Hold me closer, non-tiny dancer

[emsporter]

I’m struggling tonight.

I have a video of myself dancing. Practicing, at tonight’s performance zouk rehearsal. I’ve never seen myself dance before.

What I see? 200 pounds of blubber. Flapping about on the stage and it is not a pretty sight. If I continue with this it will be in spite of myself, not because I’m enjoying it, but because I’m not

Comments

[dexypunk]

what I see has absolutely nothing to do with how I feel when I’m dancing.
That's the important thing, and sums up how I feel about dancing too. I am not thin, and I feel frumpy most of the time. But when I dance, I feel like me, and I don't care what I look like.

[jexia]

You're a freaking inspiration to me.

[doomydarkdoom]

You are right. That IS the answer. I know I would be having the same issues if I were dancing. You have learned a valuable skill (or set of skills), you are capable, and your teachers seem to rave about you. And it really helps me (and I'm sure other larger ladies) to know that, yes, you CAN get out there and do something like this and be GOOD at it. We need you as an example of how to be awesome.