If you want to be inspired to dance, listen to this song. The song itself is too slow to walkdance to, but the words and music are inspiring. Here are the lyrics.
I Hope You Dance
by Lee Ann Womack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
Hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin'
Lovin'might be a mistake but it's worth makin'
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to sellin'out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
where those years have gone.
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Dance
I hope you dance
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
where those years have gone
I hope you dance
Hope you dance
Learn how to walkdance here.
Klassy's WalkDance Debut in Local Paper
Columnist Patti Payne wrote about Klassy WalkDancing the 2001 Danskin Triathalon.
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The First WalkDance Class
This is a picture of the spring 2002 catalog of the U.W. Women's Center, where Klassy taught one of the first WalkDance classes.
When Was WalkDance.com Created?
When you go to any domain name "WhoIs" search, you can find out who owns the domain and when they first bought it. You can see below we bought the domain name in 2000. Klassy was WalkDancing for many years before that, but we finally decided to claim it as her invention.
For example, go to http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx and type in WalkDance.com and you get this:
Registrant:
YouMe Works
PO BOX 1703
Bellevue, WA 98009-1703
US
Domain Name: WALKDANCE.COM
Domain created on 13-Aug-2000
Domain expires on 13-Aug-2021
Last updated on 29-Jul-2020
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.DOMAINDISCOVER.COM
NS2.DOMAINDISCOVER.COM
For example, go to http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx and type in WalkDance.com and you get this:
Registrant:
YouMe Works
PO BOX 1703
Bellevue, WA 98009-1703
US
Domain Name: WALKDANCE.COM
Domain created on 13-Aug-2000
Domain expires on 13-Aug-2021
Last updated on 29-Jul-2020
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.DOMAINDISCOVER.COM
NS2.DOMAINDISCOVER.COM
Terpsichorean Definition
The following is one of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Day. See below to find out how you can subscribe.
terpsichorean (adjective)
Definition: of or relating to dancing
Pronunciation: terp-sih-kuh-REE-un.
Example sentence:
"Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet headed south to Los Angeles Sunday afternoon after infecting this town with six days of...terpsichorean frenzy..." (Allan Ulrich, The San Francisco Examiner, August 10, 1987)
More about the word from Merriam-Webster:
In Greek and Roman mythology, Terpsichore (\terp-SIH-kuh-ree\) was one of the nine muses, those graceful sister-goddesses who presided over learning and the arts. Terpsichore was the patron of dance and choral song (and later lyric poetry), and in artistic representations she is often shown dancing and holding a lyre. Her name, which earned an enduring place in English through the adjective "terpsichorean," literally means "dance-enjoying," from "terpsis," meaning "enjoyment," and "choros," meaning "dance." "Choros" is also the source of "choreography" and "chorus" (those "choruses" in Athenian drama consisted of dancers as well as singers). The only other word we know that incorporates "terpsis" is "terpodion," an obsolete term for a piano-like musical instrument that was invented in 1816 but never really caught on.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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terpsichorean (adjective)
Definition: of or relating to dancing
Pronunciation: terp-sih-kuh-REE-un.
Example sentence:
"Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet headed south to Los Angeles Sunday afternoon after infecting this town with six days of...terpsichorean frenzy..." (Allan Ulrich, The San Francisco Examiner, August 10, 1987)
More about the word from Merriam-Webster:
In Greek and Roman mythology, Terpsichore (\terp-SIH-kuh-ree\) was one of the nine muses, those graceful sister-goddesses who presided over learning and the arts. Terpsichore was the patron of dance and choral song (and later lyric poetry), and in artistic representations she is often shown dancing and holding a lyre. Her name, which earned an enduring place in English through the adjective "terpsichorean," literally means "dance-enjoying," from "terpsis," meaning "enjoyment," and "choros," meaning "dance." "Choros" is also the source of "choreography" and "chorus" (those "choruses" in Athenian drama consisted of dancers as well as singers). The only other word we know that incorporates "terpsis" is "terpodion," an obsolete term for a piano-like musical instrument that was invented in 1816 but never really caught on.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Learn more about Merriam-Webster Online
Tapdancing Record
According to the Guinness World Book of Records, David Meenan set a record when he tapdanced a little over 28 miles in seven hours in 1997.
David J.V. Meenan wrote to us. "Did you know." he said, "That on November 3rd of last year, I broke my old record and set a new Guinness Book Record for the Longest Distance Ever Tap Danced which is now 32 miles! Being you have it on your page I thought you might like the update."
We wrote him back and asked him if he did it all in one pair of shoes and how long it took. Here is what he said:
"Actually this year I did it in two pair of shoes (you are legally allowed one shoe change). It took me a little over 7 hours and 30 minutes. My feet actually started bleeding about 14 miles out so you can imagine what the other 18 miles were like."
David J.V. Meenan wrote to us. "Did you know." he said, "That on November 3rd of last year, I broke my old record and set a new Guinness Book Record for the Longest Distance Ever Tap Danced which is now 32 miles! Being you have it on your page I thought you might like the update."
We wrote him back and asked him if he did it all in one pair of shoes and how long it took. Here is what he said:
"Actually this year I did it in two pair of shoes (you are legally allowed one shoe change). It took me a little over 7 hours and 30 minutes. My feet actually started bleeding about 14 miles out so you can imagine what the other 18 miles were like."
Draggin' The Line lyrics
Draggin' The Line
by R.E.M.
Makin' a livin' the old hard way
Takin' and givin' by day by day
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' The Line
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
Ain't got much, but what we got's ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
I feel fine, I'm talkin' 'bout peace of mind
I'm gonna take my time, I'm gettin' the good sign
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Lovin' the free and feelin spirit of
hugging a tree
when you get near it.
Diggin' snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
This is a great walkdance song. Learn how to walkdance here.
by R.E.M.
Makin' a livin' the old hard way
Takin' and givin' by day by day
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' The Line
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
Ain't got much, but what we got's ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
I feel fine, I'm talkin' 'bout peace of mind
I'm gonna take my time, I'm gettin' the good sign
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Lovin' the free and feelin spirit of
hugging a tree
when you get near it.
Diggin' snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
Draggin' The Line
(Draggin' The Line)
This is a great walkdance song. Learn how to walkdance here.
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