Just for Fun

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Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Walt Disney 
 
     Okay, so I’m not a flamenco dancer - it’s way harder than it looks with it’s syncopated rhythms. I know that if I kept it up, and became devoted, I would become more competent but with school and kids and work, I just want something that is fun. So after getting some of the basic moves down with a beginner lesson, I decided to move to a dance form that is less work and more play. Enter salsa. 
     There’s a salsa club near my work and some girls and I have gone dancing there a couple of times.  I love the Latin music and despite not being dance floor ready, there have always been those generous leads that will take the time to dance with me.  Occasionally there’s an exceptional lead who’ll be able to talk to my body and let it know what he wants it to do.  The last time that happened, when I got back to my friend she said, “Wow, you looked amazing out there! I didn’t know you could salsa.” “Neither did I,” I answered.  But there’s the magic of dance. Sometimes you can enter a zone where some other type of communication is going on that has nothing to do with counting and memorizing steps. 
     Here’s what else I noticed the first time I went into a salsa club. There were Latinas of all shapes, sizes, and ages and they exuded a sexy, playful energy.  At first I felt like a scrawny white girl next to them, but then I realized that by being muy confortable in their skin they were showing me how to be comfortable in mine.

Is it time to examine what you’re doing for fun in your life? Is there anything you do just for fun?