So I've been busy playing around with Wordpress lately for my social media project and it's been giving me a bit of a headache managing everything, which made me miss the simplicity of this LJ blog or even my old blogger site. Which got me thinking, it's about time I start recording memorable events that happened whilst I'm here in Cardiff instead of just relying on photos posted via FB. With that thought in mind, I present to you my entry on the Wales Salsathon 2012!
What, a Salsathon? Yes you heard me right. This girl who'd never take part in a marathon (for lack of interest or willpower to run a great amount of distance, but hey, I've done walkathons alright!), decided to throw herself into a 6-hour Salsathon! That is 6 full hours of non-stop dancing mind you, except for when nature demands that you go deal with it before it potentially embarrases you in public.
Anyway, so on Sunday, 29th May, the day after the Dancesport Ball, I returned once more to Heath Sports and Social Club to dance the day away! Like I have nothing better to do, such as *ahem*assignments*ahem*, but it was good seeing so many salsaroes turn up despite the pouring rain! We all changed into the event t-shirt and chilled till it was time to start dancing!
At 1pm, we kicked off the session with some warm-up, which only took up 4 minutes. After which, we started with a merengue! It was quite funny since the guy I was dancing with had no idea what merengue is and just made up random steps, and also because I couldn't stop laughing and he kept telling me off for wasting energy. Swore he did it on purpose though, part of his evil plan to take revenge on me for the accidental whack to the head I gave him last week. Anyway, moving on, we had a whole load of salsa, some bachata, more merengue and loads of fun lineups!
One of the great things about the Salsathon is I picked up more Rueda! It was fun fun fun! I think it was one of the funnest part of the event itself, and it helped make time pass faster as well! =D I also had several fantastic dances, plus to keep our energy going for the full 6 hours, our brilliant volunteers braved weaving their ways around the dance floor with trays full of water, orange juice, chocolates, bananas, sweets and cake! So I was never hungry nor dehydrated.
However, you know how people say they always hit a wall at a marathon, and the hardest part is getting past that wall? Mine came in just after 3 and a half hours, I didn't feel any pain before then but all of a sudden it felt as though my feet were too big for my jazz shoes. The ankles down felt swollen and oh my gosh it was so painful. It felt like my toes were crushed or something, and that's when the temptation to really stop and sit down kicked in. But I knew that if I did that, I'd never get up and continue again, and I was really determined to keep going! Must be thanks to all the people who have sponsored me and supported me, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! It gave me the willpower to keep going!
Once I hit the 4th hour mark though, it all went numb and my energy came back.... until my big toe got stepped on, then it really really really HURT. But with an hour and a half left, you had to grit your teeth and bear it.
There was a really nice feeling of support and encouragement going around the Salsathon though. Everyone looked out for each other and checked to make sure we're doing alright. Dancing with someone also helps you pull through your tiredness and keep dancing, it's the pillar of support that helped. And everyone had fun, so it was a good laugh and a great experience! I didn't regret doing this, if given a chance I'd do it all again.
So, on to some pictures!
Pre-salsathon: Looking all nicely groomed and ready!
Early times yet!
Post-salsathon: WE MADE IT! *slumps down in tiredness*
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