Photo taken on Thursday, June 23, 2011 in the Massapequa Lucille Roberts at 747pm.
I am so happy that Heather has come to Zumba with me tonight! Kristen is one of my favorite instructors (Maeve is numero uno of course!) and her 45 minute classes make us sweat! Kristen is very peppy and if she looks out at us in the mirror and doesn't see enough people smiling and having fun, she will silently turn around, observe us with slumped shoulders, and then imitate us not having fun which immediately makes everyone laugh and start bouncing around a lot more.
Heather is seriously making this class a total blast right now. Whenever we get lost on a move (since we are in the total back and can barely see the front) we start doing our own thing. She has this locomotive move she likes to do where her arms chug around, her hips gyrate, and she grins like a Cheshire cat. I love it! But probably the best steps she makes up is during Pitbull's Pause so you have to come along with us next time! Let me know if you want a free Zumba pass and I'll try to finagle one for you!
Photo taken on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in the TD Garden in Boston, MA for the NKOTBSB Tour at 935pm.
For those of you who don't know what the above acronym stands for, Maeve, her very nice friends, and I are at the New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys concert. And I don't care what you say, it's pretty damn awesome!
The reason I am here and such a huge fan of BSB is because of the lovely lady I am pictured with. Back in high school, Maeve, Krysten, and Kristina begin a little dance group where they would copy the moves of Fatima Robinson, the choreographer for BSB as well as other stars like Aaliyah and Hillary Duff, and just string together routines. One day I invite myself over to Krysten's house to watch them incorporate some Janet Jackson moves into BSB's We've Got It Going On. They eagerly teach me the steps and by the end of the night I am the fourth person in their dance group, Angels Way:
And I LOVE being a part of this group. It is so much fun to dance around Krysten's living room, taping ourselves dance to anything on the radio and just dissolve into giggles when one of us does something real silly (like tuck my shorts into my underwear when singing "we wear short shorts!"). For Krysten's sweet sixteen, she decides to head out to Hollywood to do all the great celebrity touristy stuff and she picks the week that BSB is going to be on Jay Leno. Angels Way accompanies her on this trip and we have a blast, packing our days with excursions to Mann's Chinese Theater, Universal Studies, The Hollywood Bowl, and the like, taking a ton of pictures and chasing down the members of BSB:
(That would be Maeve, Krysten, and Kristina on the ground trying to get a look of the boy band as they exit The Jay Leno Show. And that would be me looking at them, wondering if putting one of them on my shoulders is a better idea...)
We spend many nights dancing and creating a beautiful friendship and it's amazing to be here tonight with Maeve because it means so much to me. I wish the other two could be here with us tonight but they had prior engagements though they are here in spirit. Especially when the boys take the stage to do one of our favorites, Everybody, I can just feel us all together again, dancing happily in our socks, practicing for the Harborfields Talent Show.
And speaking of that Talent Show...do I have a treat for you or what? The following video is Angels Way circa 1999! How awesome is that?! So without further ado...Angels Way performing BSB's hit Everybody. The first part is a technical issue that is soon fixed and there are a few glitches in the tape but it's still fun to watch. I am all the way on the right, then Maeve, then Krysten, then Kristina. Enjoy.
Maeve, Krysten, and Kristina...thank you so much for all the memories and amazing nights we shared just being our kooky selves. It is a time in my life I will be forever grateful I had!
Photo taken on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 inside Rhythms and Soul dance studio in Levittown, NY at 730pm.
Jenn and I like the Zumba Tone class offered on Wednesday nights; the instructor is low key, the other girls taking it are very nice, and we get to dance around with weights in our hands. We show up today fully prepared to have an easy going dance class but when we walk in we come face to face with Edna again. We are totally not prepared for Edna! She kicks our asses on a good day, when we know we're in for a high intensity workout so picture us today, coming in feeling slacker-ish. Actually, you don't have to picture it because I did, after we collapsed in a heap at the end of the session.
Photo taken on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Fridays in Levittown, NY at 836pm. (Mike's antics are fantastic!)
It is a very rare sight when the slowest eater at the table beats everyone. That Zumba class Jenn took me to beforehand must have left me really famished.
Photo taken on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in Jenn's car outside of the Rhythm and Soul dance studio in Levittown, NY at 731pm.
As cold as it is outside, we are hot and sweaty messes after attending Edna's Zumba class. I first experience Edna at the Massapequa Lucille Roberts one Thursday evening when our usual instructor, Kristen, is out sick and boy am I not prepared for her energy! She likes to not take breaks at all and I seriously think she crams in 500 songs in one hour. It is nonstop dancing but fantastic fun! There are points when I look over at Jenn and just laugh because I can't even keep up with the speed in which Edna is dancing. It is insanely fast but definitely a great workout! Feel free to take the Edna challenge with us one Tuesday night!
Photo taken on Thursday, June 23, 2011 in the Massapequa Lucille Roberts at 747pm. 
