Salsa Dancing and Not Being in Control

Look at me! Two blogs in a row! Fantastic! We'll see how long I can keep it up. :)

Last night I met up some other CSers and went Salsa dancing. I think I was the only American and the only tourist there. It was grand. I didn't know what I was doing (besides what Gabby and other CSers taught me once I got there) but still managed to be asked to dance for most of the time. It was fantastic. One of the first guys, after a few minutes, told me with a smile to "please let him lead." This was an odd but amazing revelation for me. I've been so in control of my trip and I have say over everything that I do, this was my first time to actually not be "leading" and to let someone else take the reigns and do what they wanted (on the dance floor, not in the rest of my trip!). It was greatly satisfying and I became a much better follower with each new dance partner. By the end of the night it was much easier for me to not be in control. Quite an odd thing to think about in relation to my trip, but in a sweaty Salsa club in London, it seemed to make perfect sense.