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I tried Bhangra Dance Class

April 27th, 2011 | Add a Comment

I bought a coupon for 2 classes at the Dance Brigade at Dance Mission Theater in Mission, and when it came time to take them, I checked out the schedule and found Bhangra classes. Well, it says Bhangra and Bollywood on the schedule, but a woman who works there said it’s just Bhangra. I have no idea. Anyway, years ago, one of my friends and I would rent cheap Bollywood videos and watch them at her house, and sometimes try out the dance moves. It always looks SO FUN! Obviously, this would be the one I’d try out. It is super easy to get there – literally right across the street from the Bart Mission 24th station. The first Monday I went, I was intimidated. I got there early, because you can’t … Read entire article »

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Le Jazz Hot, Baby! I take Jazz Dance Classes…

March 30th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Since I was feeling iffy about my ballet abilities, and I still had coupons for 5 more Shoebox Studios classes to go, I decided to try a beginner’s jazz class I saw on Thursday nights. I arrived, and found out that it was the VERY FIRST ONE! How lucky! It was actually the instructor’s first time teaching there. I was pretty nervous, but Janey, the teacher, put me at ease right away. I don’t often immediately like people, but she was so nice and friendly, I liked her. Beginning at the beginning really helped me. I’m pretty sure I might have taken jazz classes when I was around 7 or 8, I remember warming up to the song Jump! For Your Love, and how fun it was, but that’s … Read entire article »

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My first Ballet Class since i was a Kid

January 31st, 2011 | Add a Comment

I enjoy dancing a lot, but I’m really bad at it. There was a coupon for Shoebox Studio, a dance and exercise studio just 20 minutes walk from work, so I bought two. Yes, that’s six classes. When I got around to using them, I realized that most of the classes I wanted to try were kind of late. They started at 7 or 8, and ended after 8, 9, or even 10. If it were right near my house, then that’s one thing, but it kind of makes it inconvenient. My first dance class I ended up trying was ballet, 6-7:15pm on Friday, the perfect time to leave work at 5:30 and run over there. When I got there, signing up was a little confused. This studio has a … Read entire article »

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I tried Belly Dancing

January 24th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Over a year ago, i saw a coupon for belly dancing classes, and thought hmm I could do that. So i bought one and forgot about it. Once I remembered, it was christmas time. A storm foiled my first try to go, so i decided to start at the beginning of the next semester in the new year. Fat Chance Belly dance offers a six week beginner belly dance class. They’re drop in $10 each or $50 for 6 classes.  My first class was on a friday after work. There had been problems with the other classes of the week, so this was the first beginners class the entire semester, and it was packed. I picked a spot near the back, and our teacher led us through a crash course … Read entire article »

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