Now Put Your Foot Behind Your Ear

I'm not 100% sure it's been documented here, but a big reason why I've been shying away from auditions has been because I am grossly out of shape. (Well, at least as grossly out of shape as a size 2 can be!)

Almost 3 years ago I nearly broke my ankle in ballet. It is now arthritic, but the most accurate barometer around.

Last Christmas I nearly fractured my hip while doing a cartwheel. It looked hairlined on the x-ray, but the specialist and the MRI declare that it is not a new injury. (Go me?)

So a big part of why I'm so out of shape is because I've been really, really injured.

Up until yesterday, I've been terrified to do much exercising because I was afraid that my hip would crumble.

However, with StrawHat Auditions lurking in February, it's time to get the ball (and hopefully not my ankle) rolling.

I placed a call to my old ballet teacher last night in hopes that he was still teaching. Lo and behold, he is not only teaching, but is offering classes that are conducive to my schedule. Alas! I have caught a break!

So at 9:30 this morning I donned a whole lot of spandex, I'll certainly spare the details of how 'amazing' I looked, and went to class for the first time in nearly 2 years.

The first 10 minutes were OK- it felt like riding a bike. The other 80 minutes, well, they were none too graceful.

I am proud to report that my back attitude was actually pretty good. The rest of it needs work and my ankle needs to strengthen a bit. This will come in time.

My next class is on Thursday morning. I am sore from this one already (it's been less than 12 hours) and I'm sure it will be quite the adventure come Thursday.

The ibuprofin party will commence in 5...4...3...2...