Serendipidy, I will not be drawn into another of your pointless exchanges.

Neither you nor I will teach this woman how to walk on a message board.

If you wish to pose a question then please use the correct punctuation ("?").

By the way, you're looking for the word "release."

Goodbye.

jj

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Posted by scottyboysdoll
6/9/2008
7:51:00 AM

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Hey, I am fluffy, too. I do smooth and latin. I do not compete but I perform for charities. I wear costumes, just not skimpy, but still sexy for the rumba, flowing for the waltz, and ect. My husband is tall & skinny. After our last waltz performance, people came up me for 3 hours, just praising us, and asking about our music choice. ( Which was "Beth" by KISS.)
Even more importantly, I have had 5 spine surgeries,screws & rods, too!
So, YES! You can! Schedule a lesson now! Text me back if you have any problems, or feel uncomfortable doing a step, or any problems at All! ScotyBoysDoll

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I agree with jofjonesboro about checking with the doctor before beginning anything exercise oriented.

It takes time.

If my first class, I was told over and over that I was heavy, especially in the arms (I have upper back trouble and nerve damage in one upper arm) and so I took the frame and worked on that every chance I got, every day, I took some time to simply hold myself in a good frame and move around holding it. The next class the instructor was startled by the difference.

The other thing was the instructor spent time talking about how to move--from the center rather than stomp stomp stomp--and this I practiced also, the clear shifting of weight from one foot to the other, moving from the center of the body and not only the feet, turning the body smoothly, and it all helped, gradually the movement became habit and I am not totally awful anymore and occasionally get a compliment!

Eating habits had to change for me to continue. The doctor told me to read and follow Dr. Fuhrman's book EAT TO LIVE because my health issues were not yet severe enough to require any more than a nutritional approach. My joints hurt less now and weight is coming off.

It is all because I want to dance WELL.

First of all, NO, size does NOT matter.

I think that some people took "heavy" the wrong way. You can dance with someone who is 90lbs. soaking wet and they can feel "heavy". Then you can dance with someone who is 300 lbs and they can feel as light as a feather.

There is an AMAZING salsa dance instructor (female) and she is not a small woman. However, she is a great dancer! No one says that you have to be petit to dance. Go out and have a blast. Don't worry if others are skinnier than you, it is about you having fun (and perhaps even getting a little fitter along the way). But the most important part is you and your husband having fun and enjoying each other's company!