Author’s note: this journal entry was written on December 22nd, 2022 however the photos are from the day itself.

Tonight was the second half of the mini heels intensive so everyone dressed up and we had a lot of fun learning some sexy (and challenging) choreography. I didn’t know what to wear but luckily I found a Christmassy sleep shirt at Sainsbury’s that I thought looked cute. I added a belt to it and wore some bike shorts and tights, too. As far as sexy outfits go, I felt comfy and confident in it so that’s all that mattered in the end!

Dance class was super challenging. My core strength is non-existant and I found myself really struggling to engage my core for certain moves. In the new year I really want to build back my core strength because oof was that routine painful at times. Even though the routine was challenging, I definitely felt supported by the rest of the group and sometimes that support is just enough to help me get out of my head. I’m so glad I went to the heels intensive! Like, I’m definitely more of a commercial dancer and heels is outside of my comfort zone, but I genuinely had a great time. It was also so awesome and inspiring to see the rest of the group killing the choreo – just mindblowing stuff!!