Dance the Stiffness Away

My sister is a woman of many talents.  She’s a genius, and works in public health and welfare.  She’s a wonderful writer.  She’s an outgoing person and an incredibly interesting character.  She has many odd-ball hobbies, but her newest one is actually fascinating:  she recently took up ballroom dancing.

Now this isn’t anything serious.  One of her best friends bought the lessons for her as a birthday gift, under the condition that they go to the lessons together.  This sister also had a history of line dancing, basketball, softball, and volleyball.  She loves doing.  She takes life by the horns, and isn’t afraid to do something a little “odd” as a hobby.  So, ballroom dancing joined her list of activities.

Watching her and her friend dance together is interesting.  They learned a lot, both about the dance itself and how they actually move.  They always have big cheesy grins on their faces when they do it, and always seem to have a blast doing it.  But, watching they way they moved, I was interested in it as a low-impact exercise.  Consider this:  ballroom dancing is all fairly easy movement, done at a reasonable pace.  There is repetition, but never overt repetition.  And, moreover, it looks fun.

If only more people could find such fun, easy ways to stay active!  So, I’m sitting here, my hips and knees are a bit sore from my recent trips to the driving range.  (Apparently hitting 100+ balls in a day when you’re 1. already sore and 2. not used to it, is going to cause some soreness.  I don’t regret it one bit, though!)  I wonder if I could take up ballroom dancing.  I’d love to dance this stiffness away!