Dancing in the New Year
Looking back to when I first began dancing, I so clearly remember saying, “I can hardy wait for a year to pass”. To be clear, I was not wishing away a year of my life, and certainly not wanting to hasten the path to the big “50? ( which is in May, dread, dread!), but what I was yearning for was a year of dance under my belt, or should I say feet? Being that dance did not come naturally to me, I could hardly wait for the time that I was able to walk on to a dance floor, with any leader, without feeling like I was going to throw up!
I am thrilled to say that I have reached that goal. It wasn’t easy and there were many times that I wondered if I would EVER look like I knew what I was doing, and more importantly, didn’t frustrate the heck out of my leader. The option of of giving up and throwing out the dance shoes never existed for me, since the dance bug bit me right from the very start….
A bad dance was better than no dance at all! Of course there were times that I had to BEG men to dance, but that didn’t stop me, I forged on, and now one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to be sure and ask those brand new, beginning dancers’, to dance. Today’s beginners are tomorrows dancers. All dancers have one thing in common: We all started at the same place. The beginning. Even all of those fabulous professionals started at the beginning. The only difference is WHEN we start! I know that I wish I had discovered the world of dance many years ago, but the way I look at it is that times a wasting and I’d better get busy. I have a whole lot of making up to do!
I have actually been dancing close to two years now and am so glad that I stuck it out. I still have a long way to go, but am now enjoying every step of the way.
So remember that a year is going to pass by whether we like it or not.
The questions is: What are you going to do with it?
Will this New Year be filled with new beginnings and new experiences, or will the end of 2009 just end with aspirations for 2010 to be better than 2009.
If you have ever watched anyone dance and heard this little voice in your head say, “I wish I could do that or I want to do that”, well you can. I challenge you to get out and kick up your heels. Learn to dance. Your body, heart and soul will thank you, and you will help to make the world a more joyful place.
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