My first lessons of American Tribal Style When I saw Tribal dancers I fall in love with their wonderful skirts, jewelry and accessories. So I start taking ATS dance lessons last December. I have been salsa dancing for 4 years. For this reason I thought I could learn the basic movements in a short period of time and would take part in performances. Ha-ha... I was wrong... I’m already used to follow partner lead. That’s why I’m not able to memorize combination of the movements. When I remember about feet I forget about hands, and vice versa. This week my teachers added sajats to the movements . Sajat (cymbal or zil) is a small flat plate for tapping out the rhythm. Sajats are worn on big and middle fingers. You can imagine my horror. I have to think about my hands, feet and don’t forget to tap out the rhythm by sajats. But a dream to wear the beautiful skirt is still strong. I downloaded a video with Tribal lessons. And now I’m fighting hard for improvement of my dance.