Ten things about dating a dancer (ergo, me!)

1. You will feel unhealthy at all times. I always carry fruit and vegetables with me, and mixed nuts and raisins when I feel like having a blast.

2. At places you least expect (say, a subway platform) I’ll begin practicing a sequence while whispering or singing to myself. I'll do this any opportunity I can get. My favorites are hands, arms, bellyrolls and flutters.

3. You will see more stretch poses then you thought were humanly possible.

4. Your physical stamina will never ever outlast mine. However, I suck at lifting heavy stuff and couldn't outrun a turtle.

5. There are a million jokes and remarks youcould make about a dancer's physique. 'So you're really flexible, eh?' It is not funny. Please remember that I am human and I don't like to be objectified.

6. I am deadly serious about the time I need for practice. No, you cannot watch. That is what performances are for.

7. I am not obsessed with eating as little as possible. I fact, I eat like I am a ravenous pack of wolves, devouring everything in my way.

8. I watch more obscure dance movies and dvds than an arthouse fan, and will do so at all hours of the night. I just got to watch Gene Kelly do that amazing move one more time, or see that performance by Aziza on the first IAMED dvd she's on.

9. I don’t want to talk about Black Swan. I know it is the number one dance movie everybody is talking about nowadays but dance is so much more.

10. I am a narcissistic, obssesive compulsive person and I consider this to be completely normal to the standards in the dance community. I try to limit it to my 'dance time' and be a normal, healthy human being during my 'off' hours.