December 2010
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Yuletide competition & a new year
Hitting the road this afternoon for a ballroom competition not too far from home. It’s a kind of small-scale, fun affair and I’m looking forward to dancing in it tomorrow. Doing my favorite activity on the last day of 2010 seems a particularly apt wrap-up for the journey of discovery I’ve been enjoying. When it’s time for a New Year sip of champagne, I’ll be toasting...
Dec 30th
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"Fat" Ballerinas & The Black Swan Diet: Don't Let... →
If you are “taking up as little space as possible,” then you are not dancing fully. You are barely existing! Own your strength and your beauty and move it with joy! layersofme:  Own Your Beauty is a groundbreaking, year-long movement bringing women together to change the conversation about what beauty means. Our mission: to encourage and remind grown women that it is never too late...
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“The toughest thing about being a success is that you’ve got to keep on...”
– - Irving Berlin My Strong Medicine:  
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Diary of a Mad Dancer (training log)
12/29/10 Wednesday *Lesson with M.S. 1 1/2 hours. An extra session to prep American Smooth and Latin dances for the comp on Friday. It’s a small-scale comp, but a good opportunity for me to get back into the competition groove with M.S. We haven’t been in one together since August. Must admit I can’t remember the last time I was out-and-about/awake for New Year’s Eve...
Dec 29th
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“Treat your body with care—it’s your instrument.”
– Joseph Carman, former American Ballet Theater dancer (via wefeellikedancing)
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Diary of a Mad Dancer (training log)
12/28/10 Tuesday *Practice with M.S. 2 hours. We have a comp on Friday, so we reviewed all Bronze & Silver American Smooth routines, except for Bronze Viennese Waltz, which almost dances itself. Eyes, eyes, eyes. Up, up, up. You’ve probably seen one of those creepy photos of a woman who has eyeballs painted on her eyelids so she looks at you when her eyes are open and when they are...
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“You must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin,...”
– (I love this movie!) Dead Poets Society (via misswallflower)
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“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them...”
– Andy Warhol (via misswallflower)
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Diary of a Mad Dancer (training log)
12/27/10 Monday *Practice: 1 hour. I was super excited that the roads were clear enough of snow for me to get to the dance studio for some practice time today. Warmed up with Latin Rumba and spent a good bit of time working on getting back and arm shapes right, while also articulating feet and clearly transferring weight on steps. Then on to Cha Cha, where for a change, I was able to get a...
Dec 28th
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Diary of a Mad Dancer (training log)
12/27/10 Monday *Practice: 1 hour. I was super excited that the roads were clear enough of snow for me to get to the dance studio for some practice time today. Warmed up with Latin Rumba and spent a good bit of time working on getting back and arm shapes right, while also articulating feet and clearly transferring weight on steps. Then on to Cha Cha, where for a change, I was able to get a...
Dec 27th
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“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
– Oscar Wilde (via christinadoeslife)
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Diary of a Mad Dancer (training log)
12/26/10 Sunday: Snow, snow and more snow, which my state is not well-equipped to clear from the roads! No dance studio for me today. *Yoga: 50 minutes. Gaiam dvd: Warrior Yoga with Trudie Styler and James d’Silva. Very demanding practice. The strength required is right at the edge of what I can do. My legs were shaking afterward, so I decided to go ahead and have my recovery drink of...
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Diary of a Mad Dancer (training log)
12/26/10 Sunday: Snow, snow and more snow, which my state is not well-equipped to clear from the roads! No dance studio for me today. *Yoga: 50 minutes. Gaiam dvd: Warrior Yoga with Trudie Styler and James d’Silva. Very demanding practice. The strength required is right at the edge of what I can do. My legs were shaking afterward, so I decided to go ahead and have my recovery drink of...
Dec 26th
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“There is no such thing as overtraining, just under-recovery.”
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“Maybe if strong women started gracing magazine covers and helping to define...”
– Kristin Darguzas post: On Warped Beauty Standards, and Embracing the Buff Via Laniasrx’s FB (via getsweaty)
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The Beauty and Power of Rowing
“Rowing, indoors or outdoors, at any exercise level of intensity, requires a greater exercise expenditure than any other aerobic activity. Calories are burned in relation to the number of muscles used and the intensity and duration of the exercise. Rowing with a sliding seat uses a very large muscle mass since the upper, lower and trunk muscles are used vigorously.” -Dr. C. Everett...
Dec 26th
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