Cuban Band Night at Don Pedro's
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| Cuban Band and Salsa Dancing Every Monday Evening |
Retirement in México is bliss. There is always something fun
to do, someplace enjoyable to go. December evenings in Sayulita are warm enough
that we carry a jacket, just in case, but rarely need to wear it. Monday
evenings at Don Pedro’s restaurant combine a perfect balance of enjoyable
activities for Jon and me. It goes without saying that our meals and drinks are
always awesome. But on top of that, they have Monday Night Football on the big
screen TVs that Jon enjoys and Salsa dancing to Cuban music that makes me
happy. Bliss.
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| Jon Likes his Front Row Seat to Watch Football |
Jon likes his front row seat to watch Monday Night Football.
We arrive at Don Pedro’s about 7:30 to get a prime seat at the bar. The waiters
are very friendly and the service is prompt. They mix a first-class Margarita
for Jon and he settles in to watch his favorite sport. He doesn’t even care
who’s playing—he always roots for the underdogs anyway. But, wherever we go for
dinner on Monday night, it must include Futbol
Americano on the screen.
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| When the Band Starts Playing, the Dancing Starts, Too |
The Cuban band starts playing about 8:30 and the dancers
quickly fill the dance floor. Don Pedro's has a cover charge, but when we come
early for dinner and football, we avoid paying the cover. A few warm-up songs
into the playlist and the announcement is called for everyone to join the Salsa
lesson. That's when I move onto the dance floor along with many others, men and
women alike. The dance teachers, a couple of young men, dance in the front with
their backs to the crowd, demonstrating basic Salsa steps while all the
dancers, inexperienced and professional alike, follow their moves. Soon the
dance teachers progress into some pretty fancy Salsa variations. Most of us in
the crowd continue to attempt to reproduce their every move, though some drop
out and just watch in amazement. Salsa dancing is not only fun, it's amazing
exercise.
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| I Look Forward to the Salsa Dance Lessons--Great Fun! |
Jon would rather watch football than Salsa dance, so he has
reconciled himself to watching from his seat, alternating between the screen
and keeping an eye on the dance floor, while I dance with a few experienced
Mexican men. Sometimes I will join a couple of women on the dance floor and we
do some free-form Salsa dancing in a group. It’s all fun. My legs sure feel it
the next day, especially since I also taught Zumba class that morning. No
wonder my Fitbit reads over 14,000 steps for Monday!
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| December at Don Pedro's |
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