Elmien Gerber

Dancing is my life When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do is dance. Unfortunately for me, my mother always said that she is already paying for trumpet lessons and I am a member of the Youth Orchestra and there is no time or money for dance lessons. I accepted my fate with a happy heart, because, you know, I still got to play trumpet and I could still be surrounded by music. I am sure the bottom line of all of this was because I loved music. So, as I journeyed through my life, music was always the one thing that kept me standing. If I was sad or depressed I would put on some music and it would make me feel better. If I was happy or ecstatic I only needed to turn op the volume to celebrate even more Many years later, the Lord blessed me with a beautiful blond, blue – eyed girl. My own little princess. Which, surprisingly (or is it no surprise at all) just loves dancing. Almost like the Abba song – except she could dance before she could walk. She was born to dance!! Her whole world exists around dancing. So basically, you might have picked up along the line, that now I am also dancing. Except ………. I am dancing backstage / behind the scenes. I am a “Dance Mom” now. I dance around to get her dressed in between items, I jump up and down to fix the hair and the makeup. I must be like an octopus with more than 2 arms and hands faffing around her until the call comes for her to report back stage. And then I run into the hall, find a seat and wait in great anticipation for the music to start ………..