Intermediate Jazz and Ballet Fierce Or Why I need to start drinking again

I was undecided about even posting this...but what the hell, right?

So I went to Mr. Hall's Intermediate Jazz 2 class on Saturday. I wasn't so afraid of being tossed out as I was about being left in the dust. I also have a slightly freakish aversion to being in the fish bowl studio. Call it outside of my comfort zone.

Thanks to the Princess, who put me out there on my facebook page....daring me to come to Intermediate Jazz 2...I walked up to the plate with my bat and struck out.....big time.

While talking to the Princess and generally avoiding looking other first company, second company and student company gazes in the eye, I opted to control my breathing and try to act normalish when I just KNOW I'm outta my league. Mr. Hall walks into class claiming to have made snow angels on the way over. Despite the room full of laughter, my stomach tightens and my breathing increases.....and then we sit on the floor and start the longest ab and leg stretching I've ever experienced in my life.

Now I've tried pilates before....this was harder....no...seriously....this shit was HARDER. And then to add the fact the Mr. Hall was on the floor with us while I'm about in tears...and trembling like a leaf on a branch....and he is breezing through it. Crunches, side reaches, rolls up with legs down, up, in a v, one in the air....

Side Bar: I'm too fat for this.
Menty: Just outta shape...
Side Bar: Round is A SHAPE!!!
Menty: Yup...I got nothing.

After the crunches make me consider disappearing into the bathroom for an undetermined amount of time, we start the leg stretches....at one point Mr. Hall tells us to roll over the leg that is closest to our ear onto our backs.....

Side Bar: And what would he like me to do? My leg isn't anywhere NEAR MY EAR!!
Menty: We are going over our butt....
Side Bar: Like there was EVER ANY OTHER OPTION...

After another 40 minutes of this, we make it to our feet and thank goodness, we do isolated undulations and hips because I pretty much though I would fall out.

Since I was already sweaty and mostly devastated, I stayed for ballet. Something I know a little more about....I was with Mr. Hall until we did the 'Fives'.....Now since we've already determined I'm an ADVANCED COUNTER....I still found myself stymied by doing this rhythm with a frappe....as was the rest of the class except maybe the person that demo'ed it and.....well.....Mr. Hall.

After surviving both classes, I pretty much refused to go anywhere near Jazz 2 ever again.....
And then I went to Ballet 1/2 on Monday and Mr. Hall hugged me and told me he was so happy to see me in class and was proud of how well I stuck it out....

Insert deep sigh....I may have to go back to Jazz 2....but I'm going to Beginning Jazz first....because I hurt for 4 DAYS after Jazz 2.

I need to go back to drinking....thanks MDB and Princess for 'ritas on Saturday!