Power Remix

Today Fitz and I went to a workout class called Power Remix, which is basically an aerobic dance class. I've attended the class multiple times a week all semester and I've NEVER seen a boy there before. From my perspective, it was rather comical. When we got to the room and sat down in line a lot of heads turned our way to stare for a second, and you could practically hear them thinking "Is he really going to do this?!". I think it was mostly just surprise at the fact that there was a person of the male variety in line for a female dominant class- no one looked uncomfortable. When we went into the room, there was some shuffling to get around him at the door, not really sure why.
The best part though, was when the teacher inadvertently drew attention to him before class started by asking where his sneakers were. We were at the front near the mirrors, so I was able to watch everyone's faces throughout the class, and there were SO many instances of snuck glances or weird looks. Then he made himself even more obvious by yelling things like "Whoo!" and "Yea!" when the teacher got enthusiastic, drawing attention to himself again. It was almost like the girls had gotten used to him being there and forgotten- until he made noise, which drew their attention back and elicited some more weird looks. At the end of class I asked a few girls for their opinions and there were a couple who said things along the lines of "Yea, it was kinda weird, but it didn't bug me" but then there were two who said "It was fantastic! We wish more boys would come!!". Overall, there were a wide range of reactions, and for the most part they seemed to be different forms of surprise or confusion.