Aaarrrggghhhh!

Ok……I have to keep it real. I miss being fit. I miss being able to touch my toes effortlessly. I miss being able run a couple of miles without panting. Bottom line…..I miss dancing.

I’m scientist ( u knw those supposedly calculation dependant individuals I kwn I don't talk like one...) but I have this arty side that not many people knw about. It’s like I am leading a double life….my straight a** boring science life and this other side which wants to leap, bust some crank moves and do the split. Yea…I’m talking about dancing. It has been a passion of mine since I was in diapers (even my momma would tell u dat). I used to shake my diaper clad a** to the latest tune since the beginning of me. Then when Bobby Brown and Mc Hammer came out with the running man in the early 90’s I was right in there doin my thang. I love to dance, dancing brings out the best in me. I aint talking about dance on a professional level, but just dancing for fun, you knw. Being able to just move and go with the flow. Being able to have people who share the same passion. Being able to……..just dance!

I been searching for dance classes all up in this here city. I haven’t found any female only classes. Not that I mind having handsome guys with fit bodies lifting me up but…..being a Muslimah I gotta make sacrifices and abstain from such worldly desires ….. You feel me!

However, first things first. Before I start leaping without perfecting my walk. First on the agenda is joining a gym (if not…then employing an exercise regime which gives the same benefit without the gym pass) and sorting out my anaemia. Because however physically fit I get…I would always be out of breath if my blood count aint close to normal (out of everything…bringing my blood count back to normal would be my most difficult task). I will still keep searching for an all female dance class and until I find one I would be practicing some moves….maybe get a video so I can get my old moves back. It’s been close to 4yrs since I seriously performed a piece….so you can imagine how rusty I am. I basically need to start from scratch and that aint gonna be easy but inshaAllah kheyr.

So this is what is going to be on my agenda for a while. I’m kinda excited so hopefully this is not some short lived thing. I knw most people would be like girl what you doin dancing? This would probably come from my Somali/Muslim community. But check it here…I aint dancing for no man. I be doin this for myself. Something to keep me physically fit…. But hey…..I gotta do what I gotta do! To hell with everybody else.

Peace