[Nisima]

Woohoo! Our dance studio is putting in a cork floor in the new location. After seven months of dancing on horrid linoleum over concrete, I reported on Bhuz that I couldn't figure out why I was always so tired and achy. Had to get jazz booties AND put gel inserts in them (ugh), then I got shin splints on outsides of front of shins and had to ice and rest a whole week although feet were doing better. What a royal pain, literally a hard floor is!

I have discovered that given enough time and working out more at home I was able to build up more stamina to "lift" off floor more, but it's still just awful to have to dance on such a hard surface consistently. And the jazz booties are so cushy that they throw my balance off just enough that I finally stopped using them this week but that means I'm even more tired - especially legs and back.

So, happy, happy joy joy about the new floor!!!!!

--Nisima