All Latino men know how to dance!

I don't know what it is about Latin America, but all of the men know how to dance and most of them actually enjoy it unlike most of the American men that I know. I found this out a long time ago, but I just keep going to more parties where the men keep reaffirming this theory. Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia!!! Me gusta Cumbia. It is like the national dance of Peru well Peruvian Cumbia; each country down here has their own i guess. Very folky latino music. I love it! Oo I just looked up some info, props to Wikipedia for quick and usually helpful information. It was used as a slave courtship ritual dance. The men and women would dance until they found a suitable partner.

Anyways, I was at my friend Egla's birthday party on Wednesday night (that's right I finally found a friend that is a girl in Pacasmayo..too bad I just left yesterday ) and of course just like every get together in Latin America there was dancing. Lots and lots of dancing. After a few drinks of Pisco and sprite that Edgar, her father made, after the ceremonial Peruvian happy birthday song, and after Egla took the first bite of cake directly from the cake there was dancing. It felt like I was at Skateport plaza listening to early 90's music again. Mostly Latino, but the songs that were popular back then. The Macarena!!! I forgot how repetitive that song was.. Good workout though. We also did some other very repetitive Latino line dancing that should be used for a workout video. I'm still kind of hesitant to dance down here because I feel like that really tall awkward white girl with all of the Peruvians when I dance, but I end up having a blast once I get over that initial intimidation.
Taking a break from the festivities or as I thought I sat down next to Edgar, Mark's host father who's family informed me that Edgar was indeed a great dancer and quite a stud back in the days. I told him that I had to see him dance before the night was over.. which came back to bite me in the ass later on. He made me come dance with him and his wife Betty. There is video.. I just need to get it from Mark at somepoint. I'm sure it is hilarious. He was indeed a fabulous dancer much like every other guy that I have seen down here. Its very strange. I would stay that its just a Latin American thing, but a lot of the women look really awkward when they dance here so its got to be a Latin American man thing. Edgar asked me if I was a dancer and when I learned how to dance. He said it looked like I had learned down in Peru because I seemed to know what I was doing. Such a great compliment :-) He was probably just sucking up to me, but I kept up to I don't think I'm as bad as some.

I definitely need to take salsa lessons, or just find people to go dancing with when I get back home. Me gusta mucho!! Maybe I will just find a Latino man to dance with for the rest of my life. That sounds like a great plan :-) Guess I need to start lookin. No dice yet on that account, but hey I'm very open to the idea. I think I just need to get out of the country of tiny mountain people that don't grow taller than 5'4".