Traveling again, I’m relying on Nia On Demand, to get my dancing fix. Many of my Nia pals have told me they haven’t felt inspired to do the online routines, and I get that. Dancing with others is such a joy.
But my body does better when I dance regularly and on the road I rarely find Nia studios. When I do, they rarely work with my schedule.
I am pretty excited by this new-to-me routine, Soar, with Megan MacArthur. The mix of steps and upper body moves is so different from what I’ve grown comfortable with that I’ve had to fall back on my earlier learning strategies. I’m focused for now on just getting the footwork into my brain and not thinking much about upper body. And I’m also doing the 60-minute routine in small bites of 20 minutes, so I can learn my way in. My body, my way.
I know it’s good when I’m in a room by myself dancing and suddenly feel the big grin on my face.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 