In 2008, my boss asked us to create some personal goals. They could be anything. Work related. Life related. Anything. And one of my goals for 2008 was to improve my hip-hop dance skills. For those of you who don't know me very well, this may come as a surprise, but deep down I'm a wannabe Hip Hopper. I love rap, hip-hop, soul, and r&b. You can find me most times jamming out to Ne-Yo or Usher or Chris Brown. Mariah. Rihanna. So last year for my 28th birthday, my quins bought me gift certificates to a dance studio so I could take some classes. I finally after almost a year and before they expired went to a Beginners Hip Hop class at STEPS.
Who knew that a dance class would begin with an intense abs workout? And push-ups? And running? And lots of bad jokes. The instructor kept calling me Ms. Energy. Don't know that I really was energetic, but I couldn't quit laughing at myself and how terrible I was at mastering the moves. It seems Laughter can definitely be mistaken as Energy.
The 8 count routine was to the song "Nasty Boys" by Notorious B.I.G. In honor of the release of Notorious: The Movie. I was thrilled cause one of the lines of the song was "I remember we went to Tennessee". Every time it would play, I would look at my friend with excitement cause it was like a shout-out to my roots.
I took the class on Monday evening and as of today, my abs are still screaming at me. Hopefully next Monday won't be as rough on me.
Maybe I'll record myself doing the routine and put it on here for everyone to see. And then I could add YouTube Hip Hop Sensation to the list of qualities for 2K9 Maria.
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