As most of you probably know from my last post, I got to do Zumba at the Phillies game last night! My mom is a Zumba instructor and got invited to dance with the Phillie Phanatic during the game. My mom was able to invite about 15 instructors to dance with her. I’m not a Zumba instructor…but I am her lovely daughter! Dancing on the field seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity that I could not pass up. I was also dying to meet Chase Utley!
My mom taught me the routine on Saturday and I went home on Monday to practice it a little more. I was pretty nervous about doing it with 10 other real instructors but it was just 90 seconds of dancing. We met all of the instructors at the game and got to watch the first 3 innings. My aunt, cousins, and family friends were there watching too! It rained the whole way there but luckily it held out until the end of the game.
I got really nervous once the stadium started to fill up so I knew it was time for some beer! The 2 beers really helped me calm down!
After the 3rd inning, we were escorted down to the women’s locker room! I felt so VIP!
We danced around the locker room for a while. All of the sudden, the Phillie Phanatic came barging in! We all started screaming in shock and excitement!!
I was able to snap a quick shot of the Phanatic with my mom before he took off his head. I got yelled at for trying to take a picture of his actual face while he chatted with us. It was so weird to see the guy behind the costume! He was super nice and funny! We went into the hallway to show him our routine!
Eventually we were brought down to the field. It was so exciting and nerve-wracking while waiting for the inning to be over!! We snapped a few pictures while waiting!
Can you tell that my mom and aunt are twins?? We snuck my aunt down with us to do the picture taking. Luckily they did not say anything!
The rest of the girls…
Almost time…shit!!!
It was killing me how close we were to the players but not close enough to meet them! I had a Sharpie down my shorts just in case!
After the 5th inning, it was time!!! My aunt got some short video clips! Sorry about the shakiness!
It was so much fun! I was so happy that I (barely) messed up the routine! I loved that the Phanatic came out in a dress! He was dancing with my mom the whole time! We bought a professional video of our entire dance so I will try to post that once it comes! I was told that we were on the giant screen but I was too nervous to look up!
I did glance over at the Phillies and they were watching us!! I made sure to shake my booty a little extra when I saw that! They announced my mom’s name over the loud speaker at the end too. It was such a cool experience.
The Phillie Phanatic met us in the locker room afterwards to snap a few pictures!
Bye Mr. Phanatic!
We all went back to our seats after to finish watching the game and everyone started cheering! My mom and I took a walk around to meet her friend and people actually recognized us and said, “Great Dancing!” So cool! My mom might be performing with the Flyers and at a few cancer walks in the future so I may just have join in again! So fun!
Stay tuned for my next post about my intenSati filiming yesterday! Have a great day!
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You did a great job! It looks like it was so much fun!
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How fun!!!!! What a great opportunity!!! I am a fellow Zumba lover
How awesome that your mom is an instructor!
Love the video clips!
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AWWW that is so great! it looks like you guys had such a great time =)
LOL I love that you shaked your booty a little more for the baseball players hahaha
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OMG that looks like so much fun!! I love zumba! I would be SO nervous doing that, but you did a great job!
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That’s awesome Missy! I don’t know if I could go in front of that crowd. Major props to you!
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Sooooo cute!!!! You go girl!
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You look awesome! I can’t wait to try Zumba it looks like so much fun. I love your outfit!
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How awesome!! I was waiting for you to post the video!!!!!! U all did great!! Omg I would of been so nervous too! U girls did not look nervous at all! I guess the beers helped ya!!!
Your mom seriously is like fittest/hottest mom ever! Wow she got some toned arms! Your mom rocks! I didnt know she had a twin sister, very cool!!
Im so glad you got to do this, and woohoo if you get to do more things like the stuff you mentioned your mom has coming up!
Love u!
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Missy Maintains Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Thanks! My mom was thrilled when she read this!
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omg love it!! thats so exciting you got to shake it on the phillies field!!! so so fun! i cant wait to see the profesh video!
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what an AWESOME experience!!!! hahahaha mr. phanatic is hilarious! i kind of want to meet him…
also your mom and aunt are totally twins! but i don’t think you look like your mom at all!
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so proud of you!!! you look great!
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That’s so cool!!Congrats:-)cc
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That’s so fun!! I wish I’d watched the game last night and seen you!! But that would have required watching baseball
Hope you have a great night love!!
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Missy Maintains Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Don’t worry..we weren’t on actual TV anyway! Just the jumbo-tron!
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Okay you did more than hold your own, you officially ROCKED IT OUT!!!!!!
And I bet those 2 beers were the perfect confidence booster
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aww thats great! you guys rocked it! what great exposure and more importantly–what a fun memory!
I love the videos!
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What an amazing experience! Looks like you had so much fun. You’re becoming a Zumba queen.
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aww how FUN!!!!
i <3 zumba!!!
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That’s so cool! I remember once I made it on the screen at a baseball game in a shot of the audience. I was excited, but your story is better
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dude…you have bigger balls than i do. you did great!! Now I REALLY need to find a zumba class!
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You and your mom doing Zumba together at the game is the coolest thing EVER!! My heroes. I got all wistful seeing this–my mom is a total Zumba queen (not an instructor, though she definitely should be) and I loved going to Zumba with her while I was in the States so much that I might end up training to be an instructor. This definitely makes me want to do it even more
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