This year I danced tap and jazz - the costumes were unfortunate, but I had an awesome time.  Well, one of the stage moms came up to me while I waited to take the stage for my tap routine.  She paid me the highest compliment - she told me she noticed me during my jazz routine because I danced with such joy, that she couldn't take her eyes off of me.  I blushed and thanked her, but her words brought tears to my eyes.  

Dancing had always been a dream of mine, but at 360 lbs, it just wasn't possible.  I promised myself after surgery, when I lost 100 lbs, I would sign up for dance classes.  I reached that goal in September 2006.  I always dance with a big smile on my face, because I am so greatful to be able to do it.  

This is my second recital since my surgery on January 10, 2006.  I hope to dance in many, many more

Since my dance studio is closed this week for Spring Break, I decided to take a yoga class on Thursday night.  Our yoga instructor told us that we were going to work on inversions, and I just groaned - I knew head stands / shoulder stands would be involved, and I wanted no part of it!!  The last time I went to the Thursday night yoga class (about 6 months ago) we also worked on inversions.  We have a shoulder stand chair thingy that you can use so that you are not putting pressure on your head.  Well, the last time I went, I couldn't even get one leg off the ground using it!!  I decided to try again - see if I could at least lift one leg off the ground.  To my surprise, I was able to get into the shoulder stand!!  Yah me!  I can't believe that I could do it!!  My instructor said that I had to do it three more times so that my body would remember - well I did it!! 

I take tap and jazz classes, and we are currently working on our routines for the recital.  My tap teacher decided she wanted some of us to do fan kicks, and those who can, to do cartwheels into splits!  I have not done a cartwheel, or a split in at least 22 years!  Well, Thursday night, I did about 5 cartwheels into splits!  I am still about 6 inches off the ground, but with some stretching, I think I can get all the way down by June - LOL!!