First steps in Latin American dancing with a parent namely Salsa and Merengue

 Guess who coached us on Latin American dancing? That's right Helle, Daina's Mum.
On Fabulous Friday, the 1st of August 2014 Helle demonstrated how to step out gracefully, the Latin American way.

 First she taught us the Merengue where we learnt to "press nails" with our feet and hold our elbows bent close to the front. That felt wonderful for our first steps. "I get this move, its so cool!" cried the boys.

 Then we learnt the Salsa steps- left foot forward 1 ,2,3. Then right foot back 5,6,7. We had to stay focused, pace ourselves and keep to the beat . "That was awesome" said the girls.

 Then we practised those steps by ourselves a few times so everyone got it spot on.

After we did the sequence several times we manage to fall in step with the Latin American music and finally we all managed to get the hang of it. "I am beginning to enjoy this" said Cortez with a smile on his face.

"We were having a fabulous time trying out with our buddies!" exclaimed Teavali. Even Delta was having a ball of a time on the classroom floor.

Then it was time for another new move. "I wonder what we might try next" asked Lizzie excitedly. 

We all gave it a go, even Mrs Naidoo was on the dance floor stepping it up with us. It was as if our ordinary class had turned into a real dance class with a coach and all. 
By this time Helle was looking all flushed and pink and my teacher told her "Sit and have a rest, Helle. "But to all of us she said "Do we give up, that easily, guys?" "No, we keep on trying till we get it!" all of us cried out as we usually do.

It was like we were in a ballet or formal dance class. All of us were focused on getting our balance and footwork perfect.

In the end Helle allowed us to do a quick cool down sequence and I heard her say to my teacher that all this exercise was good in helping her lose some weigh and that she would be happy to return next Friday. "Hurray! See ya next week, then Helle" all of us exclaimed together.