Hi, Same Person From Earlier. 10 Years! Thats Crazy. Ive Only Been Doing This For 3 Years And I Got Into

Hi, same person from earlier. 10 years! That’s crazy. I’ve only been doing this for 3 years and I got into it because of high school dance team. I haven’t done nearly as many styles either, I’ve mostly only done jazz. If you don’t mind me asking, what injuries do you have? You don’t have to answer in detail or anything like that. You don’t have to answer at all if you don’t want to. I haven’t been doing it nearly as long as you, but I also love it a lot. You’re super nice to talk to, also. 😄

This entire post is really over-explained, I apologize.

Hello, again 🙂 First off all, you’re also super nice to talk too. I talk to people here and there, but not that much so thank you for the compliment and conversation. I think I’m over sharing a bit, but once I get started about dance, I can’t stop 🤪

I did dance team my freshmen year, but there was a lot of drama on my team, one of the juniors, who would become a senior (in charge of the team) didn’t like me at all, and I was having a hard time in my life, so I only did it for one year. Dance team is a really good place to get started tho really, if you do think you want to do more in the future.

I’m sure this probably isn’t what you meant, but don’t let mine or anybody else’s # of years or styles intimidate you. Does learning a lot of styles and doing it for a while help you to improve certain aspects of your dancing? Yes. But none of it determines what kind of dancer you are. It’s all about your confidence in yourself and what you feel you need and want for your own dancing. How driven and passionate you are. I just didn’t want you to feel insecure or anything 😅

Lastly, I don’t mind talking about my injuries, it’s just that they’re kinda intense and I sound like a crumpled piece of paper. Bare with me here 😅 Basically, they’re mostly from my body overcompensating for another injury and that made everything worse. I also wasn’t really taking care of myself like I should’ve been so that’s part of the problem as well.

First, sophomore year, I developed shin splints and I got a stress fracture in my left foot ☹️

My junior year was kinda weird because of the lockdown, but before it happened, I got tendinitis (severe inflammation) in my Achilles’ tendons (behind the ankles) and my quadriceps tendons (right above the knees) 😔

My last major issue is kinda tricky bc it was kind of a pre-existing injury before I even started dance. My hips were both dislocated when I was born and they were put in place through a clinical trial so I didn’t have to get invasive surgery as an infant bc there was a chance I wouldn’t have been able to walk at all. It worked 😀 but I have permanent hip dysplasia (hips not set properly in their sockets) 😩 They’ve always have kinda been an issue but like I said it’s tricky. Hip dysplasia causes a lot of other issues on it’s own and I was dancing very intensely on top of that, so….

I also have exercise-induced asthma 😃 it happens in elite athletes, not sure why. I don’t have asthma, I’ve never had asthma, but intense exercise causes asthma like symptoms 🤨

Like I said, I sound like a crumpled piece of paper 🤡 😅 my shins, tendons, and hips are inflamed all the time because they’re all injuries that can take a really long time to heal to the point of not being painful. Shin splints never go away they just stop hurting after a while 🤨

I hope I don’t scare you or worry you with these. A lot of people go through dance just fine and are banged up here and there. Nobody will tell you this and some people will argue, but dance is one of the hardest sports on your body. There are a lot of preventive measures to stop injuries and there are a lot of way to take care of them after you do have them. But DO NOT overwork yourself bc it can lead to injury and make them worse. If something feels off and not quite right, there’s probably something wrong. That’s just the way the sport is.

I hope you have fun and I hope that dance brings you much joy in the future. Thank you again for the conversation bc I myself am a dance fanatic 😏

This is my first time sending something anonymously, I’m kind of nervous. I’m a dancer too!!! I haven’t been doing it for a long time, but my favorite style is jazz 😄 I love finding people with the same interests as me.

Congrats on sending your first anon message😊. It's not as scary as it seems and it is truly anonymous.

But yes, I was a dancer for 10 years. I started when I was 8, which is a bit late for a dancer, but that was due to my life at the time. I started with just recreational dance and then one of my dance teachers at the time said that I'd be good for the competition team. I auditioned for the next season and was on the competition team for 8 of the 10 years (I had to keep auditioning every year btw). I was one of the most advanced dancers in the studio by the time I graduated. That's not my opinion either😅. I was mostly dancing in the advanced category at comps. I did all types of styles: jazz, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, tumbling/acro, heels; all types of stuff. My favorite was definitely contemporary though.

Unfortunately, I couldn't/can't continue a career in dance because I ended up with a bunch of injuries that are going to take years to heal. But I don't regret it and I miss it so much, it's kinda consuming sometimes.

I’m high rn buts that’s okay because I think I’m going to make kimbap for lunch tomorrow. It’s spring break so my brother is home and I’ll have to make some for him too but that’s okay. But I also really like bibimbap and ramen with an egg 😤😤 I love cooking and I love food 😤✨ I’m not a picker eater at all unless it’s spicy, I love foods so much. Fresh foods or from scratch is the best. I’m going to make meat buns tomorrow for my family’s dinner and I make the dough and it’s so soft and good

Bro…. spam 😤 I love

So I did in fact fight for it and I was going through PayPal like usual. It normally just switches to the page, logs in with Face ID, one bottom click and it’s paid for. For some reason my account was having me sign in when normally I don’t, so I fell behind. 🤣🤝😤 My hand were shaking so hard, my heart was ✨P U M P I N G✨

Don’t worry I’m not to butt hurt about it bc I was on the fence earlier anyways. I just can’t believe PayPal did that, asshats

Listening rn

Should I try to fight for my life to get a Notebook by Yoongi tonight or just let it go?

I can’t quite convince myself either way, but I have until 8pm tonight.

Me scaring out of a dead sleep and immediately joining Yoongi’s birthday live just to see who’s live…

✨🎉anyeong 👏🥳🎉✨ had so much flare in it today

I’ve had my season’s greeting for a couple weeks now, but can we talk about how beautiful this photocard set is 🤩🤩 the concepts were out of this world, I love them so much. It was so different from anything they’ve given us before and they look so good 😤 gawd daym 🕳🏃💨