This weekend will be the first time I’m going to an event where there will be several
people crowded together. I believe we will be wearing masks but not really sure until I
get there. It's a good thing I had the covid vaccine and I’m sure the others have too or
probably wouldn't have participated. This event is my second hobby that I just love,
Line-dancing. Yes, it is not much of an aerobic like running, biking or high altitude hiking
but it is fun if you like to dance. This is not just a beginner class this is a mini Jam
(not as many attending like a state Line Dancing Jam) but
it’s a test event where you go
in and they show the dance once just to refresh your memory
and then they turn on the
music. We will dance 40 songs like this and if you know the
routines you’ll be doing all
40 dances, so you’ll be on your feet for four hours which is a lot
of exercise on the legs.
It is so much Fun!!! It will be good to see everyone in person
especially the Instructor
Patty, she is the super Instructor that taught us for a whole year dedicated to doing it by
herself, well anyway it sure is lonely when you're online
compared to a room full of
people. We really appreciate her!
As my Instructor would say Line Dancing helps keep Alzheimer's Disease away. You
need to keep your focus and remember the moves, tags, restart counts and stay on beat.
When I first started Line Dancing I remember I used to think
about what I was going to
do that evening or what I was going to have for dinner, wrong
it’s not like running, you got to keep thinking of what you're doing while you're dancing or you’ll
miss a beat. Yes, now I can see that this helps with your fo-cus, concentration and memory. It was a challenge for
a while but finally after three to four classes a week and six months
of beginner classes I made it to the intermediate class. Now being a part of Line dancing for five years I’m on
my way to tackling the advanced class, this is a whole other story
so that was delayed because of the closures caused by the Covid. The Classes have been closed now for one year and one month. I GPS the class and we danced 2.25 miles 6,003 steps and burned 340 calories. Not bad for an hour and half class. What a great way to exercise!
