good evening,

This assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to participate in a massive attempt to get a laugh and have some fun while doing it. I am filming as many people as I can doing the J.R. dance...it's a present, so keep it a secret!

Practice, practice, practice, a pro videographer (or, more likely, um, me) will be coming to your neighborhood soon to film you!

If you're not in town, you are excused, otherwise, get those dancing shoes on! Even if you can only do a little bit, get in there.


P.S. Don't worry, it won't show up on Youtube..just sign that informed consent form and be quiet :-)."

Of course for a dear friend, I'm in and here is what I would have to learn to do by Sunday:

It is said that you never forget your first…your first kiss, first time you “did it”, first time you danced bachata… My girl-friend brought one of her co-workers to one of our social dancing events. He’s never heard Latin music, he’s never seen how it’s danced, he was a dance-virgin… It’s impossible to teach someone to dance Salsa on the fly, but Bachata can be done (mostly if you are a man). The rumor goes that Bachata, just like Tango, was invented by the prostitutes. It’s very sensual and slow, please see for yourself:



And so I took his hang and guided him to the dance floor. Step-step-step-hip, that’s all he needed to know, I did the rest. As I was dancing with him, I realized how powerful this dance was. I could feel his breathing was changing, the grip became different and, yes-yes, I turned him on. The power of dance is amazing!

Guess what? He is going to take bachata lessons :)