Fergus: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 9 Let’s call him Fergus (not his real name.) Fergus is a man who leads very nicely. On the dance floor, he likes to wear an expression that says, “I’m thinking important things.” Sometimes, he...
Starters: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 8 This Student Supporter has been twinkled (once again) by (another) Latin dance starter class. Partly, by the Brazilian magic of the instructor (Tarcisio), but mostly, (this time) by all the...
Tricks: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 7 I’ve got a bag of SSP tricks. But that’s not unusual. Most of Rio Rhythmics’ thirty or so Student Supporters have bags they’ve filled with dance-magic, over time. Some SSPs like to keep the...
The leader: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 6 “D’you like leading?" We’re dancing forro, the starters are just about to finish an eight-week intro course, and we’re short on leaders. I’m a Student Supporter, so I step up. “Do you like...
The pivot: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 5 There’s something about wearing a uniform that gives you a buzz, makes you think you know things, makes you cooler and calmer about going places than you’d ever be if you were wearing your...
Heart to heart: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 4 It’s the t-shirts. Rio Rhythmics’ Student Supporter tees are magic. Like the wardrobe-portal in the C.S Lewis novel (the one with the lion and the witch), Student Supporter tees open...
