The NEW Cha Cha

So I decided a great way to meet people and do something I've wanted to learn for a while is to join a dance class. I wasn't really particular about which genre as long as it wasn't lyrical jazz as I explored the options on the internet. To my surprise I found dance lessons that were only a block from my house! Furthermore the lessons were tonight! For free!! Yes, it'd seemed to good to be true. Although dance partners were encouraged, they also boasted that their place was an "unlikely place to meet singles" so I thought it'd be okay going alone...I'm here to meet people right?

As I arrive, I can only see couples and most of them between the age range of 30-60s, which I have nothing against but was hoping to meet some young professionals, like myself. I thought about immediately darting away, but decided to give it a worthy try. We started out just going over the dance steps, but then the time came to pick our dance partner. As everyone else had brought their designated date, who was the lucky one to go in front of the class to dance with the instructor? Oh yes, my friend. It was I. We switched partners a couple of times after that, so I didn't have to be the example for the whole time. After learning the cha-cha by dancing with some nice older men and women (the women outranked the guys 3:1) it was time to "party" where they opened the dance floor up for everyone to dance salsa, meringue, ballroom, swing, you name it. I opted out...I usually only try to stand awkwardly alone in a mid-life party once a night. Back to the drawing boards of how to meet young professionals....