Dance!

In my pre-cancer life, I danced all the time…in our kitchen, at WERQ classes, going to early morning Jazzercise, in the car, or on tables at The Hangout in Gulf Shores with my team cheering me on. In my office on campus, I would shut the door and jam out while dancing the stress away between classes. I’m not sure how anyone gets any cleaning done without shaking their booty!

When I was on my journey to get my health back after chemotherapy and the surgeries to deal with the aftermath of said treatments, dancing brought me through the dark days. The first day that my physical therapist told me the goal for the day was to stand for thirty seconds and I was miserably failing, my dear friend and WERQ dance partner reminded me that in order to dance again, I would have to stand so she played the perfect song to remind me of what was ahead. As I progressed from standing to walking, I would play a favorite song as I took those difficult steps and imagined what it would be like when I could dance again. I started working with most amazing post-cancer coach and she assigned me to do a daily dance. One dance. It was exactly what I needed to get through each plateau experienced as I regained my strength. I started with one song and would dance as long as I could. In the beginning, one verse or chorus might be all I could do. Eventually, I found I was ready to do multiple songs. Now I have a thirty minute playlist to dance to daily!

When life feels overwhelming, I highly suggest putting on a song and allowing yourself to dance like nobody is watching.

Share your go to songs for getting you moving and shaking!