She hath wings

A few weeks ago I saw a little pink flier in letterbox, no bigger than my hand, and I decided to make inquiries. Adult ballet, available even for beginners, just 7 minutes from my house! The time slots will work in with the children and so I am starting in a fortnight. I have had an interest in dance for most of my life and over a decade ago I first had the idea of beginner ballet.

The best part of all, was that somehow the classes are very affordable and my physiotherapist thinks they will be great preparation for Irish dance in terms of strength and flexibility. Also, doing stretches aids circulation, and having been sedentary a lot of the time due to many respiratory illnesses this year, this is a huge benefit.

For those of you who, like me, have had limitations which prevent you from doing the exercise that you love, I encourage you to start small, rather that dive in to something too challenging and risk injury (which was my old way of doing things!). It’s okay for fitness and weight-loss to take time- the important thing is to make a small positive change rather than none at all.

I may feel like an elephant wearing stilettos at first (!) but I have my eye on the prize- the ability to dance gracefully would be such a fun way to keep fit. Look out for the follow up blog post in a few weeks- I will let you know how it goes!