What I do for Love

Yes I know, I am the odd ball in my field who can find a musical theatre song to basically go with any mood/ emotion I am in....and so often I find myself repeating "Wont forget, wont REGRET what I did for love"

As my training process becomes more and more intense, I develop more and more evidence that I am back...well trying to be back from my awful injury.

I wish I could say "no one says dance is easy," but ya know I spent a majority of college having people question getting a degree in dance. "so what, all you do is just dance all day?" people would ask. But people don't understand the mind and body focus it takes to do what dancers do. It is not like we just can go work and go home and rest. Since dance doesn't make a lot of money we all have to work many jobs on top of the grueling amount of training. Basically, if you don't love it, then you are stupid for choosing the life of a dancer, because it is far from an easy job.

With that said, I am in the midst of remembering why I love it. Now, I don't love the beat up body, but I love feeling my body. I love the feeling of all the very specific muscles I use, feeling stronger each and every day, and embodying how I feel. With that though, I exit the space all beat up, have a hard time walking stairs, who am I kidding, walking in general and feeling tired. But what can I say, I can't imagine life any other way.

Over the weekend I pushed hard to continue training in LA with Ledges and Bones on top of learning some new material with the company (the woman's trio). Its kind of a test to see where my strength, stamina, power and ability are. Let me tell you though, while I keep getting stronger, I am not where I want to be. So even though I was SO sore and tired, I got up Monday morning (after just getting back the evening before from my long LA weekend) and went to a private pilates class before work, then went to a rehearsal. Now, today I was VERY sore but felt the need to continue the push through so while I couldn't really move at a fast pace, I finished my day with an intense Power Yoga class. Tomorrow though, I am treating myself to a well deserved and massage! I can't wait!

Anyway, this post was really meant to share the bruises I got over the weekend while training and rehearsing. It's hard though b/c pictures don't really give the bruises justice, but totally worth sharing anyway! The worst of this, I was wearing knee pads and still managed to get these!

I took this picture this morning...This happened on Sat and it keeps getting worse!

I am not sure where this trail of bruises came from...but even with a knee pad, I got these!

Same leg on the actually knee!

A shin bruise (I landed on my foot...smart huh?)

Again, pictures don't really do justice, but my feet are all scabbed and bruised too!

Whoever says Dance is easy....doesn't do what I do! :) Not easy, body is a little sensitive, but its totally worth it!

Oreo Cookies: Chocolate or not?

After 12 or 14 years or something like that... (we can say 13- meet in the middle) I still do not eat (or like) chocolate, more specifically coco. Yes, I realize being female this is for sure a strange concept to understand, but being the baby in the office, and one of my many odd traits, this creates many debates and conversations.

Don't get me wrong, I highly enjoy a good debate, and so does Kegan (one of my co-workers) so lets just say its not an uncommon occurrence to have a debate about chocolate, or food on a weekly (if not daily) bases.

Today's debate: Are Oreos Chocolate?

Now I think this is a no brainer, I mean come on, you type in "What are Oreos" in google and the FIRST thing to pop up is: "oreo - chocolate cookie with white cream filling"....thank you google...CHOCOLATE! But while I feel that is case and point, no one else seems to agree with me. SO I further the search, Ingredients in oreos, and it states that both coco and chocolate are in oreos. Again, how much more right could I be?! BUT, while posing the question to facebook, other co-workers, random people that evening outside of the office, yes I took this outside of work because I feel so strongly that I am right, and I would say 8 out of 10 responses when I ask if oreos are chocolate I get, "no they are oreos" so I further asking what they taste like and I get the response "oreos."

I lose at many debates in the office when it comes to food (people in my office are gross, they will eat anything) but I will NOT lose this battle.

Please someone agree with me!!