Saturday morning, the sky was dark gray; drizzling rain fell for most of the day. Then, at 17.30, just when I was walking out the door to go to Djungelsalsa, the clouds parted and the sun shone through a bit.
By the time I arrived at the dance floor in Årsta, the clouds had completely moved off to the East, and the sun was shining brightly. This was the last installment of Djungelsalsa for a while. The next one will be in the beginning of August. There were lots of friendly dancers there, including several erstwhile Lindy hop dancers! It wasn't so long ago that I branched out from dancing solely salsa and tried dancing swing too. It's cool to see people going the other direction too!
The light was a bit fragmented due to shadows, but I still caught some great photos, including the one of Mette in mid-spin, above. My Lindy hop photo set has been updated with the 37 photos from yesterday.
2007-07-01
Last Djungelsalsa until August
2007-05-26
First Djungelsalsa of 2007!
Saturday evening around 17.00 I took the subway down to Gullmarsplan and caught the bus out to Årsta. It was time for the first Djungelsalsa of the summer!
Djungelsalsa (literally, “Jungle Salsa”) is so-called because it's held at an outdoor pavilion, surrounded by forest. It's put together by the same friendly folks who arranged the Happy Feet get-togethers in Sundbyberg during the winter. They set up a couple of charcoal grills, so you can bring your own food to cook on the grill. I brought a few Nürnberger bratwurst and a Bordeaux baguette, along with a few beers to wash down the food.
The dancing was a lot of fun, and I probably knew about half of the people there. I can hardly wait for the next Djungelsalsa this coming Saturday! Click to see all 72 photos.