Dance, Dance

I have a friend from Charlotte whose sister is spending the summer at a dance camp/school at Duke University. I had met her once, but because she is living in Raleigh we decided it would be fun to hang out. I figured if her brother was a fun guy, surely she would be too (she was!) Last night we drank lattes together at the Royal Bean, a coffee shop. The barista was actually a girl I met my freshman year at NCSU. Small world! After talking to my new friend about her summer dance school, I decided I was going to make my "I want to learn how to dance" a reality. I have tried signing up for classes at UNCC before, but the nursing curriculum made it impossible. When I came home from our outting, I told my roommate Caitlin, a trained dancer, that I wanted her to give me a lesson on Thursday/today. She agreed, and I am pleased to announce that I had my first dance lesson today! We put on our swim suits and plie'-ed, twirled, leapt, and jumped. It was fun, but I had to think a lot. Butt tight, pelvis tucked, shoulders relaxed, feet flat, all while having a string pull my head straight. I asked for Caitlin to give me homework to practice and had fun "showing off" to my other roommates. I look like a 3 year old. haha.

I also went to Bikram/hot yoga this morning. I was not a fan. I liked that it was warm, but not 100 degrees!!! It smelled too. The instructor was not very hands-on either. I feel like if I am going to pay someone to "lead my yoga practice", that I want them to adjust and correct my positioning. Oh well, lesson learned. I definitely sweat a lot, and soaked through my clothing. You would have thought I jumped in a pool. I guess that means I am "cleansed" or whatever. All I know is I felt gross during the class, and almost like I wanted to throw up. Funnnn.

I think my other roommate Kayla is cooking dinner tonight. She is a GREAT little chef. She is leaving in a few days for camp, so hopefully I can learn some of her cooking skills while she is still here. She gave me a bracelet from Uganda today but only if I promised to pray for the Ugandan people. I told her I would :)

Time to go to the grocery store! Later folks!