It's true.
Often I feel like an oddball, being 26 and a novice, but I've always heard to do what you love and that's exactly what I am doing.
I'm jumping back into the Irish dancing world after a couple years on break while I was at college. I still danced, in my apartment kitchen mostly and on St. Patrick's Day with friends, but that's about it.
I missed it.
Terribly.
Besides being done with school and getting a full-time job, Irish dancing again was the thing I looked forward to the most after graduation.
I've been practicing like crazy (I lost so much of my technique!) and I've overloading my mind with all sorts of Irish-dance motivation. Pinterest has been wonderful!
One day I found a beautifully worded, beautifully created meme that describes my situation perfectly:
Often I feel like an oddball, being 26 and a novice, but I've always heard to do what you love and that's exactly what I am doing.
I'm jumping back into the Irish dancing world after a couple years on break while I was at college. I still danced, in my apartment kitchen mostly and on St. Patrick's Day with friends, but that's about it.
I missed it.
Terribly.
Besides being done with school and getting a full-time job, Irish dancing again was the thing I looked forward to the most after graduation.
I've been practicing like crazy (I lost so much of my technique!) and I've overloading my mind with all sorts of Irish-dance motivation. Pinterest has been wonderful!
One day I found a beautifully worded, beautifully created meme that describes my situation perfectly:
It's one of the highlights of my week to go to class after a day at work and hang out with junior high and high schoolers. We giggle. We talk about boys. We talk about their college plans.
And we dance.
It is a delight.
I know I'll never "win it big," but I'm not dancing for that.
I'm dancing because I can't imagine life not Irish dance.
Why do you dance?
Oh my goodness I identify with this! I danced from age 3-19 and then took a break and just came back as a 27 year old. I often feel like I’m behind with many of my friends having gone on to be professionals, but I so identify with this and love it. You go girl!
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