Shake That Thing

      Hello everyone and welcome back. Everyone that meets me hears how much I love to dance. And it's not just ballet. I've taken belly dancing, burlesque and swing dancing too. And that was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.

      I take swing dance at Lindy Hop St. Louis and it's more of a community. I get to dance with everyone in my class and it's very refreshing. When I took belly dancing and burlesque it was very individualized. But with Lindy Hop came another challenge.

      I'm not used to dancing with a partner! And sometimes I've danced with partners who aren't as coordinated as I am. And I found it very ironic that this was on my mind since I was planning another photo shoot.

      I found three photographers available and they had never shot a pinup before. I took a deep breath to see what was going to happen next. The first photographer didn't sound like they had even researched the words pinup or boudoir. As my Kickin' instructor would say: "Rotate!"

      The second photographer had also never collaborated with a pinup but had no studio. I hated to turn this photographer down; this one is very artistic and has a tremendous eye. So we've decided to shoot at a later date.

      The third photographer really put effort into everything. This photographer not only has access to a studio but sent me images and pressed me to open up more. Day in day out I was getting questions and emails. I was definitely out of my comfort zone, but in a good way. This photographer challenged me as much as one of partners in Kickin'.
 
      The partner in my Kickin' class that challenges me the most is the one who almost has everything down. We had to iron out those little hiccups, exactly the way you have to with a photographer. So I scheduled my shoot with Photographer #3 and that particular Kickin' partner has started counting along with the music. And I told him, "The hardest part is figuring out where the mistake is. But once you've got that down you keep on moving from there." So now Swing Class and my photo shoot are down I can take a deep breath. Or I could just dance.....with Bobby Darin of course

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