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Thursday, April 4, 2013

D is for Dancing

This month I am participating in the A to Z Challenge. I will be writing about memories from my life and all my different homes.

Today my Spanish class started a project where they write about what they were like as children.  When I looked at my sample, I noticed it was covered with pictures of me dancing and dressed in my ballet clothes.

When I was a kid, I loved dancing.  I took ballet lessons and Irish dancing lessons.  I dreamed of the day when I would join the older girls, dancing on point and doing the hornpipe.  I never got there.  When I got sick in the fifth grade, all the dancing stopped.

I'm not sure that I really ever had much coordination or balance (I assume that I did), but now I can't dance to save my life!  I have thought about taking some lessons again, like ballroom dancing.  When it comes to musical endeavors, I seem to do best with detailed instructions and steps.  I could probably memorize some dance steps and maybe reproduce them on a dancefloor somewhere.  Maybe :)

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  1. My daughter is 5 and she absolutely loves dancing right now. I wonder if it will continue as she gets older?

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    1. It's always interesting to see what interests stick with us as we grow older.

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  2. Oh I'm so sorry you had to quit dancing :(. I used to dance Swedish dances but also quite a couple of years ago because I got a problem with a knee, when I was better I had nearly forgotten how to do it so now I focus on playing music instead.

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    1. Playing music sounds like fun. Maybe I should get back to playing the guitar.

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  3. Even at the age of 50, I still love to dance and find myself often breaking out in it at the strangest moments.

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    1. That is awesome! That's how I am with singing!

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  4. I'm not a dancer.... but it doesn't stop me from doing it. Always dance like no one is watching!
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    1. Good advice. I do sometimes dance when no one is around. Some types of music do require it.

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  5. Nowadays I only enjoy dancing if I've had a few drinks first ;)

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  6. or if I'm alone in my living room with music blasting!

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  7. I pretty much have no rhythm and two left feet. lol

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  8. I'm not a dancer, but don't mind shaking it. :) Dance aerobics is one of my favorite workouts. My coordination stinks, but it's fun.

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    1. Dance aerobics always sounds like fun. I just think I would look ridiculous :)

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  9. I think we lose the ability to dance the moment we gain the ability to realize how ridiculous we look doing it!

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  10. I love dancing and Spanish too! We must be cut from some of the same cloth! :) Also, thanks for teaching me three words in Irish!

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    1. You're welcome. There may be more to come. I am going to be checking out your blog very soon.

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  11. I hope that sharing this desire to be dancing leads to some joyful play with music.

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