Day 171: Dance a Day Challenge – Ain’t No Other Man, by Christina Aguilera
Thanks to my beautiful daughter, Cate, for giving me this song. I loved it the first time I heard it, and I still do. I think this is the first time I actually danced to it, though. I used to have it on a workout playlist, which was fun, but dancing to it is so much better!
It was a great cha cha – really fast – but since I am playing around with timing lately, I was able to do so here as well. The music was perfect for that, with all those stops and starts. I’ve been working on this cool thing where instead of spinning really fast, I spin in half-time, feeling like I am somewhat suspended in mid-air as the music continues. One leg is in a ronde at the same time; not as easy as I thought it would be. And it’s not as if I planned it all out – it just happened the first couple of times – so now I am trying to figure out the dynamic of it. That’s one of my favorite and surprising parts of this challenge – how certain things – whether movement, or timing, or whatever happen spontaneously. The trick is – as in all aspects of life – to be aware of and open to it – and ready to follow the path – to see where it leads this time. I love that!
