Comments on: how to be a dancing kind of person

By: Eat the Damn Cake » putting down the gun

Eat the Damn Cake » putting down the gun — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:46:25 +0000

[...] Caroline, for inspiring this post with your thoughts about comparing yourself with other women, in this guest post from the other [...]

By: A shining example « Healthy thinking practice

A shining example « Healthy thinking practice — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:25:28 +0000

[...] Read it here: How to be a dancing kind of person [...]

By: turtlebeanz

turtlebeanz — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:58:14 +0000

thank you caroline. so much wisdom.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:01:42 +0000

@Christina and Anya
You guys rock. Next time I’m just going to ask you
But still, the internet needs more pictures of full-bodied women dancing, I think. I had one on my wall in college for all four years. This stunning dancer from one of the big dance troupes. But I can’t remember which one and I really, really miss her! I kept hoping her picture would pop up during the search. Sigh.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:59:21 +0000

@Caitlin
I thought about Ragen! I love her. But I also didn’t want to draw attention away from Caroline, and Ragen is such a brand…She did a guest post for me once, actually: http://www.eatthedamncake.com/2010/08/13/guest-post-from-ragen-my-feet-hurt/

By: anya

anya — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:07:19 +0000

Since my comment is in moderation. If you look for tango dancers at milongas you see pictures of gorgeous woman of all sizes and shapes all over the internet!

By: anya

anya — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:06:09 +0000

Pictures of perfectly normal and beautiful women dancing:
http://tangoinbelfast.org/images/milonga.jpg
and
http://www.totangoblog.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/outdoorMilongaLg.jpg
and
http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBxsBb2PryUO0hm&url=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDp0VbFstnM0%2Fhqdefault.jpg
Enjoy!

By: Christina McPants

Christina McPants — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:08:18 +0000

I would also mention Big Moves, the plus size dance troop. Because... awesome!!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:53:48 +0000

Perhaps Ragen from Dances With Fat would allow you to post one of her dancing pictures?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:45:34 +0000

Love this post! Everything here resonated very closely with me, but only after I hit 30. I am one of those ladies who was always thin then BAM! My metabolism seemingly stopped working. It took me years but I’m finally to a point where I just love me for who I am. No more starving, working out obsessively, or anything else to try and look a certain way. I can’t say there still aren’t days where I don’t grab my belly and wish it weren’t there. But those days are few and far between. I’m hoping that some day they won’t come at all.