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First Salsa Night @ Chimera Lounge

I used to dance decently well. It’s been a while since I stopped going reg­u­larly, though, and it’s amaz­ing how rusty I felt on Thurs­day night at Chimera Lounge.

Every Thurs­day night now is Salsa Night at Chimera Lounge in Metro Square (right near War­den & Stee­les).  For a pal­try $5 cover, you get a great lit­tle group les­son start­ing at 8pm. If you’re already a fan­tas­tic dancer, you can join in the fun at 9pm (no cover) to relax, chat, have some food & drink, and to dance.

You may have already seen the promo video that I posted on the blog a few weeks back. If you liked what you saw, well, things are start­ing up now!

As it was the first night this past Thurs­day, it was just a small group of us there for the salsa. But it was really enjoy­able nonethe­less. The les­son was great, and I imme­di­ately knew sev­eral impor­tant things:

1. I miss danc­ing — it feels great to be out there!
2. I’m incred­i­bly rusty — I’ve for­got­ten so much!
3. Chimera Lounge is a cool lit­tle joint for danc­ing & fun

It will only get bet­ter as more peo­ple con­tinue to find out about the place, about the salsa night, and join in on the fun.

If I sound like a com­mer­cial, it’s because I had a good time there and because the instruc­tor is a friend of mine. If you’re in the area — mean­ing in Rich­mond Hill, Markham, or Scar­bor­ough! — come on by for a bit of instruc­tion, a bit of fun, and a lot of atmosphere!

Here’s a short clip of my friends Amy & Felix going for a bit of a spin on the dancefloor: