Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group My Dance Recital!

So, my dance recital was this past Saturday. This year, I actually made it!! No broken foot, no pulled muscles, no broken foot ... oh and did I say no broken foot!!!!

The teachers all say it was the best ever and, I have to say, you couldn't get the grins off the faces of my classmates and me. We absolutely ROCKED!!

By the end of the show, the audience was on its feet, cheering. The energy in the theatre was phenomenal and intoxicating!

I've posted photos at Kath's Blog. My sweetie took 'em and, I must say, he did a super job considering flashes aren't allowed. There's a spot where you can check out my photo albums. Just click on the down arrow and then on Kat's Dance Recital. To get a bigger slideshow, click on the cover of the album and that should make the pics bigger.

Enjoy. God I love the dance! Thank god when I talked to my rheumy about taking Flamenco again (I'd taken it before) right after my dx, he said, "Flamenco? Really? Well, as long as it doesn't hurt, go for it."

Many hugs,

Kat the pictures were amazing ...........and the dresses WOW..
Glad that you could make it this year with no borken foot

B R A V O

so glad you're doing so well
beautiful new spirit/fire woman too (the 'blue' period ?)
pu liki
aB

Kat,
You look like you are having a blast! I love the dresses too. Take care, Wanda

WOW KAT!!! You looked AMAZING!!!!!!!

Trina

Wow!! What great pictures, and you are so beautiful. It's wonderful that you can do this thing that you love so much.

You look amazing Kat

Thanks guys.

It just killed me last year watching my class at the recital instead of being up there with them. It felt so good to be up there again.

You know, it's funny what passion for something will do. Throughout the last almost six years, I've gone through rebellious periods when I wouldn't take my supplements, or I wouldn't exercise as much as I should. But the two things that never got shunted to the sidelines were my Flamenco and pilates. Nothing does for me what these two activities do. I always feel better after one of these classes. It doesn't matter how wretched I feel, after an hour of class I'm a different person. Flamenco in particular.

I've had far too many days when the thought of going to class just made me cringe. I felt horrible, in tons of pain, emotionally blue, all I wanted to do was hide in my house and die. I would make myself go to class regardless and it never failed to help. My thoracics loosen up, my shoulders, my neck, my hips, not to mention it's an amazing distraction. For an hour, I focus completely on the dance, not on how horrible I feel, then I walk out of the studio feeling great - loose, breathing more easily, better mood. It's the best therapy ever!

Besides, I love the dresses!

Many hugs,

Congratulations!
That's awesome.
Flamenco dancing, that sounds so cool.

Kat ... you make such a stunning figure, up on stage and dancing with such passion!! And you look super in red!

Congrats my friend!

Tell that photographer of yours he gets a gold star too, for tricky movement shots sans flash.

Hugs!
mig