Rockin’ with the old ladies
Jan 19, 2009 A day in our life
Just after the holidays a friend from high school updated her Facebook status to state she was looking for fun, social ways to get moving and get rid of the holiday bulge. I was all in. I have a bulge I’d like to get rid of and I’m all about social. I love any excuse I can find to get out of the house and hang with some girlfriends. Even if that excuse is exercise.
Turns out her idea of “fun and social” is a hip-hop dance class for women over 30. Anybody who has ever seen me dance (and there are very, very few of you) know I can’t dance to save my life. Heck I can’t even follow along to workout tapes I’m so flippin’ uncoordinated.
But I do like to have fun and what better way to have fun then to make a complete ass out of yourself in front of 10 to 15 other hot 30+ mamas? My friend wanted a class with mamas over 30 because she didn’t want to have to sweat and possibly complain about a bum knee in front of some 21-year-old who still had perky boobs and zero stretch marks. Us mommies, who have to wear a sports bra for fear of taking an eye out with our swinging breastfeeding titties, must stick together.
So yesterday was our first class. I threw on my favorite pair of yoga pants that so nicely show off my love handles and full thighs and a sports bra to keep my girls up in the chest area rather than tucked in to my waist band. And, even though I could have totally used the flurries that were falling as an excuse to wimp out and skip class, I drove clear across town to shake my booty to a little Britney Spears.
Our instructor is this really cute model choreographer (who is going to try out for So You Think You Can Dance this year so I will totally point him out when he makes it on the show). When he did the choreography he looked totally hip and cool. When I did it I looked like a stiff old lady who just threw out her hip.
But I made it through the whole hour of class without falling on my ass or accidentally kicking anybody. I consider that a success.
Next week we are going to stop at the Mexican restaurant before class for a margarita. Or two. That should make class a little more interesting.
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