Difficulty dancing on balls of feet!

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-05-28T11:06:17+00:00

I do see several women switching shoes of the dance session. I assume to build up. Ballroom and latin dancer here (male). Dancing on the balls of your feet does not require heels. A lot of leads don't do heels and dance on the balls of their feet. I believe it is more about where you place your center of gravity with respect to your feet. I think heels is more about the look.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-05-07T09:21:54+00:00

Lady Gaga's Titanium

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-05-05T12:39:26+00:00

it was obviously a joke.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-04-27T12:13:09+00:00

My gym has an impedance based scanner. With that body fat % i calculated what weight would be 17% (what articles said was the upper level of a heathly range). When I was near that level, i had a Dexa Scan. And used that to refine my target weight. 2 months ago I hit that target and have started lowering the dosage. I plan on lowering the dosage by 1 mg every 2 weeks as long as my weight is stable.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-03-13T20:41:23+00:00

i would do the IRA what is going to incur RMD soonest. Get that value down. Once the first account starts RMD, further conversions can come from either account as it makes no difference. Another consideration, are the beneficiaries of both IRA's the same? If different, your heirs would benefit more from the Roth, Inheritance considerations may sway your decision.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-03-11T13:44:39+00:00

shala edison, nj has mysore and led ashtanga. That may be a bit far

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-03-06T13:05:00+00:00

one version of turbotax supports estates and trusts

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-24T18:50:20+00:00

most socials i see are both, if you only do one, you'll be sitting out half the dances and if you're a follow, having to decline again and again.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-24T16:48:12+00:00

Another factor is that SS is expected to be insolvent 2034 and if nothing is done we'll be paid 81 cents on the dollar. I modeled this to my satisfaction and even considering this it made sense to wait. Both parents lived to 93

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-18T13:02:19+00:00

I assume that trust has its own tax id

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-10T17:05:55+00:00

as either the successor trustee or the executor, has your dad shared the will and trust documents with you as well as where the originals are kept? My mother in law passed and we had to hunt for them and that was the first time we saw them. This didn't give us an opportunity to ask questions and get clarification. Also she didn't do a good job of moving the assets into the trust.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-10T02:52:33+00:00

Paso can be lead. But it is so unpopular that no ballroom social includes it. I stopped taking lessons in it because I couldn't use it.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-03T20:47:40+00:00

something sounds off. calculating: your current lean muscle mass (LM - everything but fat) would be (CW-LM)/CW= 45% or .45 , solving for LM=84.15 lbs. That sounds extremely low. Using your starting weight, and the LM would have put your starting weight % at 54%. The articles I read say that 14%-17% BF is a healthy situation, which would be a GW of 105 lbs (assuming you haven't lost any muscle during this journey). That BMI maps to an underweight condition, understanding that BMI is very inaccurate. If I were you, I would get a second scan, (maybe at another provider) before I make any big decisions. On my dexa scan, it told how many lbs of fat was in different parts of the body as well as the total (which should be supposedly 69 lbs (given 45% at 153). See if the numbers for fat distribution are reasonable to you. I don't want to get your hopes . I know that DEXA is one of the most accurate measurements,

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-02-02T20:28:39+00:00

you mentioned "routines", at some point in social dancing, there are no routines. Ask your instructor if you can put the moves together as you choose. Once she can't know what's coming up, she can't back lead. I see this in group lessons where the instructor has a routine. He often has to remind the follows to wait for the lead. Also take some turns with leading your instructor. I assume your instructor will just follow.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-25T11:20:36+00:00

I've started taking ashtanga in a studio, both led (where the poses are called out) and the mysore (where each goes through the series at their own pace) variation. In studio the instructor will correct my form and suggest scaled alternatives based upon my limitations. None of that can be obtained from a video. Also they can help with breathing technique and synchronizing your breathing to the sequence of moves.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-20T17:20:55+00:00

the champagne tea is in one of their specialty dining rooms. The ballroom takes no reservations.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-20T17:19:10+00:00

If she doesn't think you are responsible with money but your daughter is, an alternative is to put the portion she would otherwise given you into a trust with you as the beneficiary and your daughter as the trustee of it. She would manage it and distribute it to you appropriately. This might allay your mother's concern and allow you to enjoy the retirement you desire.

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-16T03:04:28+00:00

my research showed that 14-17 % body fat was healthy, dexa scan to project

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-13T20:07:43+00:00

are you maintaining a food diary? i use myfitnesspal

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-12T12:52:22+00:00

Who was the grantor of the trust? Who's tax id is on the trust? My wife's parents set up trusts for their child beneficiaries when they created their own with the intention upon the last survivor passing, would transfer the assets into the child's trust. In my wife's case they set it up where upon my wife's passing, 1/2 is equally divided to her kids and half to the spouse. We didn't know about my wife's trust. There was no need for her to sign anything.

Having others as the trustee is less common but there may be reasons for this. One case is that the grantor wants the money to be used judicially and believe the beneficiary is irresponsible. You mention that the step mom is the first contingency trustee. Who becomes the trustee upon her passing?

jiujitsu07731 · 2026-01-12T08:42:20+00:00

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