舞道情趣 / Shall We Dance?

People don't say TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) at the end of a work week anymore. But for me it still means relaxing, taking it easy, and even going out boogying (altho not as often and late as it used to be in my younger days). In this city, there are several drop-in dancing halls/studios open to the public for a small fee. While disco is definitely out, salsa, meringue, Argentina Tango and other latin-American dancing are still very popular. I also enjoy a few ballroom dances such as Cha-cha, Rumba, and Jive.

Another type of dancing I like is Zumba which I do every week at the YMCA/YWCA. According to Wikipedia:

"... A Zumba workout mixes body sculpting movements with dance steps derived from cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip hop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, and calypso and Salsaton. The routines feature aerobic interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. It targets areas such as the glutes, legs, arms, abdominals, and the heart. A Zumba class is typically not formulaic in that instructors often add on their own music choices and choreographies to make their class presentation locally unique. ... "

So while many of us will never become a Fred Astaire or Ginger Roger, it's still a great idea to go to a dancing hall, studio or the Y, swing fast and slow to some dancing music, and get an aerobic workout at the same time.

Shall we dance?
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References:

* "Dances": Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance
* 【舞蹈】: 維基百科 http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%88%9E%E8%B9%88
* Zumba: Official Website http://www.zumba.com/