We are still on the move, dancing our way through the first week of GIAG events to the second one starting with Strictly Come UCLan.
Being inspired by TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, I walked into the 53 Degrees with quite high expectations. As I thought, there was a shortage of guys so some girls had to take their place and play the man’s role in a pair. However, nobody really cared about that and the whole session was a great fun.
The first dance on the list was the dynamic Cha-cha-cha. After our instructors for the night (Luke Taberer and Hannah Morgan) showed us the basic routine we worked our way up from the simplest steps to the more difficult spins and turns. Thanks to this continuous repetition nobody was falling behind and when we finally danced with the music on, we were really able to enjoy it and go with the flow.
The next dance on the agenda was the Waltz. I expected this to be the easiest one, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. You would be surprised how difficult it is to repeat two different moves over and over again while trying to circle around the dance floor, especially when other people are bumping into you.
The last dance on our schedule was the swinging jive. Frankly, this one has earned its place to be my favourite. All that jumping and bouncing to the beat of the music just made my day and I wasn’t the only one giggling all the time. Overall, the session was a great success: no broken toes, friendly atmosphere, a lot of smiley faces, plus many burned calories!
So did Strictly Come UCLan meet my expectations? No, it exceeded them completely!
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