Since I was little, I have always loved dancing and music. I don't know how to explain it, but I feel music inside me. It relaxes me and excites me. I also associate memories with music.
I took piano lessons, enjoyed it, but for some reason, I stopped playing. Regarding dance, I started down the dance/gymnastics route when I broke my arm at age 5 doing a back hand spring. I never got back into it. Understandably, I am sure that both myself and my parents were a bit hesitant to re-enroll in those classes after injury. So instead of dance, I did tennis, golf, and academic team. I would say, pretty confidently, that I was not passionate about any of them. Well, maybe about tennis in the beginning. However, by the end of high school, I had a love/hate relationship with tennis and golf. At their core, I love the sports and was pretty good at them (the love part), but I had put so much pressure on myself to perform at a certain level, that all the joy left. The sports became horrible mental challenges rather than enjoyment. So, after playing these sports everyday, at the state level all through high school, i completely dropped them when I went to college and have never gotten back to either sport.
In college, I took up running. I ran a lot. I enjoyed doing it, but I wouldn't say that I loved it. I would litsen to music, get the high of exercise and really let off some steam. In law school, I starting road biking and hiking a lot. I really really love biking and hiking. Those are things that I continue to do and will for as long as I am able. When I started practicing law, I started spin classes. I also did a few Olympic length triathlons (I hated the swimming part of that). I look back and can't believe that I had time to train for those, but am grateful to have had the experiences. So, in a nut shell, that is really the history of my exercise/physcial side of life.
Even though music and dance were not where I focused my energy like I did with other hobbies, I always seemed to seek opportunities to enjoy both. I think I was always the girl saying let's go dancing, let's turn the music up louder, and even though surrounded by more conservative people, I had an edgy, free, spirited side that I would let come out every once in a while. For example, when at concerts, I am probably the girl dancing really hard, at bars or weddings, you will always find me out on the dance floor getting soulful. When I was going through that awkward period of growing up... 10-12 years old, I would diaappear for hours with my walkman and just litsen to music and the words, relate, and feel. One of my favorite things in life is to turn up the music so loud in my car and sing at the top of my lungs. In fact, myself and many of my friends would go on joyrides during college (at my request) just to drive around and litsen to loud music.
A few years ago, I started taking dance it out at our local YMCA. I have really enjoyed this type of exercise. It has reminded me about my passion for dance and music. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to experience new music and an outlet for my love for dance at this stage in my life. Plus, I get to do it with some really great friends.
I started teaching spinning in November 2013. I love teaching it and one of the best parts of it is searching for cool new songs that can really energize and motivate people in my class. I am teaching at the Margaret MAddox YMCA and love my employer. It is such an amazing community. I love being in an evironment where everyone is there with a common goal. People are there, generally, because they want to be. I think this job and environment is well-suited for me. I love sharing my passion for exercise and health with other people.
So, back to the dance, I just signed up to get certified in Zumba in February. I am so excited about this. I do not know exactly where it is going to lead, but I am proud of myself for trying. It is something I have always wanted to do. I am going for it. I think my goal is to start teaching one Zumba or Dance class. I know this is going to take a lot of hard work on my part, but I feel ready for the challenge and passionate about making this happen and sharing it with other people. Whoot Whoot.
I took piano lessons, enjoyed it, but for some reason, I stopped playing. Regarding dance, I started down the dance/gymnastics route when I broke my arm at age 5 doing a back hand spring. I never got back into it. Understandably, I am sure that both myself and my parents were a bit hesitant to re-enroll in those classes after injury. So instead of dance, I did tennis, golf, and academic team. I would say, pretty confidently, that I was not passionate about any of them. Well, maybe about tennis in the beginning. However, by the end of high school, I had a love/hate relationship with tennis and golf. At their core, I love the sports and was pretty good at them (the love part), but I had put so much pressure on myself to perform at a certain level, that all the joy left. The sports became horrible mental challenges rather than enjoyment. So, after playing these sports everyday, at the state level all through high school, i completely dropped them when I went to college and have never gotten back to either sport.
In college, I took up running. I ran a lot. I enjoyed doing it, but I wouldn't say that I loved it. I would litsen to music, get the high of exercise and really let off some steam. In law school, I starting road biking and hiking a lot. I really really love biking and hiking. Those are things that I continue to do and will for as long as I am able. When I started practicing law, I started spin classes. I also did a few Olympic length triathlons (I hated the swimming part of that). I look back and can't believe that I had time to train for those, but am grateful to have had the experiences. So, in a nut shell, that is really the history of my exercise/physcial side of life.
Even though music and dance were not where I focused my energy like I did with other hobbies, I always seemed to seek opportunities to enjoy both. I think I was always the girl saying let's go dancing, let's turn the music up louder, and even though surrounded by more conservative people, I had an edgy, free, spirited side that I would let come out every once in a while. For example, when at concerts, I am probably the girl dancing really hard, at bars or weddings, you will always find me out on the dance floor getting soulful. When I was going through that awkward period of growing up... 10-12 years old, I would diaappear for hours with my walkman and just litsen to music and the words, relate, and feel. One of my favorite things in life is to turn up the music so loud in my car and sing at the top of my lungs. In fact, myself and many of my friends would go on joyrides during college (at my request) just to drive around and litsen to loud music.
A few years ago, I started taking dance it out at our local YMCA. I have really enjoyed this type of exercise. It has reminded me about my passion for dance and music. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to experience new music and an outlet for my love for dance at this stage in my life. Plus, I get to do it with some really great friends.
I started teaching spinning in November 2013. I love teaching it and one of the best parts of it is searching for cool new songs that can really energize and motivate people in my class. I am teaching at the Margaret MAddox YMCA and love my employer. It is such an amazing community. I love being in an evironment where everyone is there with a common goal. People are there, generally, because they want to be. I think this job and environment is well-suited for me. I love sharing my passion for exercise and health with other people.
So, back to the dance, I just signed up to get certified in Zumba in February. I am so excited about this. I do not know exactly where it is going to lead, but I am proud of myself for trying. It is something I have always wanted to do. I am going for it. I think my goal is to start teaching one Zumba or Dance class. I know this is going to take a lot of hard work on my part, but I feel ready for the challenge and passionate about making this happen and sharing it with other people. Whoot Whoot.