Schooled.

OMFG. Just got back from the gym. I decided to try out the new oriental dance (aka belly dancing) class they have. Me being DUMB, I thought - cool, should like most such classes I've taken - slightly watered down for the foreigners eager to try.

Um, no.

It wasn't long before I realized I was the ONLY non-local in the room, e.g. the only person who didn't grow up watching and rocking this shit my whole life. EFFING BRILLIANT.

I was falling behind a lotttt at the beginning when she was doing the "standard moves" they all knew, but between the much more familiar moves she started selecting and my sheer stamina to shake, I was keeping up with the best of them by the end. Wow. Oriental dance class with people who are born naturals is a whole new league of fun. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaw!