's motd Thursday Dec 30, 2010

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LAST DANCE...

Thursday, 30 December 2010

Last dance, for l-o-o-o-v-e!

Yes, it's my last chance for ro-mance...tooo-night! (Oh, I just love my vintage Donna Summer!)

And oh yes, I'll be putting all of my love

into our last dance of the year tonight at

Slimmons. I've so enjoyed teaching at my studio for

all of these years. 2010 has been a year that

included so many new members taking class

with us. Who would have thought that after 35 years,

I'd still be at Slimmons dancing along with all of my

friends?

Slimmons became even more popular

this year thanks to Face Book and Twitter.

When I opened Slimmons 35 years ago, people sometimes

came in to celebrate on their birthdays. And they

often brought some of their friends along to celebrate

with them, in a healthy way! (I love it!)

Now, in this new media age, with all of its social

networking, even more people are coming in to

celebrate. I guess word really gets around on the

Internet. LOL. The birthday celebrations have

continued at Slimmons and we've had hundreds of people

come in, thanks to the Net.

We have such a good time

celebrating birthdays with our members. The entire

class joins in to sing the Happy Birthday song

to our honoree. This great friend of mine, doll

artist Fisher, makes tiny ' dolls

that we give our members celebrating a birthday.

That's right, it's a miniature version of me holding

this cute little present in my hands. Thank You,

, for helping to make birthdays so much

fun at Slimmons.

Now get this. Young people have

really discovered Slimmons this year. I'd say about

one-third of my classes are now filled with students

between the ages of 16 to 25!

Sherri does a great job of managing the club

for me. And what can I say about my amazing

instructors, Anne, Michele and Helen?

Everyone adores them. They each bring their own

individual style to the classes they teach, making

every class special and full of energy.

This year, I began doing theme classes on Saturdays,

very similar to the ones we do on the Cruise To

Lose. And for those classes, there are now costumes

involved. While working out to the new Donna Summer

song, To Paris With Love, I actually wore a

little Eiffel Tower on my head! (LOL...but I'm

serious.) And when our theme was all about Rock 'N

Roll, I wore a shredded tank top while "playing" a

funky neon-colored guitar. (Hey, I really get into

it!) It's so much fun to be extra silly

while making everyone laugh...and sweat!

Tonight's the big night! We're

gonna rock out and dance to some of my favorite songs

from 2010. I'm putting together a 2010 "hits list"

for tonight's "last dance" so I hope everyone's ready!

When I count my blessings, I thank God for giving me

Slimmons and letting me be there for all of these

years. Today, I'll be thinking about the thousands

and thousands of people who've danced with me at my

club for the past three-and-a-half decades. And let

me tell ya...I'm aiming for a fourth and fifth

decade of dancing at Slimmons!

If you're ever visiting the Los

Angeles area, I

hope you'll make Slimmons part of your visit.

Hey, maybe it'll even be your birthday!

I need you, by me, to guide me, to hold me...

Love,