I “graduated” out of Bronze I and Bronze II dancing.  Most of my fellow-studio dancers did the same or checked-out of Social and Bronze I level dancing.  I’m very proud of their dedication and passion for dancing and they want to continue to do it like I do.

There were a lot of phenomenal routines done by the other students.  I danced a contemporary routine with my instructor to John Mayer’s “Dreaming With A Broken Heart.”

Next year I’ll hopefully graduate from Bronze III and Bronze IV for my dances.  Then I can work on moving onto the silver syllabus.

It was a fun event a lot of great people, dancing, music and routines.  I can’t wait to do it next year!

Jason

1.  My new 320GB Playstation 3 with Move bundle is on it’s way.  Quite honestly, I never watch TV (but oddly enough pay the cable company for it) and used my old PS3 for streaming media from my PC.  Anything I don’t DVR, I just find via the ‘Net and stream.  For anyone who wants to do the same thing, I recommend “PS3 Media Server.”  PMS (heh not the un-fun female variety) will convert videos on the fly with a bit of buffering.  Anyways, the PS3 bundle comes with the Move package and Sports Champion (which looks sorta like Wii Sports just way better visually).  It will be fun to try out.

2.  My 1992 Jeep Wrangler YJ is finally going into the garage for a much needed clutch repair.  It was a minor leak until the last few months and I have kept putting off getting it repaired.  Let’s hope it keeps at the low-low pricey of $550, as the engine needs removed to replace the questionable slave clutch cylinder.  If it was an external slave cylinder I’d have yanked it out myself and dropped a new one in.  Unfortunately, I won’t get it back until Wednesday, hopefully before my Salsa/Ballroom Bronze check-out (for certification) at 5:30PM.

Jason

I’ve finally got my program from my instructor. I’m working on my social foundation and I’m going to see how it goes.

Tonight I tango’ed for an hour, practicing over and over for clarity’s sake. After that I went and did some hustle for the first time (not my best start on a new dance) before moving to the Cha-Cha and some waltz. Thankfully I’m a little more practiced in those! Then our weekly “Practice Party” where most of the students get together with the instructors, bring in a DJ and dance for an hour and a half.

Good times had by all. Sadly the liquor guns were broken and I had to tough it out with some not-so-good, as in bad, wine. Thankfully my dance partner(s) were awesome and I had a lot of fun.

Jason

Everyone be safe out there. We’re supposed to get another four or five inches before it’s over. The roads are slick!

Jason

I’ve been going for the past couple months and I totally love it. The fact that I don’t have a partner is fine; I’ve got a patient instructor for my private lessons and some rather cool people during the group lessons.

I don’t have any huge goals for myself. (Donald Trump would be pissed.) I just want to have fun, do something challenging, and learn a new skill. Currently I’m working with Sara, my instructor, to work up a “Social Foundation” lesson plan geared towards being decently skilled in most social dance situations.

Oddly, I’m really digging the Latin dances that I’ve started to learn. Today is the first day I’ve done the Cha-Cha and we’ve currently done the Mambo and the Rumba.

Tonight a bunch of us from class and some of the instructors are going out to Rednecks, a bar/saloon in town for drinks and dancing. Happy Thursday to me. I’m off to join ‘em now.

Until next time!

Jason