Having gone from dancing in my living room to dancing on national television makes it official: I AM OUT OF THE CLOSET! I'm tired of all the messages about "AGING GRACEFULLY" and fully intend to live out a mission of showing middle-aged women how to experience the JOY of being oneself. I'm not interested in talking about when to apply for Social Security or my aches & pains or taking my grandkids to the Science Museum for eight hours.
I'm simply and wholly unwilling to "fade to grey" and behave properly at all times. Convention has rarely served me well, probably because it went against my nature. All we have is NOW, and I won't waste whatever amount of time I have left on the past or the future. I will NOT take my "place" in line with other senior citizens even though AARP has been mailing me for 12 years! I will NOT allow wrinkles or thinning skin to keep me from dancing my ass off! I will NOT agree that NOW is not the prime of my lifetime! It's taken me 62 years to become this work of art and I prefer to display it.
Thank you for serving as a role model for women in finding their voice. We all cannot help but smile when we see you dance because it is what makes your soul come alive! I have tremendous respect and admiration for you. J
Posted by: Michelle Stimpson | October 21, 2006 at 12:39 PM
Hi Nancy this is Ife. Im really enjoying your website, very interesting. It seems like you have inspired a lot of people. You have a very beautiful family. Hope all is well and I really admire your strength and your courage. Love Always -Ife.
Posted by: Ife Lawson-Kurle | June 22, 2010 at 11:47 PM