Christmas Holidays & New Year's Promises.

Every New Year I make three promises for the next year. This time all of my promises were somehow to do with dancing which might tell how big part of my life dancing is nowadays. The end of the year also makes me to think the year that has passed and all the changes it has made to my life. One huge thing was, of course, that I started to dance; a decision I haven't regretted since.

I have had exceptionally long Christmas holiday this year, three weeks in total, and it has also meant quite a long break from dancing, especially compared to my recent dance pace. I always need some distance to my ongoing life to be able to see if that is really what I want to do. The last two months before my holiday was packed with dancing, I mean I did dance almost every single day! My first one week break from dancing after this made my body feel shocked. It didn't feel good to sit around, relax and do nothing. I felt like I had too much energy and had these huge carvings to do an intensive workout or whatever that makes me physically exhausted. I also missed dancing and arranged couple of dance practices for the next week. These feelings made me think if I really want to be this addicted to anything, even dancing. Do I really want my life to spin around dancing that hard? Is it me who still has the control?

I have been thinking my plans for dancing in the coming spring term. I know I will continue in HOT Dance's Thursday's intermediate and advanced courses, but I'll skip Wednesday's beginner classes. Mondays I will dedicate to deeper stretching and relaxing, Tuesdays will be booked for Michaelo and Havanna's Salsa/Zouk parities, and Wednesday evening would be a good time for dancing ballroom with Mr A. On Saturday I'll have another practice with Michaelo and maybe I'll join some of the Zouk classes in HSA. Sunday evening is time for Zouk practica and maybe a practice with JV. Hey, wait a moment, this would mean five dancing days per week, and I was dreaming of starting also something new, like ballet... So did I learn anything during my holidays after all?

I think something what I did realize was that I slowly started to take dancing too seriously. I want that there is more than just dancing in my life. I don't want that my friends keep saying to me that they don't ever see me anymore because I am just in dance practices or dance parties. I don't want to have a feeling that I don't have time for anything or anyone new to my life. I don't want to lose the feeling of joy and happiness that dancing can give me. Those feelings were, after all, the reasons I started dancing in the first place. I've learned that it is a good thing to have some breaks from dancing to be able to see the reasons why I started dancing and keep doing it. It is not because dancing rules over my life, but because it gives more fun and happiness to it.