I went to my first Hip-Hop dance lesson yesterday, and I can honestly say it was sick*!
It was nothing like the picture above, but sickness nontheless.

*Sick - this generations version of wicked - a once negative word now used to describe something really good.

It was so hard and we (my sister, A, another friend of ours and I) were finding it difficult to keep up and remember the moves because there is only a general class over the summer and no newcomers classes.
However there were people of all abilities there, from the amazingly good (fellow choreographers) to crap people (us).

We went through two dance rountines, one to a Moloko track (which I've never heard before but was really good) which was..weird (the choreographers words, not mine) and the second to a new Ciara track.

The whole thing was so quick and there was so much to remember that before I could even remember the move sequences and do them properly we had moved on to the next bit!

Overall though it was really good and I'm sure that the more I go the better I will get.

Plus now that I've bought a pair of jogger bottoms I'm sure all that kicking and general leg movement will be easier than in the cargo pants that I was wearing yesterday.
And I think I'll wear a pair of loser boxers next week too. Moving on...

Outside after the class, A, my sister and I were talking and the choreographer and her friend passed so we got talking.
Both of them are only a couple of years older than me and the choreographer, G, is obsessed with Japan so clicked with my sister straight away.
Then we got talking about this Japanese Hip-Hop group that I love love love (if you're lucky I'll blog them) and we swapped numbers and recomended tracks and stuff.

Its great how although they're so talented and successful (both live and teach in London and aren't even 21 yet) they're so humble.
And G is a character, she's like the female version of Dizzee Rascal.
They also recommended a place in London near Elephant & Castle where they teach and it's only £5 for 4 hours. Wicked.

So to conclude, it was muchos funos and though we weren't taught individual moves in detail, I'm certain I'll start to pick it up after a few lessons.

I would love to learn to dance like the guys in the video below.
That is proper Hip-Hop dancing, feeling the rhythm and flow and...just watch it!
Especially the bit after one minute in - that's the hotness!