Dancing vs. other activities.

[tanya_the_dancer]

Did you give up activities, such as certain sports, because of dancing?

In the past I used to occasionally engage into two types of extreme sports - downhill skiing and whitewater rafting. Never went beyond beginner runs in either. After one incident last summer I decided that I am not going to do whitewater anymore. And it so happened due to a mix of personal circumstances unrelated to dancing that I have not skied since 2000. I still have the equipment, though. I have decided to get rid of it, because I realized that I am not going to do that anymore either. In the last few years I have invested so much in my dancing, that I just do not want to risk it on the slopes anymore. It feels as if I am closing the door on the former me, though.

Just my random rambling for today.

 

[Laura]

I gave up downhhill skiiing for a while but, when I thought I had quit dancing forever last winter, I went again and loved it. I since then realized that, since I just stick to intermediate and below slopes and because I'm good at recognizing when I'm getting tired and making mistakes, that I could keep going skiiing if I wanted even though I'm still dancing. I've been skiing since I was younger than five years old, so I have a lot of ease and comfort with it.

I won't do other things that might break an ankle, though, like skydiving or bungee jumping or anything like that.

 

[mamboqueen]

I no longer play in an annual softball tournament (fundraiser) that I used to do religiously. It's this weekend...too close to Hotlanta...and I, at my advancing age, can't risk the injury. These women who play...75% of them have injuries of varying degree on Monday morning. I now cheerlead.

 

[tanya_the_dancer]

I gave up downhhill skiiing for a while but, when I thought I had quit dancing forever last winter, I went again and loved it. I since then realized that, since I just stick to intermediate and below slopes and because I'm good at recognizing when I'm getting tired and making mistakes, that I could keep going skiiing if I wanted even though I'm still dancing. I've been skiing since I was younger than five years old, so I have a lot of ease and comfort with it.

I won't do other things that might break an ankle, though, like skydiving or bungee jumping or anything like that.

I have first tried downhill skiing when I was 25. I did a lot of cross-country skiing when I was a child, but that is completely different. I liked the thrill, but I am not all that comfortable on the slopes. So I just don't think I will be doing it as long as I am dancing competitively.

And with whitewater rafting, the irony there is that beginner runs can be more dangerous than intermediate ones, because of people who go on them, and we can't go on an intermediate run as a family until ds turns 15 (that's the cutoff age for intermediate run).

 

[alemana]

i'm sorry, what do you mean by this term "other activities...?"

 

[Katarzyna]

I used to ski competitively, but I haven't gone skiing in over 2 years. now.. and that year I went only 1 time and the year before same.. i miss it as I am from a skiing resort. Funny i never though of downhill skiing as an extremem sport.. But iI don't think I stopped because of fear of injury as I feel fairly comfortable on the slopes (advanced).. .It's just that I don't have the time and the money to go anymore.

 

[tanya_the_dancer]

i'm sorry, what do you mean by this term "other activities...?"

Stuff like extreme sports for example. Is there anything you've decided to give up because of dancing?

 

[noobster]

i'm sorry, what do you mean by this term "other activities...?"

Oh, man, this is sad.
I was in the elevator with some of the local dance-team performers the other day, and one of them said that she couldn't remember the last time she did anything social/entertainment-related other than mambo.

So is that what it takes to achieve and maintain your dance skills? Doesn't sound like something I'm going to be willing to do.

 

[quixotedlm]

I used to be an avid hiker. I also used to be a crazy about rollerblading and was hoping to do a couple of marathons. It all fell apart when dancing started....

I still have lots of hiking gear and 3 pairs of (expensive :-|) rollerblades. I wish I'd use them again sometime soon.

I also used to be a lot more fit before... with most of my time spent in physically demanding hobbies. Dancing is so not comparable to those, and I feel like I've lost the core strength I used to have...

 

[tanya_the_dancer]

I used to be an avid hiker. I also used to be a crazy about rollerblading and was hoping to do a couple of marathons. It all fell apart when dancing started....

I still have lots of hiking gear and 3 pairs of (expensive :-|) rollerblades. I wish I'd use them again sometime soon.

I also used to be a lot more fit before... with most of my time spent in physically demanding hobbies. Dancing is so not comparable to those, and I feel like I've lost the core strength I used to have...

Interesting. I am definitely more fit now then before I started dancing competitively.

 

[waltzgirl]

Is shopping an extreme sport?

I used to travel a fair amount, but since I started dancing, all my travel has been for comps.

Giving up both of those was to prevent financial injury.

 

[DrDoug]

Stuff like extreme sports for example. Is there anything you've decided to give up because of dancing?

I gave up extreme drinking soon after I started dancing (though not strictly because of dancing).

I was never into extreme sports, but I did start some activities to help me with dancing, like walking, weight training, yoga, and improv classes.

 

[alemana]

yeah. i gave up a bunch of stuff, then inherited a bunch of stuff (like dr doug mentions) to help my dancing.

 

[Katarzyna]

I gave up extreme drinking soon after I started dancing (though not strictly because of dancing).

I was never into extreme sports, but I did start some activities to help me with dancing, like walking, weight training, yoga, and improv classes.

My body gave up drining even though I still still forget from time to time.. I used to be able to easily have 8 drinks and be ok the next day.. now, since I drink so rarely, Last time I had 2 glasses of plum wine I was sick the whole next day

On a good side, during the last 2 months I managed to give up coffe... which was like 10 cups a day minimum.

I also started some activities because of dancing... I started to do some yoga, some pilates etc..

 

[Steve]

I'm still doing it all! I try to get my hiking, mountain biking, running, rollerblading, x-country skiing, weight training, sports, etc done early so I can still go dancing at night

It's not leaving a lot of time for things like laundry, cleaning, shopping and work though. But those are no fun anyway. Also I find myself eating peanut butter sandwiches in the car to replace all those calories. I turn 30 in 2 months, how long do you think I can keep it up?