jesssoul's blog

Two things happened last night that put a crappy taste in my mouth.

1) You can't have any fun without some creepy dude grabbing your stinger.

2) I'm pretty loyal to the YA group, many of whom also organize the Sky Mambo Project. I am a loyal Harem attendee - mostly because the music is really great, I'm comfortable being myself and I can have a good time without the sleezy pick-up bar atmosphere.

Well, I decided that since I needed to work late in Ann Arbor I'd forego my regular Thursday night salsa gig at Harem and go straight over to the Firefly Club on South Main Street in Ann Arbor.

I went to the Heidelberg "Club Above" for the first time Friday, Sept. 21. While I arrived at the end of the lesson, I was impressed by the number of people that were there and it was packed by the end of the night. I can't vouch for the quality of the lesson, but I can tell you that I liked the energy of the place. Here's my take in general:

... and other lessons learned from a Salsa newbie.

If you are new to the salsa scene, as I am - or at least relatively so at this point - I thought it would be good to share with you my pitfalls, lessons learned and cool experiences along the way.