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Reflections of a Dance School Dropout

By Cindi Rigsbee

At the beginning of a new calendar year, everyone resolves to get healthy, eat better, and exercise more. I myself know my limitations when it comes to exercise. I’m limited in that I don’t like it. I also have an aversion to sweat.

So this past January I decided to get creative. I thought about what type of exercise I would most enjoy. I wanted to try an activity that wouldn’t seem like exercise at all. Then remembered my teen years and how much I loved my dance classes. I could again be a dancer, exercising in a way that would be fun and calorie- burning at the same time.

I started immediately, purchasing workout clothes and shoes and registering for an adult class that would have me hopping around to popular music, all the while increasing my energy level and decreasing my waistline. I began the class on a snowy night in January. By March 1st I was a dance school dropout. Even though I began with such excitement, somewhere along the way I lost...