I’m Going Back to Dance Tomorrow for the First Time in Over 5 Months!!!

Today I'm writing a post on a special occasion.

I’ve been anticipating tomorrow for about a month, because I’ll be going back to dance for the first time in over 5 months. Little did I know March 13th would be my last day in the studio for a long time due to quarantine. Though I’ve known for weeks that I’d be headed back to ballet tomorrow, it didn’t fully sink in till about two days ago. And now, knowing my first ballet class of this school year is almost exactly 24 hours away, I’m a nervous wreck. So many questions... How will my body take the sudden jump back into dancing? How will I get used to my old schedule again? Do I have any chance of getting moved up any time soon after not having danced in so long? What will it be like to be able to see everyone again and to dance outside of home? ....... and so much more.

I honestly made myself really nervous and stressed until I realized that outside of doing things like intense stretching and working out, I cannot change my dancing ability much in 24 hours. So after coming to this conclusion, I asked God to help calm my emotions, and while still being excited for tomorrow, not to stress myself out about how I will be able to keep up.

I’m now much happier, calmer, and super exited... in the right way. I’m super pumped for tomorrow... and for the rest of the year, regardless of my ability or other’s ability.

Dancing4Jesus

Psalm 149:3~ Let them praise his name with dancing. (NIV)

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