*Warning: The following story is based on true events. The names of the people involved have been changed in order to protect their privacy. The following subject matter may not be suitable for all audiences...
Once, there were three cute Canadian girls on a tricycle trip in Cuba. They were having a lovely time swimming in the ocean, caring for their sunburns, practicing spanish and pedalling the countryside when they rolled into the city of Baracoa on a Saturday afternoon. They were immediately and reapeatedly invited to go dancing at Casa de la Trova or Club Paraiso. They could not resisit the idea of dancing and drinking with some fun loving Cubans so they showered up, put on their cleanest dresses and joined the party. The following is what they saw, heard and learned:
Havana Club Rum - it is not meant to be mixed, oh no, it is a fine alcohol that is drunk straight. If you are interested in a little flavour you may mix up to 10 drops of some sort of pop in your glass. When you order your drinks you order an entire bottle (one 26 of rum and two pops costs 5$). A server brings it and is not allowed to leave the glass bottle so he pours the entire bottle evenly into the glasses of everyone at the table. Salud! This is followed shortly after with a lot of singing and dancing...
Karaoke! And no shy people, the Cubans love to sing and dance and are more than happy to be alone in the middle of the dance floor singing at the top of their lungs. As soon as the karaoke comes to an end, the entire crowd gets onto their feet surrounds the dance floor, and are anxious to get their groove on!
An English speaking Cuban informed them that all Cubans do is "Dance, Drink and F*@k." Sometimes it seems that they are managing to do all three at once out there on that dance floor!! It as though these innocent canadian girls are part of Pee-Wee hockey where there is no contact allowed when they are dancing in Canada, and here in Cuba it is full contact NHL-style with no referees!
They have plenty of teachers that are more than willing to give lessons on this smooth Cuban dancing style, and some of the best quotes from their educational night were as follows:
"Just go on my leg like a dog"
"He just humped my leg like Chihuahua!!"
"Relax, relax and just move like the music"
"You are very beautiful and I love you forever"
"I think I pinched a nerve trying to dance like a Cuban!"
"Your boyfriend would be very proud"
"I learned to dance at home with my brother, one, two, three, one, two three, like this"
They girls danced, laughed and enjoyed their rum under the protective eye of their casa host Jose Ramon, who just happened to be the biggest man in the bar. Back at their beds, they drifted to sleep wondering if perhaps the 'stiff Canadian robot dance' might eventually transform into a beautiful, fluid Cuban salsa...
-Jodie
Once, there were three cute Canadian girls on a tricycle trip in Cuba. They were having a lovely time swimming in the ocean, caring for their sunburns, practicing spanish and pedalling the countryside when they rolled into the city of Baracoa on a Saturday afternoon. They were immediately and reapeatedly invited to go dancing at Casa de la Trova or Club Paraiso. They could not resisit the idea of dancing and drinking with some fun loving Cubans so they showered up, put on their cleanest dresses and joined the party. The following is what they saw, heard and learned:
Havana Club Rum - it is not meant to be mixed, oh no, it is a fine alcohol that is drunk straight. If you are interested in a little flavour you may mix up to 10 drops of some sort of pop in your glass. When you order your drinks you order an entire bottle (one 26 of rum and two pops costs 5$). A server brings it and is not allowed to leave the glass bottle so he pours the entire bottle evenly into the glasses of everyone at the table. Salud! This is followed shortly after with a lot of singing and dancing...
Karaoke! And no shy people, the Cubans love to sing and dance and are more than happy to be alone in the middle of the dance floor singing at the top of their lungs. As soon as the karaoke comes to an end, the entire crowd gets onto their feet surrounds the dance floor, and are anxious to get their groove on!
An English speaking Cuban informed them that all Cubans do is "Dance, Drink and F*@k." Sometimes it seems that they are managing to do all three at once out there on that dance floor!! It as though these innocent canadian girls are part of Pee-Wee hockey where there is no contact allowed when they are dancing in Canada, and here in Cuba it is full contact NHL-style with no referees!
They have plenty of teachers that are more than willing to give lessons on this smooth Cuban dancing style, and some of the best quotes from their educational night were as follows:
"Just go on my leg like a dog"
"He just humped my leg like Chihuahua!!"
"Relax, relax and just move like the music"
"You are very beautiful and I love you forever"
"I think I pinched a nerve trying to dance like a Cuban!"
"Your boyfriend would be very proud"
"I learned to dance at home with my brother, one, two, three, one, two three, like this"
They girls danced, laughed and enjoyed their rum under the protective eye of their casa host Jose Ramon, who just happened to be the biggest man in the bar. Back at their beds, they drifted to sleep wondering if perhaps the 'stiff Canadian robot dance' might eventually transform into a beautiful, fluid Cuban salsa...
-Jodie
1 comment:
Saw this kind of dancing in Belize as well. Maybe it's time to start a Cuba dance movement in Canada! :cD
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