I have always wanted to be able to dance Samba. I finally decided that it was too difficult a dance to learn on my own and took my first private lesson in Samba with Barry Johnson at the Melbourne Ballroom last month on May 25, 2016. I was very pleased with the lesson as Barry managed to cover the full routine. It helped tremendously that I had previously taken an advanced group Samba class and already knew many of the steps involved. I learned how to dance the Closed Roks from Lance Sexton. It was easy compared to what followed ... the outside and inside turns. I had my very first taste of Samba back on October 23, 2013 when I asked Primo Garcia to show me during the last 15 minutes of my private lesson how to do a couple of basic steps. He showed me how to do the Whisks, Boto Fogos and Voltas. |