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/p> p>My take on the La. Democrat win is that, in a state that is hugely Democrat, Mary Landrieu's narrow win Saturday shows how bad off the Democratic Party is in the country. This seat was held by a Democrat since the Civil War. My goodness, how bad would it be for the Democrats if they couldn't hold that kind of Senate seat?? The fact is that she should have never even had a runoff election, thus proving, at least to me, that the Democrats are in serious trouble in the future, and I believe that the media and the DNC know it. Thanks for the article. br> -- Maureen Waite br> Lake Mary, FL /p> p> SHALL WE DANCE? br> Re: Mark Goldblatt's The Ballet Workout : /p>

I've been there! All-district in football, basketball, baseball. Played all three sports at a Div. I school. Drafted by and played minor league baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates before going to law school. Proud of my flexibility, I could touch palms to floor with knees straight, etc.

My first wife had taken dance classes for years. After we had been dating for a year or so, we decided to take a class together of the type you describe (I was about 30). I couldn't even follow the directions! She would talk about pulling with some inner abdominal muscle I knew nothing about. I not only felt incredibly stiff and awkward, but I also felt stupid! I couldn't seem to grasp what I was supposed to be trying to do half the time. I would struggle to pretzel as the others did only to be told that it was important to focus on using various muscles to accomplish the pretzel. I was clueless.

Unlike you, I never went back. It was clear that the instructor had spent so much time trying to help me understand that the others didn't get as good a workout. My girlfriend's workout suffered even more as she tried to help me. I think (I hope) I could have handled the physical embarrassment. The feeling of stupidity was something else. Fortunately, I used the fact that I was ruining the class for others with no hope of improvement as an excuse to back out.

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