Tonight Kiran rounded Paris, Laura, Kevin and I to go to The Melting Pot in SoHo on Elgin St. & Hollywood Road. I googled it beforehand and expected to arrive at a jazz bar, but to my surprise, it was salsa night! It was a diverse crowd, mainly middle aged folks who went to have a good time and get their salsa on. I think we were probably the youngest kids around. People were shaking their hips and showing off their fancy footwork everywhere. There was this "man in orange," who could move it like no other. The scene was definitely something we didn't expect to find in Hong Kong. I think expats hang around SoHo a lot because it's like they never even left home considering everything is "western" there. At the same time, I wonder if they ever experience "very local" areas of HK? To our amusement, the spot was also great for people watching (awkward looking couples or this girl who who just had a "save me!" look on her face when this old white guy dragged her out to dance haha). The highlight was the live salsa band--the trumpeter definitely made me want to get back, re-learn, and make use of those 5 years I spent learning how to play.
On another note, I have two left feet. Coordinated dancing is definitely not my forte.
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