Dance Like No One is Watching

Once upon a time I had a dream of being on "Dancing with the Stars." Could this dream be a reality? One could still hope. I have often dreamt of being on "So You Think You Can Dance?" as well. These dreams would be wonderful if they came true, but the likelihood is slim to zilch. So what do I do instead? I take hip hop classes.

I woke up yesterday morning knowing that I would have a fun noon taking my favorite beginner hip hop class with my favorite hip hop instructor. I show up. I'm the only one there. Just me and the pro. I think to myself, OMG, all eyes will be solely on ME. I don't want that!

We start the class.

"Wassssuup girl, we ready to get down?"

"Down?" I thought, hmm... not when I'm the only human in the room besides YOU!

"Umm... yeah." I said, with complete falsehood of assurance.

"Let's do it!"

So he starts dancing. Homeboy is real good. I start to feel a little bit insecure due to the fact that I am the ONLY one in the room. (There is a camera in the room so that people in the waiting area can watch as well.)

He says to me, "Girl, you gotta dance like no one is watching. Feel the music, nobody's looking at you, just move how you feel you can move."

Nobody's looking at me? The camera is looking at me, and I'm sure many other people in the waiting area are as well!

Hip Hop teacher tells me to dance by myself.

I dance.

I dance like no one is watching.

I feel the music.

I become one with the music.

The door opens.

"Hi guys, we're here to watch the lesson, hope you don't mind!"

"Oh yeah, come on in!" says Hip Hop teacher.

WHAT?????!!!!! NO, don't come in! Of course I mind, I can't "feel" the music with you people watching!

And so they watch.

And so I dance.

And so I become embarrassed.

And so I find out these girls are waiting to take the advanced hip hop class to train to be Mav Dancers.

Perfect.

Class is over.

I just danced my heart out.

Embarrassed, I walk out without making eye contact.

I leave the studio.

I walk into the frigid cold air.

I open my car door.

I sit down.

I turn the key to start the car.

"Imma Be" (1) is on the radio.

I look around.

I begin to dance like no one is watching.

I say to myself, "Dancing with the Stars, here I COME!!!"

The End

(1)"Imma Be" is a lovely song sung by the Pop/Hip Hop sensation Black Eyed Peas. This song is a great song to jam to at any point in time. If you have not heard it, I recommend you looking this song up on your local itunes, Youtube, or Google browser. If you don't feel an urge to move any part of your body while listening to this tune, something is terribly wrong with you.