Posted by Cinderella on August 3, 2004, at 7:46:28
In reply to Re: Hello and welcome, posted by jlynne on August 2, 2004, at 23:28:47
Thank you all for the big welcome. Yah...swinging is cool Jlynn but kept in perspective. When you start competing at the level my husband and I are at, things get a little messy. We've been competing for almost 6 years now and are one step below pro level. Competitions start to feel boring after a while when you hear the same old songs and hear the same old phoney comments from people. Like "oh you did a great job! I love your dancing!" And then you hear them whisper to someone else, "Did you see her anchor step? Looked like a dog peeing!" Stuff like that. You practice hard, you still work a regular 40 hour a week job too and then you dance and sweat your heart out before an audience and those dang judges only to come in last place and lose all the money you spent to enter the contest! It's sort of like gambling only ALOT more effort goes into it. In a way, it's sort of like smoking too: addictive. You do it more and enjoy it less. Weird I know. I look back on some of the pictures of us dancing through the years and they are just one still moment with hours of practice, arguing and foot pain behind them. I know I sound negative but if I weren't, I wouldn't have been looking for this message board. I'm glad no one cares about whining here. You all seem nice.
Thanks
C
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