January 10 - Salsa

Isella and Pedro, two Bruce staffers, meet us at the apartment and we head to a rather upscale salsa club. We enter to the music of a live band and a show with two female vocalists. Three women in skimpy sequined costumes then take the floor. They shake and dance, then ask for three male volunteers; we nominate our roommate, Paolo, and he is surprisingly good! The emcee, a caricature straight from Telemundo (and a source of entertainment for the gringoes), opens the floor for dancing and the tables empty as everyone rushes to the dance floor. The other volunteers take salsa classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so they confidently salsa and merenge while I try not to look too ridiculous.