ZUMBA! The dance exercise that is sweeping the nation!

And is leaving ALot of tired, sweating and hurting bodies in its wake!!!!!!
So a very very good friend ( or she was till she talked me into this class with her) wanted to go to a zumba class and I agreed to go with her.. SO ... After working all day ( 1st mistake) I piled into betty lou and away I went. Looking forward to this "easy" dance exercise that would make me look like I did in high school.Before the class was over, I had decided I really didnt look that great n high school and booboo loves me just as I am! I arrive to find my "used to be " friend standing waiting for me with a big grin on her face. I later found out why she was grinning so big! She KNEW it was my first time there and she KNEW I was going to look like a flounder outa water, flopping all over the gym while just about everyone else looked like a synergize line dance.. Not to mention most of them didnt look like they even NEEDED to exercise..
So we get inside and get lined up, in front of a fan, way to the side so I can kinda hide behind others.. Half ways thought the class, the teachers decide to swap sides and I was all the sudden on the front row! Great entertainment for the people who KNOW what they are doing.
The teachers were wonderful at this dance exercise.. Made it look very very easy. NOT!
At least not for someone who has 2 left feet and my arms and legs move like a puppets. If my rt arm is doing something,, my rt foot thinks it should too. This is NOT how zumba works!!! So the teachers show us what we are gonna do and then turn on the music.. Everyone in the room begins to move together in a group dance, but me. I am bouncing around , trying to figure out which leg goes first. My buddy, who said she had been to a few other classes, was doing great! I was doing my best to not trample on her.. As they go on through this dance, I am doing all I can to at least look like I was dancing and not dying from lack of o2 which I have decided I WILL take with me the next time I go,IF I can go again. I dont know if I will be able to walk by the time the next class is 3 days from now.. So the teachers tell us in this dance, we will be turning to the right, the left and all the way around. So why did I always end up facing everyone else?? CAUSE MY BRAIN FORGOT WHICH WAY WAS RIGHT AND WHICH WAS LEFT!!!!!!!!!!! I think it was from lack of o2!!!!!!!!!!For 45 minutes, I tried to follow this pattern of dance the everyone else had the directions to EXCEPT me and I failed horribly. The one thing I did get from this was I finally remembered which knee I had surgery on 30+ yrs go. It decided to remind me LOUDLY after about 10 minutes of this. This class lasts 45 minutes and along about 20 min into it, I think i began to turn blue from lack of air.. After it was over, I crawled back out to the car with my so called friend with her talking about how much fun she had and and she couldnt wait till the next class. I was just wanting to breath normal again. I got into the car, basically laid down and turned the a.c on wide open. Finally, I was able to drive off. slowly at first then my eyes stopped burning from all the sweat that was running into them and I could see where I was driving. I had to stop at the local grocery and as I dragged myself into the front door, what was the first thing I saw? A HUGE display of cheerwine krispy cream donuts!!!!!!!!! The slobber started and formed a huge puddle in the floor at my feet. Man! I LOVE CHEERWINE AND I LOVE KRISPY KREAM DONUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just one of these wonderful sinfully ddelicious donuts would KILL every bit of sweat I had just worked up and then some!!!!!!!!!!! I circled this display about 4 times, talking to the good Jo on the right shoulder telling me that I didnt really NEED these donuts and the bad Jo on the left shoulder telling me I had worked really hard for the last 45 min and I Deserved
this as a reward. Finally one of the employees came with a mop to mop up the drool and I HAD to move on. I really wanted to open just one box and lick a donut but I was taught better than this and besides, you never know where they have them hidden cameras at anymore.
So I went on and got my big old bottle of ben gay and checked out. Crawled back to the car and came on home to stand in a hot shower until we ran outa hot water..
Guess My buddy is Still my buddy, even though she tried to kill me tonite. And I will be going back to the next class if I can walk by then. After all, those other ladies in the class need someone to laugh at.