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Stephi Dawn

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✨ At 50, I choose joy
💃 Dancing my way through 50
🏔️ Inspired by mountains, guided by the stars
💜 Joy • Movement • Self-Acceptance
🐾 Rescued by dogs

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😂💃 Day 18 of learning to shuffle at 50 and my coordination is finally starting to show up for work…occasionally. Some moments I feel the beat and think, WAIT…I’m actually getting this! Then five seconds later I’m wondering what my feet are doing. 😂 But THAT is what makes learning something new so much fun. Micro-bounce, Running Man, mystery move, repeat. And somewhere between thinking too much and finally letting go, I’m starting to actually FEEL the music. 🎶💛 Then I looked up at that incredible sky and remembered to enjoy the whole experience. If you’ve always wanted to dance, come be a beginner with me. We’ll figure it out together. 💃☀️
#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #LearningToShuffle #BeginnerDancer #DanceOver50 taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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💃😂 Day 11 of learning to shuffle at 50, and tonight’s big lesson was apparently…barely bounce. Who knew? 🤣 I’m practicing lower-impact movement, getting that micro-bounce into my body, finding the beat and letting the moves come from there. Less pounding, less overthinking, more GROOVE. 🎶✨ And somehow all these tiny little bounces have me completely addicted to moving. Then Mother Nature decided to casually throw THAT sunset behind me. 🌅🔥 Turns out harder isn’t always the assignment. Sometimes you just find the rhythm and let it carry you. 💛
#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #LowImpactExercise #DanceOver50 #HealthyAging taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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😂💃 I’d like to report an unexpected side effect of learning to shuffle at 50: Day 4, I can no longer walk anywhere normally. Taking Tinker for a walk? Practice the Charleston. Walking through the kitchen? Footwork. Waiting for something? Footwork. 🤣 I think I’ve officially caught the shuffle bug. And you know what? I LOVE IT. 💛 Find something that makes you want to play again. Follow your curiosity. Bring out that childlike imagination. Follow your joy. You’re never too old to become a beginner at something that lights you up. ✨
#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #DanceReels #Dancing #LearnToDance taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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20 acres of freedom. ❤️🐾 Wide-open spaces, beautiful sunsets, fresh air, family, and our whole little crew together. Watching these dogs get to just BE dogs out here is one of my favorite things in the world. I’m so grateful we get to spend so much time down here with my family, making memories and enjoying weekends like this as often as we can. We’re heading home tired, happy, and already looking forward to coming back. This is the kind of weekend that fills my soul. 💜

#DogsOfInstagram #RescueDogs #PitbullsOfInstagram #ESADog #DogAdventures taken in Sanpete County by @alignedwithstephi

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Mule Colt Diaries 🫏💙
12 weeks old and apparently we’ve entered the zoomies, parkour & airborne kisses for Mom stage. 😂 He was running around, kicking up those ridiculously long little legs, then launching himself up to say hello to his mama. I could watch this little guy all evening. He is getting more personality by the DAY. 🥹

#MuleColt #BabyMule #MulesOfInstagram #FarmAnimals #CountryLife by @alignedwithstephi

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😂💃 Day 20 of learning to shuffle at 50, and today I’m mostly practicing not tripping. Uneven ground definitely adds a little excitement to the Running Man. 😂 Micro-bounces, a little footwork, dogs wandering through my dance floor, and 20 beautiful acres to practice looking ridiculous until eventually I don’t. 💛 Honestly, I’m having a blast. If you’ve been waiting until you feel coordinated enough to start dancing…you may be waiting awhile. Come be a beginner with me. Get outside, move your body, laugh at yourself and enjoy the view. 💃☀️

#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #LearningToShuffle #DanceOver50 #BeginnerDancer taken in Mt. Pleasant City, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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😂💃 Day 19 of learning to shuffle at 50—and tonight I learned why shuffle dancers prefer an actual floor. Dirt is a whole different situation. 😂 Tinker was cheering me on, I was out of breath, I may have peed a little, and some of those moves looked considerably better in my head. But WHO CARES? I’m outside, moving my body, learning something completely new and having an absolute blast doing it. 💛 If you’ve been waiting until you feel coordinated enough to dance…you may be waiting awhile. Ask me how I know. 😂 Come learn with me. Day 19 → Day 100. Follow along and let’s see where these feet end up. 💃
#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #LearningToShuffle #DanceOver50 #BeginnerDancer taken in Maple Canyon by @alignedwithstephi

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Another exhausting day of overseeing the property. 😂👑🐾❤️ Apparently the staff still needs supervision.

#DogsofInstagram #PitbullsofInstagram #RescueDogs #FunnyDogs #ESADog taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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😂💃 Saw an 8-year-old do this move and thought, how hard could it be? Turns out…harder than she made it look. 😂 Day 17 of learning to shuffle at 50, and I’m still showing up, trying new things and having way too much fun being a beginner. Get outside. Move your body. Look up at that beautiful sky. Kick your shoes off, put your bare feet on Mother Gaia and feel the music instead of thinking so much. 💛🌎 You don’t have to know what you’re doing to enjoy doing it. Come be a beginner with me. 💃

#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #DanceOver50 #LearningToShuffle #BeginnerDancer taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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Three direct hits and not so much as a flinch. 😂🐾 By the end Berkeley had apparently upgraded the Roomba from opponent to personal cleaning staff. Another undefeated season for Queen B. 👑❤️
#FunnyDogVideos #BullyMix #DogsBeingDogs #ESADog #DogHumor taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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😂💃 Just two AARP members getting our morning movement in. Day 16 of learning to shuffle at 50—pajamas, cellulite, sunshine and absolutely zero requirement to know what I’m doing. 😂 I’m practicing lower-impact shuffling, finding the groove, throwing in whatever moves my body comes up with and having SO much fun learning.

If you’ve been waiting until you know how to dance before you dance…there’s your problem. Put on the music. Get outside. Move badly. Laugh. Try again. Come learn with me. ☀️💃💛

#ShuffleDance #WomenOver50 #DanceOver50 #LearningToShuffle #BeginnerDancer taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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Apparently Berkeley has been listening to all my talk about sunlight and solar codes. ☀️✨ She’s taking today’s download very seriously…maximum exposure, maximum reception. 😂🐾💜
#pitbullsofinstagram #FunnyDogs #DogsofInstagram #ESADog #rescuedog taken in Herriman, Utah by @alignedwithstephi

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