Lyrical Thrash

I started ballet/tap classes when I was 6 years old. I've kept it up since then, taking a summer off here and there when I can't find good dance classes in the area. I am so thankful that I know of the Jimmy DeFore Dance Center in Costa Mesa near my parent's house. They have all sorts of dance classes for adults and the teachers are always great.

Tonight, I wanted something different from ballet since I can take lots of ballet classes at Davis but not good jazz classes. Lyrical Jazz 3 sounded good since it was an intermediate class. To my surprise, the instructor was a tall lanky man. He really liked contractions (sharp abdominal contractions common in jazz dancing) and there were lots of them during warm-up which is cool. Then came an extension and balance exercise, and the rest of the class was dedicated to a long combination. It was really fun and just the right level for me while still challenging. I was the odd one with pink ballet tights, leotard and ballet shoes. Everyone else was wearing more modern dance clothes and jazz shoes, but I didn't let it bother me like I would have when I was younger.

The music sounded a little bit like country but more poppy. Although it was a slower tempo there was a lot of of quick sharp movements to accent the song's dramatic moments. The teacher was excellent at demonstrating since he was so dramatic. He was thrashing and contracting really well and it gave me a good idea of how he wanted it done. I struggled with all the contractions and timing for most of the class. But then he split us into 3 groups and near the end of the hour-and-a-half class, he had each group watch the other ones. And when I had to perform, everything came together. I hit almost all the highlights, even the difficult spots where most people missed, and I had a great balancing side extension at the end. It felt so good. She-Hulk likes to thrash!

In celebration of the fact that I'm in the best shape I've been in since high school, I caved and bought some sweet gym outfits for my birthday. I figure that I can only justify buying expensive clothing if it's for work or for the gym since those two places will be where I will spend most of my time in the future.























As you can see, She-Hulk, like most superheroes, always wears tight and skimpy clothes when she's ready to kick ass. My muscles need freedom to work at maximum efficiency. Now that they are getting bigger, I decided to reward them with the following:

Other shopping goodies included another pair of booty shorts in black and a cropped hoodie with a sweet ghetto fabulous hood. Pics of those later. I must spread them out among the posts so you guys will be continually entertained.