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Dancing

During my time at school (which feels like a long time ago now) I took dance as a subject. I loved it & still love it. But I no longer do it.

There were always more girls than boys in the class & in fact at one point we only had 1 boy amongst about 15+ of us girls. It was unfair on him, he however loved it & actually was a good dancer.

We would start by doing our stretches then we’d move on to the set pieces we either had to learn & perform in front of the others or we would study techniques of other dancers & then have to choreograph our own piece of dance. It was good fun, interesting & in the end important for our grading & exams.



I continued to dance at various times…mainly when I’d had a few drinks…but I have never joined a dance class. I know I would actually feel shy dancing in front of others even after doing it for 3-4 years. I get stage fright badly & this effects the things I would love to do. Dancing being one of them.

I looked in to doing Zumba dancing but the cold wimped me out…ok that is one really lame excuse but really who wants to go out at night when it is frozen, sweat through dancing then go back out in the cold? Not me. No way. So I haven’t been Zumba dancing, which actually annoys me as I do want to give it a go & see if I have the stammer to dance for an hour. Perhaps now that the weather is getting warmer I’ll be brave enough to at least attend one session just to put my curiosity at bay. If I do I’ll be sure to let you know. If not then I’ll keep secretly dancing round my living room to faint music & pray that no one sees me!


~ Why not come & join the GBE2 group? It’s good fun & happens once a week. For more information head on over to http://www.word-nerd-speaks.com/ & look at this post about us: http://www.word-nerd-speaks.com/2012/04/gbe-2-blog-on-week-46-dancing.html ~

Comments

  1. Crack You Whip6 April 2012 at 22:45

    Dancing is amazing exercise and I need to do me some Zumba and work off my winter weight!

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 20:53

      I'm sure that is not true :o) It's amazing how Zumba has taken off so much...i must find myself a class. Thank you for your comment :o)

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  2. Helen Baggott 7 April 2012 at 09:33

    I've tried Zumba. Once!

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 20:54

      Ha that is my fear...that I'd only last the one time lol. Thank you for coming by & commenting Baggy :O)

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  3. Cindy Dwyer7 April 2012 at 18:12

    I danced in high school too. Still holds lots of fond memories for me, although I'll never be as flexible again!

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 20:55

      That's the trouble isn't it Cindy flexibility goes right out the window the minute we leave school :o) Thank you for commenting :o)

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  4. T. Powell Coltrin7 April 2012 at 20:20

    I love to watch dance. My daughter took 10 years of dance and now my granddaughter is at it.

    Teresa

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 20:57

      Wow that's fab :o) I love watching ballet, I have no idea what it is about Ballet but it has a magical effect when being performed. Thank you for commenting :O)

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  5. Francene Stanley8 April 2012 at 10:58

    Keep on writing. The more you write, the better you will become. Now, I'm dancing away to the next blog.

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 20:58

      Thanks Francene some great advice there...hope you danced away real good :o) Thank you for springing this way & commenting :O)

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  6. Sharon K. Mayhew9 April 2012 at 03:16

    I love to watch dancers. I didn't have the opportunity to dance as a child, but would have loved it. I took zumba last year, but the instructor wasn't very motivating...so I moved on to something else.

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 21:01

      That's not helpful when you have a non motivating instructor especially when you want to do something you enjoy & would take to when given the opportunity. I hope you can try dancing again soon :O) Thank you for coming by & commenting :o)

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  7. Nancy Thompson9 April 2012 at 23:47

    I LOVE to dance, even though I don't do it very well. But who doesn't love to dance? I mean, really?! It's nice to meet you! I'm a new follower via the A to Z Challenge.

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 21:02

      Nice to meet you too Nancy :O) Everyone loves a good boogie now & then so I'm glad you love to dance as well :O) thanks for stopping by & commenting :O)

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  8. Teacher of Men10 April 2012 at 12:12

    Great work on the dancing floor...am glad you shared your unique experience on this.
    Am on a tour of the AtoZchallenge blogs and visited here, it's nice to meet you.
    I can be found here on www.seewilliams.wordpress.com

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 21:04

      Thank you for stopping by & commenting :O) Glad you found my post & enjoyed it I'll be dancing over to see your posts soon :O)

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  9. viveka10 April 2012 at 18:19

    Dancing .. that is happiness and the best exercise we can get. Was dancing ballroom when I was a teenager - until boys came in the way *smile. Been dancing Zumba for 2 years now - talk about getting exercise - fun and great music.
    Just go for it .. be mad enjoy life. Viveka (1628)

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    1. Donna10 April 2012 at 21:09

      Ahhh the boys...good things but also bad for making us girls not continue with dancing lol ;o) Definitely the best form of exercise & it also makes for good fun. I'll shall definitely have to take up Zumba...great exercise, fab music & good fun all in one...perfect! :O) Thanks for coming by & commenting :O)

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