Let's Dance
Let's not, in fact.
Not exactly the right attitude to be taking since I am only
approaching my third week at LIPA (Liverpool Institute of
Performing Arts.) but I'm struggling to see the light at the
end of the tunnel.
Last month I thought myself to be relatively fit and so decided it
was time to get back into dancing. I seized the moment, attended an
audition at LIPA, was accepted and immediately threw my energy into
buying some new dance attire.
In hindsight I wish I had taken my enthusiasm to the gym or even
the park to try and get myself prepared. However I had the notion
that my previous dance experience (twelve years of ballet training)
would carry me.
How naive I was.
After the first session I left feeling surprisingly upbeat,
swinging my dance boots cockily over my shoulders, explaining to my
fellow dance buddies how I found the class remarkably doable.
Yet when the next day arrived I was not so smug, as I rolled over
to get out of bed. The pain was unbelievable: it seemed every
muscle that could ache in my body was. This is just week one, I
thought. It was bound to happen and it won't last.
But last it did and three days later I was still wincing in pain
each time I sat down or clambered into bed. I opted for the
'pull yourself together' approach during my next class and
it seemed to work. I warmed up for longerand took time out during
particularly tricky routines, all in the hope that I would feel
better for it in the morning.
This cunning ploy came to nought when I left my class and fell down
half a flight of stairs. Luckily for me my friend was there to stop
reaching the bottom, but the damage was done.
Mishaps aside, I'm not trying to put people off dancing -
I'm merely suggesting that if you are considering a dance class
that you prepare well in advance and don't solely rely on any
previous experience. 'Strictly come dancing' makes it all
look so easy, but take it from me, it isn't.
Point made, my third lesson is approaching and I'm a firm
believer in third time lucky.
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