Fan Dance

So tonight I went to the "fusion" class at the dance studio. It was my first time to go because it's on Thursday nights and normally I have youth group, but this week is spring break so I was free. I was really excited about it because I've heard it's a really fun class. What is fusion you might ask? Basically - it's a mixture between a Chinese style of dance and a western style. It could be ballet and Dai minority together, or hip-hop and Wazu minority, any number of things. Well, tonight was a hip-hop / chinese fan dance. And what looked really cool and fun, ended up being incredibly difficult! Who knew that these girls who grew up using fans would have no problem flipping them open and closed so easily! Me on the other hand, being the only foreigner in the class, looked like a freak! I'm used to doing OK in dance classes simply because I've done it so long, but that was not the case tonight! I kept dropping the fan and throwing it across the room and couldn't get it open at the right time - it was a disaster! But it was fun, and now that's my new goal - to learn how to do this well. The teacher is my roommate (so convenient) so she said she'll help me at home =) So, if / when I do master it I shall try to post a video of it for you to see... I do have to say though that by the end of class I was starting to get the hang of it...