I'm very honored to have been asked to participate in this year's "Dancing with the Ft. Wayne Stars" but being able to actually DO so, and do it well will be another story. While I did dance in grade school, middle school and high school, that was a long time ago (30 years to be exact — my high school reunion is this July). My tap shoes wouldn't fit anyone over the age of six; my tutus are all TOO, TOO small; and I haven't been able to lift my leg past my hip since an aerobics class in the '80s.
Today is the day of reckoning — it's summer, the weather is nice, and I need to start conditioning and training — if not with dance classes yet (we'll schedule those later when we're assigned our professional dance partner) then at least something to get this old body moving in directions it hasn't been moving in for awhile. I walk now, but maybe adding a pilates class or zumba class too is in order? And maybe just one less glass of wine a week..........