Salsa!!

Last night I discovered how blurdy hard it is to video cam a performance in a dark, crowded environment. I almost got a stiff neck as an added bonus. Looking at the performance through the LCD view panel is also not the same nor as exciting as seeing them with your own two eyes, unencumbered by the four constraints of the viewing panel.

The salsa competition at conlay saw its last heat last night. It was just as entertaining as the previous heat the week before. Of course, the HE couples shined amongst the competitors. Kenneth, for once looked cool and suave. I think if there were Chinese teenage schoolgirls in the audience, he would have picked up an instant throng of fans. Wendy and Kenneth made crowd favourite that night. Another HE feather in the cap. Sad to say, there were more sleazy old men than the cute Chinese teenage chicks. I did like the chemistry displayed by an older couple in the group. They also made use of the floor by sashaying across diagonally a number of times. It was a pleasure to watch.

By the end of the night, we had 12 amateur couples vying for the top spots in the finals next week. All eight couples from the open category made it to the finals. They should have just scrapped the open category heats since everyone made it through anyway. It seems rather silly to have four couples from each heat make it to the finals. Twelve couples seem too many for a final event. It seems more like a semi-final than a final. I know what conlay is trying to do: they’re just trying to bring as many people in to the club to stimulate sales of alcohol and liquor. That’s the only reason I can think of why they would want 12 couples for a final showdown. It’s mindboggling to have to decide between so many. Oh well, I’m not competing or even part of the panel of judges, who am I to say?

It’s another week of grueling practice for all four of our HE couples. It will be a final worth watching, if only for the fact that there are so many couples competing.

I can’t wait.