Friends, wish me luck...

[Anteater]

In less than 21 hours, I will compete in a national dance competition. Tomorrow I'll face a panel of 5 judges (and a nice big audience), and give it my best shot. And I'm not at all nervous. Really I'm not! :cool:

[JT265]

Coincidentally, my 6y.o. is in a dance competition tomorrow as well!!!

(but she is in Europe with her mom right now, so it's likely not the same one) :D

Anyway, best of luck!! :thumbup:

[mello]

Good Luck! Does your costume have anything to do with checkered flags and cones?

[RaceGrrl]

Anteater- which competition is it? You know I'll be thinking of you and wishing you well, habibti.

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[fourrunner]

Good Luck RaceGrrl !

[RaceChic]

Good luck, Anteater. Knock 'em dead !! :thumbup:

Or at least render them powerless.... ;)

[lisa]

Good Luck!!!! Be sure and let us know when you win. :)

[nz_climber]

Good luck :thumbup: :)

[G.]

And? Howdja do? :)

[pinniped]

Pics? :gomer: :o

[Anteater]

Thanks so much for your support, folks! :thumbup: :D I am delighted to report that I won 2nd Runner-Up in my category (or as Mr. Anteater put it, "You got a podium!")! I owe a lot to my husband; he supported me all the way on the road to the competition. For example, we spent the last 2 hours of Valentine's Day in the aerobics studio at 24Hr Fitness while I performed a final rehearsal of my choreography for him. He is my hero!

No photos available yet; eventually pics wil be posted on the contest website (www.tonyaandatlantis.com). Interesting Champ Car-related item: if you click on the "Celebrity Photos" on that website, you can see a photo of contest promoter Atlantis with Mario Dominguez; she has been a LBGP Grid Girl for years, and can tell some very amusing stories as a result.

Also, the dance contest was held on the same stage as last year's Long Beach CART Town Hall Meeting.

[G.]

Congrats! :thumbup:

Look forward to the pics!

[Anteater]

I forgot to say--

No, mello, I did not have any checkered-flag or cone motifs on my costume! :rofl: Although a couple months ago, there actually was a checkered-flag bellydance costume up for auction on eBay. I was sorely tempted, but the close-up photos revealed that it was poorly made, so I let it go.

And JT265, how did your daughter do at her dance competition?

[lone_groover]

Congrats AE'er.

:) :thumbup: :)

[JT265]

Like L_G said, congrats AE! :thumbup:

My girl scored 1st in her age group (5 & 6yo), and 3rd overall, so maybe there is a retirement package there! :eek: :D

Thanks for asking BTW!

[Anteater]

Congrats to your little girl, JT265--she must be an awesome dancer!

[cyclepath]

Hey !! congrats !! :thumbup: Tell me about it at Long Beach.. :)

[nz_climber]

Congrats to JT (and his lil one) and also to Anteater :thumbup: :)

[JT265]

Thanks guys. I can honestly say that she doesn't take after me in any way shape or form, form being the operative word here. ;)

And Anteater, she is a fantastic dancer, but of course I'm biased. :D