You HAD to be there. . . A Zumba experience!!

I will start off by saying IF it is at ALL possible for someone to have zero rhythm and coordination. . .I would be nominated and win in a heartbeat!!

Draw an imaginary line somewhere about mid-air in your mind. . .now above that line reach up as high as you can in the air and draw another line. The first line represents my comfort level in life. . .the next line represents me stepping OUT of that comfort level today when my O so sweet daughter talked me into trying Zumba Dance class for the very first time!! They say it's GOOD for a person to step out of their comfort zone, try new things. . .well if we can call this good today then I had my heapin helpin of good!!

As my Heather later affirmed the fact after seeing dear Mother in action: "Mom, you REALLY have no rhythm at all do you?!" No dear. . . and as her dad, David said "It is a wonder that all THREE of our kids have great rhythm as well as coordination between the likes of your Mom and me!" A small miracle in and of itself. I guess I can thank all my years at a private christian church ran school for my lack thereof. I was even a cheerleader, which Heather dear reminded me that I was with a question mark all over her face. Two reasons result from this 1.) I was a cheerleader before dance was even evented into cheerleading 2.) If and were there dancing. . . you probably wouldn't find it in the enviroment we attended school in. Although we did like to swing our skirts a little EXTRA hard at times. ; )

This was a 1 hour class that at times thought would never end! The teacher begins by saying "No one stops...if you stop we stop the class. No leaving this class....doors will be glued shut." Great, what have I got myself into?!?! As Heather later imitated me to her dad by giving him a great showmanship of Mom's "abilities", he replied with a "I so wish I had been there to video it!!" Entertaining I'm sure....dear ones. : P
From the beginning of the simplest steps (which I thought I had right...that being the simplest) I seem to be "off-track" shall we say. My arms went up when they were supposed to go down.....my feet went forward when we were supposed to go backwards. If we were going right, I was going left. Alot of times I said the heck with feet, arms, hips, smiles AND breathing and just concentrated on ONE thing only. There were times the teacher would animatedly imitate people by how slow and lagging they were. I said to myself "Quit making fun of me lady, GEE!" She never would make eye contact with me, but Heather said she was imitating me at times. How lovely.....hey at least it got me noticed! Speaking of getting noticed, I forgot to mention that upon entering the class I firmly planted myself on the back row .... along with everyone else at the time. But teacher noticed her regular pupil, my Heather, was not in her normal place....FRONT AND CENTER. She told her to get up there and she pointed at me....to which I gladly said "Yup, it's me and i'm here". . . pointing to the ground. Needless to say, I was summons up right smack dab in the center of everyone. There couldn't be another full spot of attention of I searched for one, it seemed. O joy. As the teacher said at the beginning "No one is looking at you and if they do...shame on them." Later, I told David "Should I go back to her class, she MAY ask me to please move to the back of the room this time." as I was probably more of a distraction to others. Heather said she tried watching me a couple of times and she would bust out laughing and loose track of her workout. WELL, I do love to make people laugh.....SO THERE. David was laughing HARDLY when he watched Heather's re-enactment of me. Who knows....if I was You Tubed it could have went viral!! Haha!

It was just the whole eye -hand -foot -hips....every body part you have moving at the same time and this girl's brain is wired for one thing at a time. I would start to focus on just the feet leaving everything else off...and then the silly woman would switch just about the time I would get it. As for the arms, Heather said I began to leave them just straight up in the air. What the heck....they will all get in that position at some point won't they?!

I can definitely say . . . it was like nothing ever before . . .heck, I think giving birth was easier than THAT! :)

Now the question is. . .Will I go back for another go around next this Thursday?! to go or not to go....Hmm. I'm thinking if I am I will get some private tutoring from Zumba girl herself.....Heather.

I went back later this evening and did my workout with dear hubby. So, I think I will call it a day....a day like none other that's for sure. haha! Be adventerous friends....it's good for..... something!!