How to Make It Feel like It’s the First Time

I had a very close friend who I used to dance with almost daily. We went to clubs several nights a week, took the same salsa classes, and were on the same dance team. We endlessly practiced turn patterns in my living room (how this kid had energy to practice at 3 a.m. after a night of partying, I’ll never know), while waiting in line at the store…needless to say, I soon could predict his every move, and he knew exactly how I would style in any given moment.

Fun turned into predictable. Predictable turned into boring. Our salsa chemistry had faded.

One night, we decided to go dancing. Not many people were out, so we danced with each other the majority of the evening.  After about the sixth or seventh salsa, I knew I had to take the matter into my own hands.

And then I did it. I hijacked the dance.  I took over the lead.

His eyes widened with a look of complete shock, because I was always such an obedient salsa follower. Then, he smiled and put me into a turn-pattern that was completely unexpected. It was my turn to smile! That dance with a familiar partner felt just like the first time we danced with each other – new and exciting.

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