It's my new favorite obsession.
A long time ago, I used to dance. I had a horrible director (meaning that at 17 I thought I knew everything and she was harsh, rude, catty, mean-spirited and also excellent at making winning dance teams) who called me -- a size 5 at the time -- too fat to dance after I had knee surgery.
So I quit dancing. I do and don't regret it at the same time. I sort of wish that I'd stuck it out and thought that shoot, screw her. Her opinion doesn't define me. I'm my OWN WOMAN. But I was also still a girl who was desperately seeking a mother figure and this woman, as awful as she was, was one of the closest of those I had. So for her to call me fat? OUT. I'm out.
But this show is fantastic for me to watch. Because now as a mom, I identify with the mothers on the show (in that we've both raised children, not because I'm psychotic). It's been nice to "come back" to dancing via this show, having grown up and accepted that sometimes you need really brash personalities to bring out the best. The director on this show is HORRIBLE and very much reminds me of my director. Terrible personality; excellent coach.
I was talking to the hubs last night about the show and said that if our daughter truly wants to dance, and to be the best dancer, I'd be open to the idea of letting someone so gruff and awful coach her if she were capable of helping our girl realize her dreams. And only if Ella were OK with it. But if she's not that into dance and is getting her feelings hurt by a woman who says she could, "Hide you under my skirt because you're too fat to dance and everyone will believe me when I said it's just because you didn't make the dance," then ... you know what? Quit. You can quit for that.
I did.
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| Debbie Downer out! |
