Maybe Bex would be the best person to ask
S. x
Hi all, haven't been here for ages!
Have a hypothetical question for you... do you think it's ok to dance when you're pregnant? (The person in question has been dancing modern jive for 7 years)
Midwife says it's fine to keep doing any sports/activities you are already competent at, however not sure she banked on the pregnant person doing double-spins...
Drops have already been cut out of the equation!
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks
Claire xx
Maybe Bex would be the best person to ask
S. x
Lorna was dancing and teaching right up until about 2 weeks before she had her last baby. In fact she was dancing with me to try to 'encourage' Sarah out
My friend's sister was an avid Lindy-hop dancer, and she danced up to 8 1/2 mths too, she even did aerials with her husband, but had to stop doing those at about 6mths, not because she was too heavy, but because her bump got in the way!
Lindyloo's over 6months pregnant (and looking absolutely WONDERFUL), she's still teaching, in fact, just last week she taught the move where the lady squats down, shooting one of her legs through the mans
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Mark and Simone are in the UK at the moment. Why not ask Simone? As far as I know, she was dancing almost to the birth. Didn't seem to cause any problems for her. Although, as a lead, I felt uncomfortable in one class where the move involved a firm hand across the woman's belly.Originally Posted by jivegirl100
Yeah. In the 'group scene' on my DVD, you can see a very pregnant Simone dancing with Mark next to us....Originally Posted by timbp
I think its perfectly OK, so long as your sensible about it (I think aerials is probably a little less sensible!) you need to protect your baby, and dancing really isn't generally that dangerous, you're just as likely to fall walking down the stairs, and I don't think anyone would suggest pregnant women stop doing that! Also, its good for you, and the baby, to get as much physical excercise as possible during pregnancy, it helps to keep fit for the birth, and is good for the pelvic floor. That said, my friend had dangerously low blood pressure during her pregnancy (very unusual), and was told not to excercise unless lying down (yoga etc.), so I think you do need to listen to doctors advice first.
Vague recollection from some general sports manuals that you need to be careful not to overheat (the foetus) and to keep hydrated ??? But hey, ask your GP
SpinDr
I wondered what sort of DVD you were talking about thenOriginally Posted by TheTramp
And just how is Simone???????????
do what feels right - had a friend who was competing - complete with major aerials up to 6+ month - she danced upto term no issues
unless you count that to get the resulting child to go to sleep I had to dance with him - stepping though first move and man break though with a couple others thrown in for good measure had the desired result of him sleeping like a baby - alhtough you had better not stop to soon!
Originally Posted by Sparkles
cool! Pregnancy would not stop me from dancing either. I know one girl in my linedance class (ace dancer!) who was still doing it when she was heavily pregnant and she still did triple spins and jumped up in the air kicking her legs out. Baby is alive and well and I'm sure will end up a good dancer herself seeing she has already had some experience of it before she was born!
Thanks - it's the spinning I was particularly worried about (not into ariels!), I'm only 4 months and had visions of baby whizzing around in a food-mixer-kinda way....
Maybe try one of these so leaders don't spin you excessively
Congratulations
Wow, congratulations Claire. Guess you're not coming to Southport then.Originally Posted by jivegirl100
Hi Diane, here's me thinking I'd be anonymous on here
You bet I'm coming to Southport, even if all I do is sit on comfy chairs and eat chips!!
Wouldn't miss it for the world (And wouldn't want to miss your hats)
Claire xx
I suspect it's going to remain a hypothetical question for meOriginally Posted by jivegirl100
I saw a pregnant lady dancing recently. She danced with a skilled dancer during a quiet part of the evening
My concern would be the floorcraft of those around the pregnant lady. Some idiot does a 20ft charge into her or sweeps her legs . It's not obvious that someone's pregnant from behind - see Asif's recent thread on being bumped despite wearing a cast!
Best wishes to the lady and unborn child .
Take care,
Christopher
Not at all. I know exactly who you are as wellOriginally Posted by jivegirl100
Well I'm about 7 months pregnant now and as many of you have said, dancing or another form of exercise is good for you and the baby.
Saying that, I tend not to dance when the floor is too crowded and lately I've only been dancing with experienced dancers to avoid any arm pulling, which might take me off balance or bad floorcraft etc.
Unfortunately I'm only managing about two tracks at a time before I'm out of breath and need to sit down for a minute, but my balance hasn't gone yet so I should make the most of the next few weeks I guess , it will be a while before I can get back on the dancefloor
At 4 months you're probably not showing too much yet so it might be wise to request no dips or drops with partners you haven't danced with before, just in case.
Good luck and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy .
Bex
Oooh, Bex, not long now.
Hope all goes well Jivegirl, and enjoy the dancing as long you feel able.
M
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