Re: "Ballroom" dancing is different here
Not wanting to start a row and no offense to the island girl, but ......
I just love to watch the circus-act some call ballroomdancing. Those rumbas, chachacha's etc have very little to do with salsa or true latin american dancing, which comes from the heart and starts at the knees, going way up to the hips. Every year these folks gather from all over the globe, coming to the Dutch coast resort of Scheveningen (Yo, Grahame !)to perform "Latin Dance", which is a stylishly choreographed trapeze act, with everybody counting steps and using a lot of space. True Latinos don't need that, it's in la sangre.
A few years back a couple (she was Dominicana), stood up and gave an impromptu class how this thing is done. They got a standing ovation from the visitors and contestants.
Todo en broma, nada en serio, eh. Just had to get that off my chest.
