Last night, Tom, Jocelyn, and I along with 5 other people (a combination of Jocelyn’s Argentinean friends and my UNC friends here for other reasons) went to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Teatro Opera. It was INCREDIBLE!! Unbelievable! I was amazed and impressed by everything from the singing to the stage backdrops and pieces to the special effects. The Phantom of the Opera is one of my favorite pieces and I know all the music, so it was such an amazing experience. It was also really cool to hear it all performed in Spanish. I’m so impressed by the person who translated it to Spanish and still managed to get all the words to fit the rhythm of the music. Uhh, such an unbelievable experience! Soooo worth it! And it only cost the equivalent of $12. This is the life!
After the show, we went to a tango club, where we watched people tango, attempted to tango, and then watched a professional tango performance. Couldn’t have asked for a better end to the evening :D Tango is sooooo much harder than it looks. I am doubly impressed now by anyone who can tango well. It was an interesting experience to be doing a dance that didn’t automatically come naturally and easily to me. My partner literally taught me the same steps over and over again, and it was fun and I’ve got the steps down now, but I was SUCH a hot mess on the tango floor. And it REALLY doesn’t help that there are a bunch of other couples dancing on the same floor super close to you and everyone dances around in a circle, making bumping inevitable unless you’re good (which I’m not). Considering it was my first time tangoing in 4 years, I wasn’t bad. But considering I was expecting to just pick it up and be great, it came as a shock. I definitely would love to take actual lessons in the future. Currently, I prefer salsa to tango…yes, probably because it comes so much easier.
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