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I’ve gone back to dance class after not dancing for almost 2 years!
Dance has been a huge part of my life and identity for most of my life. In college I was dancing nearly everyday between classes and rehearsals. After graduation I stopped dancing. I needed a break from it and I couldn’t really afford to take classes anyway. The longer it went the harder it was for me to go back. I was scared of hurting myself, of not having the technical ability I once had, of not feeling at home in my body. Now that I’m writing this, it’s interesting that the physical/emotional connection that I developed through dancing is what was holding me back from dancing again.
A couple of weeks ago I got a reality check from a friend and fellow dancer who told me (nicely) to get over myself and my excuses and just GO. So I did last night. And it was amazing! Sure it was hard, and I’m brutally sore, and I can’t dance the way I could 2 years ago… but it felt so good just to move so freely through space, play with gravity, push my body.
The teacher was great and was quite kind and supportive when I spoke to her after class. I’m definitely going to try to attend this class every week. I’d really like to get to a point where I’m taking at least 2 classes a week.
It’s good to be back. Now I just have to keep at it!
