Hannah Law

I’ve just joined an 8-week salsa class in the city run by Latin Motion. We have a great teacher, Raf, who goes at just the right pace, and cracks the perfect amount of dad jokes to get us all relaxed!

The first week we broke the moves down into three easy steps: the basic step, the side step and the back (aka grapevine style) move. When I walked into the class at the beginning I did not think I would actually be able to have some salsa moves down pat by the end of the class but kudos to the teachers for making it really manageable and teaching it clearly.

I can’t wait til I look like this on the dance floor… And yep, she’s the girl from Dancing with the Stars so I think I’ve got a bit more practice to do!

Are you a dancer? What’s your favourite style?

I bought a bike on the weekend! It’s a vintage cream step-through with a basket on the front … very Surry Hills.

So far I’ve been cruising on the footpaths because I’m likely to get a serious case of the death wobbles if I ride on the street!

I’ve hit up Moore Park and Centennial Park but am keen to find out some other good rides around the city … any recommendations?

If you’re like me, you’ll be keen to just dive straight in and give surfing a crack but it pays to do a bit of background research.

As a minimum, you should check the surfing conditions before you head to the beach. These websites are good for Aussies:

• Real Surf (www.realsurf.com)
• Swell Net (www.swellnet.com.au)
• Coastal Watch (www.coastalwatch.com)

If you’re looking for some surfing inspiration, Aquabumps (www.aquabumps.com) is a website dedicated to capturing the best of Sydney’s waves each day. Sign up to their daily newsletter so you have something to daydream about whilst you’re sitting in front of the computer at work.

For other beginners a surf school is the way to go. Here are some Sydney-based schools:

• Let’s Go Surfing (www.letsgosurfing.com.au)
• Cronulla Surfing Academy (www.cronullasurfingacademy.com)
• Waves Surf School (www.wavessurfschool.com.au)
• Manly Surf School (www.manlysurfschool.com)

Any other sites/surf schools you can recommend?