Dancing

Dancing has always been a passion of mine. I was a dancer throughout my child. I was a part of the Teton Valley Stars Team and later on I was on my high school's dance team. I LOVE dancing. I always have. I stopped dancing in high school because of the fact that I was never very healthy. Even though I was a dancer, I was NOT healthy.


I considered myself to be the "big girl" on the dance team. I always envied my teammates because to me most of them were what dancers should "look" like or be able to "perform" like. In my mind, I never looked the part or was able to do what most of them could. Add on the drama of high school anyways and a bunch of girls and dancing started to lose its appeal to me. Not to mention with me not being very healthy I was feeling the toll dancing was taking on my body. I HURT everywhere ALL the time. So I decided to pursue other options in high school and quit dancing. It was one of the hardest decisions I ever made.


However, I always find myself moving along with the music that's on whether its in the car, an elevator, out at a dance club, or just a restaurant. I still love dancing. I still move with the music. It still touches a part of me. I MISS it. I still consider myself not the typical dancer. I do not look the part (in my mind) but looks are not what makes a dancer! That is something I have to remind myself of. What makes a dancer? PASSION! If you have the passion to dance then you are a dancer! So dance to the fullest! Do not care about how you look. Listen to the music, let your body move with it, and dance!


Dancing is Passion! Dancing is fun! Dancing is fitness!


Why in the hell did I ever stop dancing. That is something I ask myself all the time! I loved it so much and watching my daughter in her dance class reminds me of how much I loved it. The joys of dancing with your friends, the excitement before the performances, the costumes, the makeup, the hairspray, and the complete madness of it all. I LOVED it all! I loved the competitions. I was good at Drill. The memories that were made. Priceless.


Sometimes I wonder if I should return to the dancing world for myself. See if I still have what it takes. Take lessons again. Get back into the game. Is it too late?


It's never too late for your passion! It's never to late to live to the fullest and to do what you LOVE to do! Believe in that! I am still constantly dancing in my home, or wherever I go, and I will continue to dance throughout my life. Maybe I will take a dance class again. What the hell right! Live it! Love it! and just DANCE!