Some firsts today

Today was a day of "firsts" for me. One of the exciting “firsts” of today was I attended/danced at my first belly dance festival (we danced as a troupe at a belly dance festival). Another first was going over the Golden Gate Bridge (wish it wouldn't have been so foggy but it was still really neat!!). I was also told today (by three different people) that they liked my color of costume best (my costume is lime, yes, LIME green!!) and I had three different people tell me that they enjoyed watching my dancing the best out of the troupe!

Well, I guess that helps with my wish of no longer wanting to be invisible when it comes to troupe dancing. It was really great to be noticed! =)

Even though it was a small belly dance festival, it was extremely exciting to be one of the members performing. We perform next week at an even bigger belly dance festival and I can't wait!! It was just so exhilarating being surrounded by such beautiful dancers and recognizing that I am one of them. It was fun to visit the different booths and see what people were selling too.

I bought a new dance top that's black velvet with rhinestone flowers/leaves on it. I also bought a camel marionette. I figured every belly dancer should have a camel so I bought one. =) I will say that my doggies do not like the camel! They were trying to use him as a chew toy... Belly dance Mama was not happy that the doggies were trying to eat the camel! =(

Days like today solidify my decision not to take the job that was offered to me. Granted there are times where I still wonder if I made the correct decision not to take it but days like today make up for those times. I have so much fun with my belly dance "gal pals" that it makes up for not choosing to advance my career at this point. Who knows; another opportunity may come my way, it may not right now...... But, at this moment, I believe it is more important for me to have my "gal pals" because they help to find "me."

It was fun to have a day of performing and then laughing/playing with the girls. That's something that I don't always allow myself to do. When I am at class, there are times where I take myself too seriously and become introverted (I know, I know.... surprise, surprise for me). Today, there wasn't time to take myself too seriously. Did I make mistakes in the choreography? Yes! But the world didn't end, the stage didn't swallow me whole, and most importantly, I KEPT SMILING despite the mistakes! And even now, hours and hours later, I'm not beating myself up for the mistakes that I made. See, I am making progress! ;)

Well, after the excitement/adrenaline of the day, I should probably try to wind down before heading to bed. Tomorrow I am sure will be another fun-filled/exciting/busy day with the two and three year olds.... =)