The Germans and my first ballroom dancing!

Well it started off as just another day.  I had popped into town between lessons and was walking back to school.  I felt that someone was looking at me, hat is not unusual being the only foreigner in town,   However this felt different.  I looked around and nearly missed them!  Two foreigners...Germans too!  We had a quick chat in English.  I can speak German quite well and treid to speak it but it came out as a mixture of German and Chinese...very strange!  As if the Germna space had been filled with Chinese!  I understood their Germna but could make no sensible German response!  So we talked in English.  I took the obligatory photo and swapped we chat addresses.

The Germans and me Phillip and Antonia at our first meeting in Jiangkou

Antonia, Phillip and some interested Chinese boys.
I arranged to meet them later at the festival, and we wandered around.  The locals were amazed....not only a food fest but a foreigner fest too!  It took ages to get anywhere because every one stopped and stared and wanted photos!  We got lots of free food too form the lovely locals! 
   
A quick photo on the way to the line dancing.

Eventually we got through the market and I took them to the line dancing and persuaded them to have ago!


We then went down to the singing place where I met my friend Jin (not quite sure how to spell or say this!)  I had missed a message on my phone and was meant to meet her for a dance lesson.  I was pleased to see her and she me, and we all went off to the ballroom dance area.  My first attempt!  not so much dancing and bein pushed hither and thither and my body tried to move gracefully!
Me and Jin
Phillip, Antonia and Jin
 

 
 
Philip and Antonia danced together and I 'danced' with Jin.  I really felt like I was holding her back!  eventually the dance instructor arrived and Jin went to dance with him!  Wow!  I was holding her back!  It was a really magical evening and we all enjoyed it, eventually going home our separate ways!
End note:  The Dance instructor (male) has taken a liking to me.  He says he likes the British and actually trained in Blackpool.  I think he might like me a little too much!

 


SOME DANCING VIDEOS

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