Week two

Am filling in week two's entry a little late. i didn't do much dancing last week only B's tuesday lucnch time salsa class and the wednesday ensemble. It is interesting to watch how other people are picking up the dance and whether people concentrate more on the steps or on feeling the music. Its also interesting that its a different enjoyment in the classes than if i'm in a club or dancing in a personal space at home. In the lessons satisfaction comes from being able to recognice the first beat in the song and keeping my steps in time to it. or in remebering the right way to chnage my hand position to lead a step.But it stills feels a bit aukward when i dance unlike when i dance at home and do moves that i've done over and over again which feels more like sklars idea of kinesthetic knowledge. Even if I am copying moves of MTV the dances i copy are similar to dances i've copied in the past the process of mimesis is different to that which happens in the salsa classes. the moves at home are more known. haha at least sometimes.

the music i dance to at home is generally dance music (my choice)or hip hop (my housemates choice). Erenberg wrote about how jazz, the crooners annd swing music reflected the moods and sentiments of that era. I think that still holds true today as songs (especially british hip hop)reflect social circumstances and tell tales of life. whilst dance music refelcts the escapism of the ibiza generation.