| "Every frustration indeed, leads us to another triumph | | | | enough to help her get better. During that time, I |
| and success. Something comes across our path and | | | | was invited in that dance studio where Roxy was |
| becomes a turning point! And we will never be the | | | | taking dancing lessons. I was a guest ballet, jazz and |
| same again!" | | | | contemporary dance teacher. When she heard about |
| I have a friend named Roxy. | | | | me, she wanted to take a one-on-one jazz lesson |
| She is always a busy woman who is into furniture | | | | with me to further her knowledge in jazz. But then I |
| business and is doing very well. Years ago, she had a | | | | ended up teaching her ballroom dance lessons |
| shoulder surgery and had a recovery rehab for six | | | | because I remember her saying that she wanted to |
| months. She was also suffering from chronic | | | | learn to dance Argentine tango someday. She |
| headaches and complicated migraine. She had | | | | thought that it's a very hard and challenging dance to |
| stomach issues as well. She was taking maintenance | | | | learn but it looks so good and very interesting. So i |
| pills for her migraine and acid reflux medicine for her | | | | taught her Argentine tango. Roxy just fell in love |
| stomach. For ten years, Roxy was taking proton | | | | with it and became a bit obsessed with it. And she |
| pump inhibitors for her stomach and for three years | | | | coped up very well and learned very quickly. She |
| she was taking neurontine for her migraine. For all | | | | never expected that she would love it. Every week, |
| those years, all she can think of is how to get better. | | | | Roxy kept improving getting more into learning it |
| The doctors adviced her to start with finding an | | | | together with her jazz and Pilates lessons as well. |
| exercise that she likes and enjoys because this will | | | | Until one day, I told them in the dance school that I |
| help with her health issues. From then on she started | | | | am going overseas with my wife to live and dance in |
| looking around for an exercise. | | | | a ballet company. Roxy and the rest of the staff in |
| One day, she randomly went to a dance studio and | | | | the dance school was a bit sad about my news to |
| signed herself up for a jazz class. She didn't have any | | | | them. But I have to move on because I also have |
| idea what a jazz dance class is because she didn't | | | | my own plans with my wife. |
| have any backround in dance. But she signed up | | | | After a few months I was living and working |
| anyway, and ended up really loving it. She enjoyed it | | | | overseas and carried on with my plans. Roxy did stop |
| very much despite having zero dance background | | | | dancing Argentine tango. She continued to take class |
| and surrounded by ballerinas as her classmates. She | | | | from other ballroom dance tutors and to my surprise, |
| felt like she's in another world everytime she's in the | | | | she discovered ballet and went for it! She found it |
| class. At first she felt intimidated because of course | | | | hard because she was a "Newby" but continued to |
| she was a newby and her classmates danced better | | | | do it and added it to her whole dance exercise |
| than her. But she just carried on. She discovered that | | | | regime. She filled her whole week with dance and |
| she is happier when she danced, she feels very good | | | | Pilates because she kept her goal to get better and |
| with doing simple things in the class like turning and | | | | well. After two years of dancing and a year of doing |
| jumping. . . . it sounded simple but for some reason it | | | | Pilates, she weaned herself from her medicines. She |
| made her smile and she felt so good that she just | | | | still have occasional headaches due to food triggers |
| danced her best and she goes. . "Yeeehhhaawh!" | | | | but she has not had any major migraine attacks ever |
| It didn't really have any drastic change in her health | | | | since. Her stomach was back to normal, she still |
| at first but soon she noticed that when she stopped | | | | managed her diet, her water intake and sleep very |
| dancing, her headache would come back. After six | | | | well to keep her healthy. |
| months, Roxy decided to go full out with her | | | | Roxy became very happy, active and healthy. She |
| exercise and so she signed up for Pilates class as an | | | | said that she was very happy that "Dance" |
| addition to her exercise regime. With Pilates, she | | | | discovered her! And she thanked me and my wife |
| noticed that she became more flexible and stronger. | | | | for being a part of her quest to get better. |
| Every time she is in class she became more and | | | | She said that she was very fortunate to have met |
| more enthusiastic and enjoys it more. She was thrilled | | | | us! |
| and she thought that her exercise routine was | | | | Good on you Roxy! Keep it up! "Yeeeeehhaaaaawh! |