Dancing is never bad. It’s pretty tough to be in a bad mood when you’re dancing.

I finally took my first salsa lesson after months of demoting it down my goal list.

I found a salsa dance school in Frankfurt and went on Monday night for the first of four Monday night lessons.

I was pretty nervous since I dance like Elaine and I didn’t know anyone. The instructor was Brazilian, but taught the class mostly in German, with a little Spanish and English thrown in (he usually translated words I already knew, so it wasn’t much help anyway).

So I learned salsa and danced away. My goal for next week is to stop looking at my feet and stop saying left, right, left in my head.

Last night, I went with some friends to see Mary J Blige, one of my favorite singers whom I’ve loved since I was in high school.

It was another night of dancing and listening to great music.

And if you’re wondering: she’s still got it.

3 days into the week and 2 have already involved dancing. That’s the recipe for a good week!