#dance addict

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I just want today to be over so I can go to dance! Is that too much to ask 😫

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Dance history/ wish list

Three years ago I had no dance experience.  I never imagined I would become so passionate about dance.  I've always been very musical.  I play a few instruments and have sung since I was little, but I never thought that I could be a dancer.

When I came to college I had the chance to start learning Argentine Tango and Belly Dance.  It was one of the best decisions I've ever made and I've been dancing ever since :)  The following is a list of my dance history/experience:

Belly dance - 3 years (this is year 4) Currently I am most comfortable with Tribal Fusion, but I can also dance other styles.  I've learned American Cabaret, Egyptian Folkloric, Egyptian Oriental, American Tribal Style (ATS), and a tiny bit of Turkish Oriental.

Argentine Tango - 2 full years and 1 year off and on.  Tango taught me how to follow, improved my balance, and increased my musicality ten fold.  I haven't had time to fit tango into my life lately and that really needs to change!

Salsa, Bachata, & Merengue - I've gone out dancing once every few weeks for the last 2 1/2 years.  I've never had the chance to take salsa lessons, and I really really want to!  Out of the three, bachata is my favorite.

I was part of a south east asian fusion dance team for about 6 months.  It was fun, but incredibly painful.  It wasn't choreographed to be very body safe...ah the folly of my youth lol.

Hula & Tahitian - I've been learning hula and tahitian since Jan 2013.  I love it so much! :)  There are a lot of similar movements and isolations that I've learned from belly dance, so I'm able to pick it up pretty quickly.

Bhangra - I started learning bhangra this September (2013).  I love it :) It's such a high energy and fun dance.

Kathak - I just started taking kathak lessons.  I'm completely obsessed.  I just started dancing with my ghungroos (ankle bells) last week :D

Kizomba - I had the good fortune of dancing salsa with a Kizomba instructor a couple of weeks ago.  We danced salsa first and then we danced to a few kizomba songs. It's like a cross between Argentine tango and bachata...needless to say, I was hooked.  I've gone to one kizomba workshop so far, and would like to attend many more.  I haven't been able to yet because of school conflicts.

I think that covers everything so far.  Now here's my list of dances I would like to learn :D

Contemporary

Ballet

Odissi

Bollywood (I've danced a little, but haven't studied it)

Flamenco

Lyrical Hip-hop (aka NappyTabs choreography)

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I want to take an African dance class aside from the african dancing I already do from church; but my mom thinks I am addicted to dance classes, especially since I am taking 3 already