How i found my roller skate !(My Toastmasters Project 7)



when we are a juvenile ,we have got that exuberance , we have got that fierceness ,we have got that zeal, that enthusiasm , that passion , that yes " I will do something phenomenal in life , that yes I will achieve something insurmountable.

I as well  wanted to stand out from the crowd.

Till my sixth grade I was exploring ,  Initially I tried my hands on singing , I was such a freak at that time , I even gave auditions for one of the singing shows which used to be telecasted on indian television , junior indian idol .

But unfortunately, they were not ready to settle on some amateur singer like me.  And the repercussion of this? Till date my best friend mocks me and embarrasses me in front of everyone by singing the song which I auditioned in the telephone booth. Yes, you heard it right , she does this all the time I meet her.

And then, on one fine evening , I was sitting on my favorite white chair in the corner of my lobby hall , with a pack of lays in one hand and tv remote in the other, and was switching between channels . And all of a sudden my eyes got fixated on one channel. To my surprise, few girls and boys came from behind the stage  on some peculiar kind of boots which had four wheels at the bottom .  Everyone in the audience including me was stunned and mesmerized. I was so fascinated that I wanted to try my hands on it. 
That was the day when i realized that yes I have found my roller skate.

And then it began ,, the search.....

 I did some googling and found that it was artistic roller skating.


Hmm You all might be wondering, So What exactly is artistic Roller Skating?

In layman language artistic roller skating is dancing on skates. To put it formally , Artistic Roller Skating is a kind of sport in which people perform on quad or inline skates individually, in pair or in groups.

Artistic Roller skating dates back to nineteenth century, It was introduced to the United States and to the world  by Jackson Haines , an American ballet teacher and ice figure skater. Initially, it imitated only ballroom dancing , until it became a competitive sport in 1939. Artistic roller skating has various disciplines.
First up we have.
 Figures : Figures is all about line tracing , body position , take-offs and edges in circles drawn across the floors.
And then ,, there comes the Freestyle :
How many of you have watched or tried ice skating? Could you recall the jumps and spins of ice skating? Freestyle is all about those jumps and spins.
And next up we have,,
Pairs Freestyle : In this the male and female skate in unison , linking steps with side-by-side jumps and spins, combined spins, step sequences, thrown jumps, death defying overhead lifts, combined spins and death spirals.
Scared ?
Don't forget to wear a multi-sport helmet, wrist guard , elbow pad , and a knee pad while trying your hands on this.
And last but not the least..
Dance : Choose your own music and choreography , have your own set rhythms ,  perform footwork concisely and in time with beat and you are all set to dance. 

And one day I was practicing the dance discipline at home , I heard the door bell ring , I rolled on my wheels and reached towards the main door , it was him , "My father" . He opened the door, Gave a dirty look from distance,, and started screaming,,  Himani ,"you will fracture your legs , hands and the whole body and will end up in hospital and I am letting you know before, I won't even come to pay the hospital bills." I kept staring at him open-mouthed.
It was that day, and then it is today, not only have I learnt how to roller skate but also how to do it professionally.
Because at  the end .......
We are here to put a dent in the universe ,, otherwise why else we even be here ?????


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