What people talk about before they die

I read this article on CNN the other day titled "What people talk about before they die." Ok, just so you don't think this is click bait, the answer is "mostly they talk about their families." This reminded me of something I thought about after my Mother died. Growing up I missed my Grandma Jensen, and Grandma & Grandpa Riding since they died while I was in elementary school and our families miss them very much, but they probably miss us just as much as we miss them. I know how much my Mom loves her grandchildren so I know she will miss them dearly. In the LDS faith we have a different perspective on death and the afterlife. It never occurred to me growing up that our family and friends that have died probably miss us too.

Me and Mom chatting about my pretty flowers with Dave being goofy at our wedding.

My Presidential Election Experience

I made a YouTube video about my experience volunteering with the Evan McMullin Presidential campaign. It was awesome! I loved meeting so many amazing people and learning about how a campaign works. Here's the link. 

Lecture Series: Overtraining Syndrome

Overtraining Syndrome has in the past been called; burnout, staleness, failure adaptation, underrecovery, training stress syndrome, and chronic fatigue. European College of Sport Science Overtraining Syndrome Position Statement main points to remember are to avoid the combination of excessive overload plus inadequate recovery and identification of initiating events or triggers. There is a fine line between maintaining peak performance and overtraining, so it is important to know your body’s limits. With overtraining syndrome there is an increased risk of stress fractures and tendinitis.

The more common symptoms of overtraining syndrome in aerobic sports are fatigue, depression, bradycardia, and loss of motivation. The more common symptoms in anaerobic sports are insomnia, irritability, agitation, tachycardia, hypertension, and restlessness. Other possible symptoms are anorexia, weight loss, lack of mental concentration, heavy/sore/stiff muscles, anxiety, and awakening unrefreshed.

Overtraining can affect your performance with early fatigue, increase heart rate with less effort, decrease strength, endurance, speed, coordination, and aerobic capacity, and delayed recovery. Some of the generic physiological symptoms are persistent fatigue, chronic muscle soreness, loss of appetite, excessive weight loss, excess loss of body fat, irregular menses, increased resting heart rate, increased overuse injuries, difficulty sleeping, and frequent colds or infections. Some of the generic psychological symptoms are irritation/anger, depression, difficulty concentrating, increased sensitivity to emotional stress, loss of competitive drive, and loss of enthusiasm. All the physiological and psychological symptoms are similar to eating disorder symptoms; therefore, be careful diagnosing an eating disorder without ruling out overtraining syndrome.

To take a quick tangent, the psychological reaction to injury is described by the Kübler-Ross model aka Five Stages of Grief, which are denial/disbelief, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. As a Certified Athletic Trainer I have seen athletes and dancers go through all five stages for any type of injury. How long they stay in each stage is up to them. I worked at a high school in Texas when a football play tore is ACL. It was sad to watch this Senior miss the rest of the football season and his high school career for an injury. I watched him go through the first 4 stages with difficulty, but I never saw him reach the acceptance stage.

There can be a normal, overreaction, and underraction emotional reaction for anyone when injured or overtraining syndrome. The outward sign normal emotional reaction is weakness, trembling, nausea, vomiting, perspiration, diarrhea, fear, anxiety, and heart pounding. The overreaction can be manifested with excessive talking, argumentative, inappropriate jokes, and hyperactivity. And the underraction would be depression, little talking, emotionless, confusion, and failure to respond to questions. The emotional first aid to the normal reaction would be to be calm/reassuring and avoid pity. The first aid to the overreaction is to allow them to vent emotions and avoid telling them they are acting abnormally. And the care for someone with an underraction is to be empathetic, encourage talking to express feelings, avoid being abrupt, and avoid pity.

Let’s talk about overtraining syndrome prevention and treatment, remember everyone responds differently. Make sure to rest and put in your schedule vacations and breaks. This is difficult for dancers since there is no pre/in/post season, it is mostly year round. A topic rarely mentioned in dance is periodization (I will discuss this in a future blog post). A high school dancer can have team practice before school, dance class in school, then technique classes at the studio after school, plus add in performances. With this crazy schedule and not taking Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring break, or Summer off can lead to overtraining. When resting physically for a dancer that could mean only doing conditioning with the team or on days with no or short rehearsals. Also decrease intensity and volume or bike instead of run. During breaks or days off can be active recovery days. Active recovery is when you do something other than dance, but is fun. I know dancers who hike, which also helps mentally being in the mountains. I’m sure you have seen professional athletes play golf or a sport other than their own.

Another prevention and treatment topic is having good nutrition and hydration. Something I have noticed is that dancers forget to take snack/food breaks on long rehearsal days. Don’t forget to relax mentally by removing stress, meditate, massage, and possibly see a sports psychologist. An important treatment is identifying the factors that led to overtraining syndrome and correct them. Total recovery from overtraining can take several weeks/months, but if it does come back after returning to dance, then you didn’t solve the problem in the first place. It might be necessary to see a sports psychologist to help return to activity, especially identifying trigger factors and coping mechanisms.

John 8:14

I have to admit I have not been very good with my scripture study habits for a while for various reasons. But I was reading from my leftover goals of underlining everything in the New Testament (NT) in red that Jesus actually said. Too bad the authors didn’t use quotation marks or this would be easier. As a Mormon we use the King James Version (KJV) of the English Bible, other languages use other versions. Many years ago I saw another version of the Bible that printed Jesus words in red & I thought that would make it easier to read the NT if I knew what he actually said. So I am finally in John and I was reading chapter 8 verse 14 when the phrase “for I know whence I came, and whither I go” in the middle of the scripture really was drawn to me.

KJV John 8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

I looked up in the Bible Hub what other versions said about John 8:14.  

New International Version

Jesus answered, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.

New Living Translation

Jesus told them, "These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don't know this about me.

English Standard Version

Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

Berean Study Bible

Jesus replied, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

Berean Literal Bible

Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I am bearing witness concerning Myself, My testimony is true, because I know from where I came and where I am going. But you do not know from where I come or where I am going.

New American Standard Bible

Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

Holman Christian Standard Bible

"Even if I testify about Myself," Jesus replied, "My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I'm going. But you don't know where I come from or where I'm going.

International Standard Version

Jesus answered them, "Even though I'm testifying about myself, my testimony is valid because I know where I've come from and where I'm going. But you don't know where I come from or where I'm going.

NET Bible

Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

New Heart English Bible

Jesus answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I came from, or where I am going.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English

Yeshua answered and said to them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know from where I have come and where I am going, but you do not know from where I have come and where I am going.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation

Jesus replied to them, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is true because I know where I came from and where I'm going. However, you don't know where I came from or where I'm going.

New American Standard 1977

Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, or where I am going.

Jubilee Bible 2000

Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear witness of myself, my witness is true, for I know from where I came and where I go; but ye do not know where I came from and where I go.

King James 2000 Bible

Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know from where I came, and where I go; but you cannot tell from where I come, and where I go.

American King James Version

Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know from where I came, and where I go; but you cannot tell from where I come, and where I go.

American Standard Version

Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.

Douay-Rheims Bible

Jesus answered, and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go: but you know not whence I come, or whither I go.

Darby Bible Translation

Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is true, because I know whence I came and whither I go: but ye know not whence I come and whither I go.

English Revised Version

Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.

Webster's Bible Translation

Jesus answered and said to them, Though I testify concerning myself, yet my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

Weymouth New Testament

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don't know where I came from, or where I am going.

Young's Literal Translation

Jesus answered and said to them, 'And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

So let’s stack the phrase versions next to each other:

for I know whence I came, and whither I go

for I know where I came from and where I am going

For I know where I came from and where I am going

for I know where I came from and where I am going

because I know where I came from and where I am going

because I know from where I came and where I am going

for I know where I came from and where I am going

because I know where I came from and where I'm going

because I know where I've come from and where I'm going

because I know where I came from and where I am going

for I know where I came from, and where I am going

because I know from where I have come and where I am going

because I know where I came from and where I'm going

for I know where I came from, and where I am going

for I know from where I came and where I go

for I know from where I came, and where I go

for I know from where I came, and where I go

for I know whence I came, and whither I go

for I know whence I came, and whither I go

because I know whence I came and whither I go

for I know whence I came, and whither I go

for I know whence I came, and whither I go

for I know where I came from and where I am going

for I know where I came from, and where I am going

because I have known whence I came, and whither I go

The top phrase is the KJV, so it’s interesting to see how similar and different the 25 different versions are. There are 16 for and 9 because; 19 I know, 5 I know from, and 1 I have known; 7 whence, 18 where; 23 I, 1 I have, and 1 I’ve; 23 came, 2 come; 7 and whither I, 10 from and where I am, 2 and where I am, 3 from and where I'm, and 3 and where I; and 10 go, 15 going. I am not a linguist expert, so if you want to compare past/present tense go talk to your high school English teacher. I will say that I do like reading the KJV because it was written in Early Modern English so some words have different meanings back then compared to now so it forces me to learn something new and it's interesting to see the evolution of a word or phrase. I did look up which is the most commonly read version of the Bible, which is KJV, and which is the most commonly sold version of the Bible, which is the New International Version. 

Lecture Series: Cardio improvement with a CrossFit WOD

Since I started CrossFit two years ago it has helped my idea of what and how to improve my cardio. The example I would give when I teach about cardio, let's use ballroom since that is my PhD specialty, one round of a DanceSport competition is 10 minutes long. Therefore, your cardio training should be a minimum of 10 minutes. Ideally you should know what your heart rate is during competition that way you know what intensity level you should train at. I have a favorite WOD (workout of the day) and I made a YouTube video of it as a sample. I am also of the opinion that if you are teaching something you should be able to do it, even if it isn't pretty.

10 minute AMRAP
10 kettlebell swing (53/35)
10 box jumps (24/20)
10 wall balls (20/14)

or 

10 RFT
10 kettlebell swing (53/35)
10 box jumps (24/20)
10 wall balls (20/14)
optional: rest 30 seconds to 1 minute between rounds

The weights in parentheses next to kettlebell swing and wall ball are the typical prescribed weight in CrossFit and the number next to box jump is the prescribed height of the box in inches you should jump on. The first number is for men and the second is for women. It's better to work your way up to those weights. On the RFT WOD I added a optional rest to simulate a ballroom competition round. One thing to add about the kettlebells, I prefer (as you saw in the YouTube video) to do American swings which means you start with the bell facing the floor and end at eye level, whereas with Russian swings you end with the bell facing the sky. 
AMRAP=As many repetitions as possible 
RFT=Rounds for time

These are my three favorite movements in CrossFit, not only because I can actually do them, but also they are full body movements. You will be surprised at how hard they make you work. In CrossFit there is a lifting movement called the thruster, which is basically a wall ball but with a barbell instead of a ball, thus you can lift more weight than a ball. 

Lecture Series: Warm-up

Components of a Good Warm-up

The purpose of warm-up is to get all the body systems ready so that the desired activity can be performed successfully with without injuries. The best way to know when you are done with warm-up is the onset of perspiration. Exercises used during the warm-up should use all the major muscle groups of the body, with a focus on the muscles most likely to be used during the activity. 

Warm-up should happen as close to the event as possible. Why am I even talking about this? Working in the performing arts, sometimes performers do their warm-up then costumes, make up, etc, then the performance, but really the warm-up should be right before the performance. I've also seen ballet dancers do a full barre or dance class on performance day, which is a waste of energy. The warm-up should not be so vigorous that you have no energy for the performance or workout. 

Another thing you can do during warm-ups is practice perfect technique in slow motion. I try to add jump training, especially in pre-teens and teens, to help prevent ACL injuries which are more prevalent in females than males. An easy jump training warm-up is bunny hops. 

There should be no static stretching during warm-up, instead do active/dynamic stretching. Static stretching is when you hold a stretch for a period of time, research has showed that more than 2 minutes is not beneficial for muscles. Active/dynamic stretching is basically moving through a full range of motion. The American College of Sports Medicine created guidelines for stretching: "Flexibility exercise is most effective when the muscle is warm. Try light aerobic activity or a hot bath to warm the muscles before stretching." I don't agree with the hot bath idea, it's not a practical before dancing or exercise. 

I had the opportunity to be a volunteer when Salt Lake hosted the US Figure Skating Championships in preparation for the 2002 Olympics. I was a "drug escort", which means I walked around with the figure skaters before they did their drug test and wrote down everything they ate or drank. I ended up being Sarah Hughes escort, she was just a kid back then. But the lasting thing I learned from that week was watching Michelle Kwan warm-up before her long program. She took her time and did all of the above advice. It doesn't matter if you are an elite athlete/dancer to the SAHM walking your kids to the park, warm-up is important for your body to prevent injuries.

Warm-up Examples

Walk/Jog/Run/Sprint progression

Side ways glides

Jumping jacks

Bunny hop

High knees/Butt kicks

Figure skater

Upward/Downward Dog

Grand battement/arabesque switch

Lunges

Squats

Rockette stretch

PVC pipe arm motions

Dave's Favorite Twitter Reply

There is a film review show broadcast on Fridays on BBC Radio 5 Live and has been running since 2001, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode are the hosts. Dave downloads their podcast every week (posted every Friday) to listen to while driving to work. You can also watch their show on YouTube. 

This show can be hilarious and weird and goofy and thoughtful. Mark Kermode is the film reviewer and Simon Mayo is the radio dj. Mark is known for doing Kermodian Rants when he really hates/dislikes a movie. His rants about Sex in the City 2 and Entourage are pretty famous.

Another part of the show is they read listeners emails. This perpetuates a whole lingo, Qualifications, the Church of Wittertainment, saying hello to Jason Isaacs, and the Wittr app to find other followers. There is also a Witterpedia page. A few months ago we were listening to a podcast where Mark and Simon were reading emails about a Battenberg fetish. They have also come up with a Code of Conduct of how to watch a movie in the theatre.

Mark and Simon take six weeks off for a summer vacation and spend time with their families (this is common in England because schools only give 6 weeks of summer break). Another joke is that they do a Wittertainment cruise ship during the summer break. Now that I have given this background information I have to share Dave’s tweet. Dave sent a tweet to Simon Mayo about the cruise and he responded back. Dave was so giddy and excited about this. It also spawned other responses.

@simonmayo @witterpedia_net Can you arrange a new cabin for us, the Werner Herzog marathon is keeping us awake ?!

— David McCabe (@dmc5007) July 29, 2016

The pit of despair is actually quite sort after https://t.co/065vsrRbjV

— Simon Mayo (@simonmayo) July 29, 2016

My YouTube Channel

My YouTube channel has videos! I'm not doing well with the 30-day challenge only because my days can be boring except for how cute Goldy and Sir Pawsingham are.

Here is a list of the videos so far:
Vlog Day 1
Vlog Day 2 Beginning to Fundraise for IVF
Vlog Day 3 CrossFit equipment acquisition
Vlog Day 4 Kitten woke me up
Vlog Day 5 Shopping for Christmas in July?
Vlog Day 6 I can make enchiladas! 
Vlog Day 7 We got a new couch 
Vlog Day 8 Boring Day? Are you sure? 
Vlog Day 9 Don't Fall Asleep!
Vlog Day 10 Painting a Statement Wall
Vlog Day 11 Tour the House
Vlog Day 12 Last Day of Sugar
Vlog Day 13 An Assortment of Days

Goldy and Sir Pawsingham's Adventures Outside 
Goldy and Sir Pawsingham's Adventures in the Bathroom 
My Cat Goldy
The Kitten Sir Pawsingham

Our 2nd IVF Journey
My Favorite WOD

I'm still not good at editing. I need to learn how to make an intro to every video and add background music. Any advice or tips are welcomed!

DanceSport References Updated

Since I posted the list of 43 references for my Bibliography Review in 2012 there has been more research published, including some of my own. I also included conference presentations because they usually have good tidbits. I haven't read all of these because some of them are in German, Spanish, or Chinese, just the abstracts. 

1. Fit to dance survey: a comparison with dancesport injuries. Riding McCabe T, Ambegaonkar JP, Redding E, Wyon M. Med Probl Perform Art. 2014 Jun;29(2):102-10.
2. Contributions of muscle fatigue to a neuromuscular neck injury in female ballroom dancers. McCabe TR, Hopkins JT, Vehrs P, Draper DO. Med Probl Perform Art. 2013 Jun;28(2):84-90.
3.  A bibliographic review of medicine and science research in dancesport. McCabe TR, Wyon M, Ambegaonkar JP, Redding E. Med Probl Perform Art. 2013 Jun;28(2):70-9.
4.  Bone Mineral Density in Elite DanceSport Athletes. Kruusamäe H, Maasalu K, Jürimäe J. Med Probl Perform Art. 2016 Mar;31(1):25-8.
5.  Spinal posture in different DanceSport dance styles compared with track and field athletes. Kruusamäe H, Maasalu K, Wyon M, Jürimäe T, Mäestu J, Mooses M, Jürimäe J. Medicina (Kaunas). 2015 Nov;51(5):307-11.
6.  Anthropometry and somatotypes of competitive DanceSport participants: A comparison of three different styles. H. Liiv, M. Wyon, T. Jürimäe, P. Purge, M. Saar, J. Mäestu, J. Jürimäe. Journal of Comparative Human Biology 2014 Apr;65(2):155-60.
7.  Physiological characteristics of elite dancers of different dance styles. Liiv H, Jürimäe T, Mäestu J, Purge P, Hannus A, Jürimäe J. Eur J Sport Sci. 2014;14 Suppl 1:S429-36.
8.  Performance and recovery: stress profiles in professional ballroom dancers. Liiv H, Jurimae T, Klonova A, Cicchella A. Med Probl Perform Art. 2013 Jun;28(2):65-9.
9.  Anthropometry, somatotypes, and aerobic power in ballet, contemporary dance, and dancesport. Liiv H, Wyon MA, Jürimäe T, Saar M, Mäestu J, Jürimäe J. Med Probl Perform Art. 2013 Dec;28(4):207-11.
10.  Injuries Among Italian DanceSport Athletes: A Questionnaire Survey. Pellicciari L, Piscitelli D, De Vita M, D'Ingianna L, Bacciu S, Perno G, Lunetta L, Rosulescu E, Cerri CG, Foti C. Med Probl Perform Art. 2016 Mar;31(1):13-7.
11.  Conditioning Methodologies for DanceSport: Lessons from Gymnastics, Figure Skating, and Concert Dance Research. Outevsky D, Martin BC. Med Probl Perform Art. 2015 Dec;30(4):238-50.
12.  Effect of height on motor coordination in college students participating in a dancesport program. Li X, Wang H, Yang Y, Qi C, Wang F, Jin M. Med Probl Perform Art. 2015 Mar;30(1):20-5.
13.  [Injury profile in competitive senior ballroom dancers]. Wanke EM, Borchardt M, Fischer A, Groneberg DA. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2014 Dec;28(4):204-10. German.
14.  [Dance sport: injury profile in Latin American formation dancing]. Wanke EM, Fischer T, Pieper HG, Groneberg DA. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2014 Sep;28(3):132-8. German.
15.  Can practice of Dancesport as physical activity be associated with the concept of "successful aging"? Marini M, Monaci M, Manetti M, Piazza M, Paternostro F, Sgambati E. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2015 Oct;55(10):1219-26.
16.  A time-motion analysis of turns performed by highly ranked Viennese waltz dancers. Prosen J, James N, Dimitriou L, Perš J, Vučković G. J Hum Kinet. 2013 Jul 5;37:55-62.
17.  Predicting Energy Expenditure for Ballroom Dancing With Accelerometry-Based Activity Monitors in Experienced Dancers: 2996 Board #61 June 3, 3: 30 PM - 5: 00 PM. Heil DP, Boehming K, Juergens C, Ludlow S, Tambasco A, Lankford E. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):845.
18.  Dancer perceptions of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits of modern styles of partnered dancing. Lakes KD, Marvin S, Rowley J, Nicolas MS, Arastoo S, Viray L, Orozco A, Jurnak F. Complement Ther Med. 2016 Jun;26:117-22.
19.  Ballroom dance and body size perception. Fonseca CC, Thurm BE, Vecchi RL, Gama EF. Percept Mot Skills. 2014 Oct;119(2):495-503.
20.  Application of alpha/theta neurofeedback and heart rate variability training to young contemporary dancers: state anxiety and creativity. Gruzelier JH, Thompson T, Redding E, Brandt R, Steffert T. Int J Psychophysiol. 2014 Jul;93(1):105-11.
21.  Lower stress system activity and higher peripheral inflammation in competitive ballroom dancers. Berndt C, Strahler J, Kirschbaum C, Rohleder N. Biol Psychol. 2012 Dec;91(3):357-64.
22.  Age-related progressive increase of lower back pain among male dance sport competitors. Miletic D, Miletic A, Milavic B. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2015;28(3):551-60.
23.  Differences in Level of Sport Commitment Among College Dance Sport Competitors. Chu, Angel Yin; Wang, Chien-Hsin  Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, Volume 40, Number 5, 2012, pp. 755-766(12)
24.  Viorel Dan Năstase. Theoretical Design Definition of Dance Sport. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 51, 2012, Pages 888-890 The World Conference on Design, Arts and Education (DAE-2012), May 1-3 2012, Antalya, Turkey
25.  Grigore Maria Florica. The Contribution of DanceSport Specific Means to the Development of Psycho-Motor Skills of Junior I Dancers (12- 13 Years Old) Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 137 ( 2014 ) 43 – 49
26.  Qian, Z. H. A. O. "The Review and Motivation Analysis of Dancesport Development in China." Zhejiang Sport Science 1 (2013): 015. Chinese
27.  ZHAO Qian(Division of Physical Education and Military Training,Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University,Lin'an Zhejiang,311300); Analysis of the Sustainable Development of Dance Sport in China[J];Hubei Sports Science;2011-06
28.  Ermolaeva, Y. S. "Level of anxiety as one of the criteria of efficiency of emotional stability in sport dancing." Pedagogics, psychology, medical-biological problems of physical training and sports 2 (2015).
29.  Canton Chirivella, Enrique, and Irene Checa Esquiva. "Psychological training in dancesport and competitive dancing." Revista de Psicologia del Deporte 20.2 (2011): 479-490.
30.  Kļonova, A., Kļonovs, J., Giovanardi, A., & Cicchella, A. (2011). Smart motion capture system measuring movements of professional standard sports dancers in promenade position. LASE J Sport Sci, 2, 26-32.
31.  Špánik, Milan, Vladimír Psalman, and Martin Zvonař. Kinematic Structure of Selected Viennese Waltz Dance Figure. Masaryk University Studia Sportiva, Brno: Fakulta sportovních studií, MU, 2012, roč. 5, č. 3, s. 63-72. ISSN 1802-7679.
32.  Han, Sang-Ho. "A Historical Review of the Growth and Development of Dancesport in Korea." Journal of Digital Convergence 14.3 (2016): 45-54.
33.  Čačković, Latica, Renata Barić, and Jadranka Vlašić. "Psychological stress in dancesport." Acta Kinesiologica 6.2 (2012): 71-74.
34.  Yihui, Sun, and Wang Zihao. "Differences between Chinese and Western cultures of Dance Sport." Institute of physical Education, Shandong Normal University (2014): 113. Chinese
35.  Bin-bin, L. I. "The Impact of Physical Quality on Performance of Dance Sport and Its Training Methods." Journal of Henan Institute of Education (Natural Science Edition) 3 (2014): 026. College of Physical Education, Henan Agricultural University. Chinese
36.  Kyan, N. "Body image, eating behaviours and weight management in DanceSport competitors." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 15 (2012): S256-S257.
37.  Ungureanu, A., Cosma, G., Safta, C., Dumitru, R., Albina, A., & Albina, C. (2014). DANCE SPORT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR CAPACITIES IN JUVENILLE I AGE CATEGORY. In SGEM2014 Conference on Psychology and Psychiatry, Sociology and Healthcare, Education (Vol. 2, No. SGEM2014 Conference Proceedings, ISBN 978-619-7105-23-0/ISSN 2367-5659, September 1-9, 2014, Vol. 2, 205-210 pp, pp. 205-210). Stef 92 Technology.
38.  Lukić, A., Gerdijan, N., Bijelić, S., Zagorc, M., & Radisavljević, L. (2012). MOTOR SKILL EFFICIENCY AS A QUALITY PREDICTOR OF TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE IN DANCE SPORT. Serbian Journal of Sports Sciences, 6(2).
39.  Osadtsiv, T., Sosina, V., Muzyka, F., & Vynogradskyi, B. "Evaluation system of technique level for children aged 7-9 (who are engaged in dancesport)." Journal of Physical Education and Sport 15.1 (2015): 9.
40.  Zanchini, Andrea, and Marco Malaguti. "Energy requirements in top-level DanceSport athletes." Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. 2014, 9(1): 148-156. 
41. Lankford, E.D., Bennion, T.W., King, J., Hessing, N., Lee, L., Heil, D.P. (2014). The Energy Expenditure of Recreational Ballroom Dance. International Journal of Exercise Science. 7, 228-235

Enchilada Recipe

I did a YouTube of me making Dave's favorite enchiladas for my Vlog 30-day challenge. Most of this recipe is me making stuff up. My Grandma Riding came from an area in Southern Utah where the women made recipes up as they went and never wrote them down because they never made a recipe the same way twice.  

Enchilada Recipe

First, I chop up an yellow onion and green pepper (we tried it with other peppers, but they are not our favorite flavor), then I put them in the pan.

Next, I put turkey burger instead of hamburger in the pan, only because Dave's gallbladder doesn't like beef. Don't forget to put spices on right now. Sometimes I use poultry seasoning and other times it's either taco or enchilada seasoning. 

When the meat is almost thoroughly cooked I add diced tomatoes and red enchilada sauce from a can. I like red instead of green, because it looks better. Let it simmer and mix for long enough. 

Next I prepare the rectangular pan. I usually spread enchilada sauce all over.

Then I get a plate with a tortilla, add 2 scoops of turkey burger mix, a hand full of cheese (we use sharpe cheedar), roll it up, and place it in the pan. Repeat until pan is full.

Spread enchilada sauce over the top of the lined up tortillas

Add meat mix to sides of tortillas

Sprinkle cheese all over the top

Put in the oven at 375F degrees for about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted thoroughly.

Then gobble it up!

Now my Mom made enchiladas with cottage cheese and spread them all over the counter, assembly line style. I do have that recipe on a 3x5 card she gave to me, but I'm not a fan of cottage cheese in my enchiladas. My SIL Sara uses Mom's recipe because my nieces and nephews LOVE cottage cheese. Do you have a yummy recipe too?

Embryo Adoption Profile

I’m on a Facebook support group for embryo adoption. Even though we don’t have to do an adoption profile for the donors, I thought it would be a good idea in case they come across my blog someday. Our fertility clinic does closed adoptions, but it would be nice to meet the donors eventually if the future kids have medical needs or something unforeseen should happen.

Wedding Day April 2011

Dave and Teri McCabe

• We are both in our 40’s.
• We are both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, aka Mormons.
• Dave is from Birmingham, England (yes, he has an accent).
• Teri is from Provo, Utah.
• Dave went to an all-boys school and wore uniforms. (Yes, he would prefer his future kids to go to a school where they wear uniforms.)
• Teri was the captain of the girls’ soccer team and alternate Sterling Scholar at Timpview High School. (Teri is not a fan of formal uniforms, but thinks charter school uniforms are ok.)
• Dave graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Politics from Swansea University in Wales.
• Teri has a BS and MS in Athletic Training from Brigham Young University and almost a PhD in Dance Science.
• Dave is a huge fan of Aston Villa Football Club.
• Teri refuses to have a red car because she did not go to the University of Utah. She is 3^rd generation BYU!
• Dave works for a cable company (not really sure if I’m allowed to say which one?)
• Teri specializes in Performing Arts medicine, but is now a stay-at-home-future-mom.
• Dave has one brother and one sister. He is 21 years older than his brother, so he was more like a father figure.

Dave and his sister Louise

• Teri has one brother, a sister-in-law, one nephew, and three nieces (future cousins).

• Dave and Teri own their house in Provo, have two cats, Goldy and Sir Pawsingham, and they are still learning how to grow vegetables in the garden (there are lots of weeds).

• Dave and Teri want their future kids to learn golf, ballroom dancing, and piano. Golf because it is a good family activity that can be done throughout a lifetime, ballroom dancing because it teaches good teamwork and communication, and piano because it’s a necessary skill being Mormon.
• Dave served in the England Bristol Mission.

• Teri served in the South Africa Cape Town Mission.

• Dave prefers swimming.
• Teri loves CrossFit.
• Dave’s favorite Prime Minister was Tony Blair.
• Teri hopes to be a future PTA president at the local elementary school where the kids will attend.  
• Our favorite vacation was to Paris, Switzerland, and Italy with Teri's parents, brother and sister-in-law. 

Anything else I should put on the profile?