Before you judge either her or me for posting this story, read on… Judging without reading will only reflect your own preconceptions…
Whitney Thore is a radio producer and a very successful blogger. Whitney started dancing when she was 4 and she was teaching others at 16… Unfortunately, she stopped dancing in college. She says she didn’t know why, but she started gaining weight, so much so that she started to hate seeing her reflection in the mirror. She put on 200 pounds before she learned that she had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome…
The good news is she went back to dancing socially eventually. Then one day, one of the hosts of the radio show where she works suggested she should start a “fat girl dancing” video series. She did and she decided to reclaim and embrace the word “fat.”
And that’s not all; she also launched the “No Body Shame Campaign” to promote body acceptance.
In her website she writes: “I am learning to practice aggressive self-love. I have lived my life as a 130-pound woman and as a 350-pound woman in North America, in Europe, and in Asia. Cultural norms, societal pressures, and the whims of the fashion industry do not define my worth as woman or a human being. My intelligence, personality, talents, and contributions do not fluctuate with the numbers on a scale. I am unwaveringly me at any size and I’m learning constructive and pro-active ways to help shape my ideals and the ideals of the world I live in. Do it with me?”
Don’t you wish you could dance like her???
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U go girl, when I was younger I could move similar to that. U do have the moves. I’m still upset with my weight. Do u have anything to say to help me
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I love this! I would to follow you!
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Great Job,
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that’s awesome Whitney !! keep up the great dancing …..
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hell ya anyone want to dance like her, she is incredible
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if you feel the rhythm, be it. Mark Twain said that we regret more what we didn’t do, than by what we did. I am going to be that old man looking back on his life, and while there are so serious regrets, it will be one hell of a flashback to watch.
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Wow!!!!! Superb!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am in complete awe of you! That’s how I dance in my mind! 🙂
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How do I learn to do that?
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Nice moves. But one moment she doesn’t have glasses then she does. ?
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I love it:) i wish i could dance with you
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So she gained 200 lbs b4 she learned she had a case of the P.O.S. What else does this acronym stand for….piece of SxxT?
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome. She found out she had when she gained the weight.That is one of the symptoms.
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She’s awesome..I wish I could move like that!
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Amazing!!!!! Good for you!
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She’s actually a better dancer than he is for this particular dance. He doesn’t have any “junk” to be moving. She’s got something to move at least.
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