I took a pay-as-you-go contemporary dance course today. It was the first dance class I'd visited since clogging over two years ago. And the last class I took like this was six years ago. I danced barefoot. I think I have a blister on my big toe. Not on top of, but under, where I walk. And I definitely got confused by really really simple combinations (I may have been a bit dehydrated). I'm not on the same level I was six years ago (was it really six years??? I can't believe it!) but I'm doing it! And I'm going to get more in shape! It felt so good to break a sweat and have my mind challenged at the same time. I hope next week is even better! I'm bringing tape in case the studio doesn't have the shoes again.
My dance instructor was this old, slightly overweight woman and she danced right alongside us. We did a pretty ridiculous routine to "my beloved monster" from Shrek. But we still danced. And--get this, dancer people-- we did pirouettes across the floor BACKWARDS! I've never done that before! She said it was in preparation for going both forwards and backwards so dancers practice direction changes. I need to practice that majorly! And I think I might even practice the combination.
But, it did kind of piss me off that I could only do a single pirouette when six years ago I was working on my triple. I blame the bare feet.
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BAKCWARDS PIROUETTES?!?!?! INSANITY! That hurts my head to think about, lol. I'm glad you had fun, though! Your feetsies might just need to be reconditioned :) Hang in there!
Yeah you know the step ballchange step step pirouette across the floor routine? We did that only traveling backwards, so when we landed the turn we had to step in back with our passé foot. Needless to say I did not do this.
Sounds like quite the adventure! So important to always try new things (though I'm not sure about the backwards pirouettes!).
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