In reverse order of occurrence: Assmar makes me do funny things Like ride down the highway in 40-degree weather with the windows down and the heat blasting at the floorboards. The cool air lowers my body temperature (bad cooldown after hip-hop) and the hot air keeps my lungs from seizing up ...

Last night was less physically challenging in terms of dancing, but definitely more mentally challenging. I'm not sure if my focus was off or just different now that I'm a little more comfortable. Related posts:Um… jazz hands? Dancing: exactly what I wanted Three fun things on dance-day

Second week of belly dance and hip-hop classes: fucking amazing. We had a sub for the belly dancing class: instead of Nayna, it was her assistant, and she worked us pretty hard. We got through what felt like a big chunk of routine, learning 4 or 5 new moves and ...

I stepped out of my shell a bit tonight and went to two dance classes: belly dancing and hip-hop. Belly dancing was a hoot -- the instructor was hilarious and everyone was there for a good time. I was, of course, absolutely awful at it, but I got the ...