Dancing Diary: Harcourts Dancing for Hospice week three

Rotorua Daily Post reporter Laura Smith is taking part in this year’s Harcourts Dancing for Hospice. She shares her thoughts in the build-up to the August 17 event.

OPINION

So it turns out that putting one foot in front of the other is trickier than one might think.

This week my legs have been tripping over themselves in ways I didn’t know were possible as Nikora and I grapple with new moves and old on our dancing journey.

Our half-hour lesson on Monday was challenging, our brains tricking us into thinking we should go one way and our feet not following through.

But we knew it wasn’t going to be an easy task and we stuck at it.

Extra practice later and we are back in the flow of things, frustration subsided and just a little bit pleased with ourselves.

We now both have our shoes, and I don’t think I’ve ever owned any so pretty. The heel helps match me a little closer to Nikora’s height too, which is not a bad thing.

Now on to thinking costumes, about which I am endlessly excited. It will feel so real and thrilling to be all dressed up, looking all proper.

This author is taking part in Harcourts Dancing for Hospice outside her salaried hours. NZME is a sponsor of the charity event and any content by the Local Democracy Reporter is done in her own time.

Laura Smith is a Local Democracy Reporting journalist based at the Rotorua Daily Post. She previously reported general news for the Otago Daily Times and Southland Express, and has been a journalist for five years.