SitgesSwing

So I spent this past weekend in Sitges, Spain dancing my heart out and thoroughly enjoying myself. Sitges is like Provincetown, MA or San Fran. It is by the ocean, small, and thriving with life. There are gay men and clubs everywhere, not to mention the nude beaches and amazing restaurants. I loved every minute of it. I arrived on Thursday evening, so I decided to go walk down to the beach and around the main center of town. It was pretty cool! I even got to watch the sun set over the beach.

A store I saw called LSD- Love, Sex, and Diamonds. It seemed like the perfect example of the crazy vibe this little city has.

Beautiful sunsets are one of my favorite parts of life.

On Friday I enjoyed the built in free-time I had given myself, knowing I would definitely want to spend a day by the beach. Luckily for me, it was the only sunny day of the weekend! I spent a few hours at the beach and then decided to wander around some more to get out of the sun. Then, around 4 I headed back home and layed by the pool until it was time to get ready for the Champagne & Truffle meet and greet for the swing festival. It was in a place called the Palau Marycel which was really beautiful!

After that I spent the whole weekend dancing. I took 7 hours of classes each on Saturday and Sunday. 4 hours were lindy and 3 were solo jazz. I loved every minute of it! I got to take classes from my swing idols Skye and Frida as well as from some amazing French dancers Thomas and Alice. Thomas and I have known each other for a while, so it was nice to see him and finally get to take class from him. Of course, there were also dances on Saturday and Sunday night.
Skye and Frida showing off their stuff. Frida really helped me figure out something that has been bothering me about my swing out for a long time. I was so glad she could help me make this breakthrough!
Me and Thomas dancing. He has a great style. He does a lot of "slip slops" which is really fun for me because they give me time to throw in a lot of my tap moves. He has been a tap dancer for a long time too, so our dance styles fit together pretty well. Sorry the picture quality is bad, the lighting was crazy and no flash allowed.

On Monday I woke up, ate breakfast, and headed back to Murcia. Sitting on the train for 8 hours was so miserable considering how sore I was (and still am) but it was so worth it! I had such an amazing time dancing and I also got to practice my Spanish a lot, meet a bunch of dancers from all over Spain, and also meet my dancing idols. All in all, it was an absolutely awesome weekend!