Today I am in an excrutiating amount of pain. It's been nearly five years since I graduated with a BA in Dance, five years for my body to go very soft and wobbly. Last night I enjoyed moving again so much I ignored my bodies protests as I forced it back to it's old mobility. My first Capoeira class was brilliant fun, but my body is punishing me for my enthusiasm this morning...
Developed in Brazil Capoeira is a mixture of dance and martial arts, a non-contact high energy duel/duet full of twists, turns, ducks, kicks and jumps. I absolutely loved it, it felt like my old contact improv class back in the days when Dance was my life.
It's pretty grueling, I think my fitness needs to step up and my pathetic, weeny arm muscles are gonna have to look lively but my legs and back were waking with a roar of pleasure at getting a real challenge to chew on. Emmy (my old dance buddy old chum you) was with me and her agile little frame was zipping and dipping a throwing some rather frightening kicks my way. Hehe, this is gonna be a lot of fun. xc