Dancing Back to Life

After quite a few years of not having dance as part of my daily life, I've FINALLY decided to get back what I've been missing for so long. I don't know what really pushed me to get back into dancing but all I know is that I'm glad I can now say that dancing is part of my everyday routine again. I wish that I'd done it so much sooner or not stop at all but hey, we can't change the past and call me a hippie - I don't care, but I do believe that things happen for a reason. 

I started out just taking a couple of hip-hop classes and next thing you know, I'm at the studio at least three hours a day, five days a week; taking barre, technique, and even jazz classes. I come home tired but exhilarated at the same time. My muscles are sore in all sorts of places. But the best part of it all is that I'm loving EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT. 

Usually, I'm a bit turned off by dance studios because of the environment; too many dancers in a class and/or dancers that do come are just there to show off. One thing I can definitely be sure of is that I'm NOT a fan of douchery, (although, I can be one myself, but that's besides the point.) I was really surprised when I found Athletic Garage. The classes are a bit smaller and, I don't mean to exaggerate, but every single person I've met there is friendly and encouraging; this includes both teachers and dancers. 

Anyhoo, the goal now is to keep dance in my life until I die; learn everything I could and whenever possible, perform as much as I can. Oddly enough, as shy as I can be when sober, I do love dancing in front of an audience. Who knew that deep inside this weird geek of a person is dancer who can have a bit of an ego within a fat kid who just loves to eat? I'm somewhat shocked that there is still room to be shy with all that food and ego... *shrug*

Here's a quick look at what I've been up to lately at the studio with one of my instructors, Aukai Cain, who, by the way, is one of the best dancer/choreographer/instructor, you will find on this side of the Earth. No, seriously though, he's REALLY REALLY that good - no joke. I'm very fortunate to have him as a teacher and a good friend. Questions, comments, concerns? Just hit me up.

Whaaa?! GLEE?! WHY?!

When Glee first came out, I was thinking, WTFrakk is this?! I assumed it was a copy of High School Musical. So I didn't even bother checking it out at all. Then they had that Madonna tribute episode and being a Madonna fan, I HAD to watch. I have to admit, I liked that episode and the cast really can sing, which was surprising to me. But still, I did not follow the show.

So how did I get sucked into watching Glee? Well, like all other shows that I've been watching lately, (Rizzoli & Isles, Warehouse 13, and Lost Girl are just some examples,) I see it all over my dash. So yes, I blame Tumblr for getting me sucked into watching current TV shows again. AAAnd, there goes my spare time. Well played, Tumblr. Well played.

Like any other shows I watch, there's always that one specific actor/character who is the reason why I continuously watch every week. And in Glee; Naya Rivera/Santana Lopez is that lucky person. Yay! I don't know if it's because she's unbelievably gorgeous that I can't decided whether I want to BE her or WITH her or because of the way she awesomely portrays Santana Lopez. Or maybe it was everyone on Tumblr influencing me to like her and her character. Whatever it was, it's a done deal and now I'm a big fan (exhibit A.)


And so without further ado, I present to you some of my favorite pictures of Naya Rivera.

 IKNOWRIGHT?! You're welcome.