Why I do yoga almost daily.
Added 2018-05-24 03:31:50 +0000 UTCPhoto by Naked Lens from the Star Wars May the Fourth show earlier this month.
This act is ridiculous. It's a tribute to Drop Dead Gorgeous. I enter and proclaim my love for someone special. That's when I wheel in a carbonite Han Solo (filled with bean bag stuffing) and proceed to dance with him.
I peel him off the slab, roll down the stage with him, and finish it out with some comedic and ridiculous humps. I mean, he's really soft.
Here's the problem: Adrenaline gets pumping when it's performance time. I was fine in rehearsals. I thrust so hard that the backstage crew could feel the stage bouncing. (This is a great stage. Very sturdy. It's not like it was a trampoline.)
Here's the act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBcnCGRYz30
The adrenaline leveled out, I went home and slept like a champ. I walked the dogs, hit the store and realized I could barely walk. My hips were sore from humping Han Solo! I alternated ice and heat, used an electro stimulation machine, and modified my choreography so I could perform Greedo on Saturday night. So much pain.
Which brings me back to yoga. That Sunday morning I resumed the yoga I had to skip for a week. I had instant relief in my Han-humping hips. I don't have Han in my next few shows, but the yoga will help if I get another adrenaline rush and dance too hard.
