It is not very often that my husband and I had some time to spend alone and together and we wanted to do something extra fun
. The day went fantastic and ended with a fabulous romantic dinner in Mezon Panza Verde. But in between that we decided to go for a short adventure and do something I have never tried before: A private salsa lesson in Antigua Guatemala.
There are many salsa academies in Antigua so it was hard to make up my mind. But when we were talking about it I remembered that I had been told about a really good place where they offer private salsa lessons called Salsa Chapina Dance Company. I was a bit nervous at first because I have no idea of how to dance salsa. But salsa is really good music and worth dancing and it wasn't that bad, in fact it was actually really good and a lot of fun. Here is how it went:
It is located in the center of Antigua so we simply walked there. When I first got in it the place didn't look like anything special, it's just a room with mirrors and some ornaments. We met our instructor whose name is Alexander Miranda and was great with us and so patient. He told us about all the different styles of Latin dance he could teach us and we decided to start with some basic salsa moves. At first I was a bit stiff and my feet were not responding very well but after a little while I got very comfortable and that was when all the fun started. I learned nothing fancy but made great progress in my dancing skills.
Then as I started to feel brave I asked our instructor to show us some Rumba and later some Cumbia. Which are a bit differet but not hard to learn. He also knows merengue an bachata but we didn't have the time to try that. We decided that we would go back as soon as soon as we had some time. But this time we will bring along some friends to come with us. I bet it will be just like a party!
As you can see Guatemala has so many different things to offer. Don't you miss it!