As you all must know by now, dance is a big part of my life. I started taking lessons when I was 2 years old and I never stopped. I still make it to ballet class at least once a week. And I wish I had the time and money to go every day. I was never good enough to do anything serious with dance but it cheers me up on a bad day and I hope it is always a part of my life.
Fans of So You Think You Can Dance will know that today is National Dance Day. And I think I heard that today is actually officially recognized by Congress as such. In honor of dance, I wanted to share with you my oldest dance picture. But I’m not really sure what happened to it. I’m hoping a parent has it because it is adorable (way cuter than this one) and I would hate for it to be lost. What you get instead is 5-year-old Michelle, dressed up in sequins and tutu, and sporting a pretty good skinned knee (tights and skinned knees to not mix well). It’s an iPhone picture of a 1988 photograph so I apologize for the quality.
This was actually the first year I took ballet classes. I was forced to make the switch when we moved to Michigan (I was too young to tap) and I never looked back. I continue to try other forms of dance, but I always return to ballet.
So get out there and dance today. Or leave a comment about how dance has impacted your life. Or tell me who you want to win on So You Think You Can Dance. Just celebrate dance.
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I think Kent will win. I am not sure if he is the best dancer left on the show, but he is my favorite. I loved Alex. I was sorry to see him go, and hope he heals and is back next year. He was amazing.
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Kent is my favorite as well. Alex’s injury was heartbreaking. I feel like there are a lot of good dancers this season though. But I wasn’t a fan of the previous one.
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I also think Kent will win. National Dance Day is a great idea; dancing is so liberating and just so darn fun! You have inspired me to do a post about the day as well!
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Dance is liberating. I feel so much freer when I’m dancing.
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Aw, I forgot that was today!
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I was only reminded by a facebook post from a girl I used to dance with. If I’d remembered earlier, I would have looked for the cuter picture a little longer.
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Dance has been one of my favourite passtimes for years. I went to ballet class since I was 4. But my mother disliked the idea of classical ballet and so I was put in jazz and modern ballet classes. I still have to catch up on classical ballet moves.
That picture is adorable!
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I’m sort of doing the opposite. I had a very technical, classical ballet upbringing (Cecchetti) and now I’m moving into a more contemporary ballet world (and dabbling in jazz and tap a little).
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What a cute photo! You’re so blonde there too! Great post. 🙂
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Nice post and nice picture, Michelle! You are looking very different in it 🙂
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