There have always been somethings that i never thought I would ever be good at.
One of them is dancing. I cannot be a Prabhudeva, but all i wanted to do was to be able to catch rhythm and make my feet move to music. Well, that is my biggest challenge. I can dance from the hip up. And that is also too juvenile. I could not even get into a playgroup dance troupe with my moves.
Now that you know how qualified I am, I decided to try my hand at dancing when my kid's playgroup asked for a parents' performance. I was nervous, but got 2 other interested parents and started practice. I must say they were the most patient souls. They made dancing so enjoyable that I was looking forward to it, and not dreading it like i initially did.
I wanted us to be able to dance in a proper environment and so asked the school authorities to practice at the school where they had mirrors. After an hour of practice and during that final session, just at the last song of the three-song medley, i had a severe cramp like feeling on my left thigh. THUD! I fell down and felt my knee cap dancing away while i was falling.
A half hour of pain, some jokes and tears later, i was rushed in an ambulance to the hospital. I should save my ambulance experience for another blog. An excruciating X-ray and knee-relocation later, I was home bound in a leg brace. Little did I know that it was not going to be easy at all and that i would end up having many inconveniences in the next 21 days. I still have another 2 days to go and hopefully I will be on a faster road to recovery after that.
The injury in itself was a different experience. What I realized is that people think i deserve it because i went dancing. I don't regret it one bit. I think it makes an interesting story that to say i slipped and fell. Why should I lie unnecessarily? Will i dance again, yes, some day , for sure. :) This time i will stretch before the practice and will drink a lot of water. Lessons out of experience are so much more valuable than not having an experience at all.
Next time you wonder whether or not to try something, try it out first.
One of them is dancing. I cannot be a Prabhudeva, but all i wanted to do was to be able to catch rhythm and make my feet move to music. Well, that is my biggest challenge. I can dance from the hip up. And that is also too juvenile. I could not even get into a playgroup dance troupe with my moves.
Now that you know how qualified I am, I decided to try my hand at dancing when my kid's playgroup asked for a parents' performance. I was nervous, but got 2 other interested parents and started practice. I must say they were the most patient souls. They made dancing so enjoyable that I was looking forward to it, and not dreading it like i initially did.
I wanted us to be able to dance in a proper environment and so asked the school authorities to practice at the school where they had mirrors. After an hour of practice and during that final session, just at the last song of the three-song medley, i had a severe cramp like feeling on my left thigh. THUD! I fell down and felt my knee cap dancing away while i was falling.
A half hour of pain, some jokes and tears later, i was rushed in an ambulance to the hospital. I should save my ambulance experience for another blog. An excruciating X-ray and knee-relocation later, I was home bound in a leg brace. Little did I know that it was not going to be easy at all and that i would end up having many inconveniences in the next 21 days. I still have another 2 days to go and hopefully I will be on a faster road to recovery after that.
The injury in itself was a different experience. What I realized is that people think i deserve it because i went dancing. I don't regret it one bit. I think it makes an interesting story that to say i slipped and fell. Why should I lie unnecessarily? Will i dance again, yes, some day , for sure. :) This time i will stretch before the practice and will drink a lot of water. Lessons out of experience are so much more valuable than not having an experience at all.
Next time you wonder whether or not to try something, try it out first.
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