There's always next time...

“Have feet, will dance” read my status on facebook. Next day, I could see thumps up from my women friends, albeit for different reasons; to some it sounded fun, to some it sounded a way to stay in shape, to some a way to break monotony. I barely moved to a new city lock, stock and barrel two weeks ago, not even settled yet and here, I was thinking of joining dance classes after reading the ad in the newspaper, something I never did before. Timings were little odd and I had to ensure that I could find a babysitter that could sail me through those 1.5 hours 2 times a week. Luck helped, everything arranged, I found myself outside the classroom happy to find several last-minute enthusiasts like me. Jazz, the best dance form for beginners is what I would learn, we were informed. Great! After few minutes of introduction with the instructors and her assistant, when it was our turn to know each other, I realized I am the oldest member in the team, youngest being a 7th grade student. He and I are the unique ones, rest are all in teens or early Twenties. As they say, no pain no gain. Before dance comes fitness, which is attained through bit of warm up exercises, aerobics, yoga and then starts real dance movements, bit by bit. From numerics (1, 2,3 AND 4 to mathematical figures (circle), to verbs (throw, comb)..instructions hit you in all possible ways. Weeks flew by with a blink of eyes. Before the grand finale, we were asked to bring our parents. Even before I could taste how it feels to attend parents teacher meeting of my baby, here I was taking my daughter along as a guest of honor to meet my teacher and friends and see how I perform live. Yet-to-be-two, Navya, received standing ovation from everyone and was made to sit on a special chair with some cookies to munch on and let mama-student to learn through her next moves. While bidding adieu, teachers thanked me for bringing Navya along and making their day a special one. Before that class, I used to feel happy for the reason that I am doing something I always wanted to do but that moment on, I dance because I want to (no matter how imperfect it may be). I also learned when you want to do something, do it, so what if you missed the bus earlier, there’s always time to start afresh.