Diversity -- Entrepreneur, Ball Room Dancer and Black Belts...!

Pam has been living in Kentucky for 26 years, moving there from Florida. She is currently living in Lexington which features a very diverse cityscape. Forbes has named Lexington as one of the world's seventeen cleanest cities. 

       Lexington, Kentucky -- Citiscape

With its abundance of government and technology jobs, Lexington has one of the nation's most stable economies. Lexington has been described as having "a fortified economy, strong in manufacturing, technology and entrepreneurial support, benefiting from a diverse, balanced business base".

 

Pam is a great example of 'diversity' -- She is an entrepreneur, she owns a limousine service; has a career working outside her business; loves ball room dancing; involved in her grandchildren's lifes and has several black belts...here is 'her' story:

Karate

Japanese Shotokan is considered a traditional and influential form of karate.

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art. It combines combat and self-defense techniques with sport and exercise.

Black belts begin at first degree and advance to second, third, and so on.

To advance from one rank to the next, students typically complete promotion tests in which they demonstrate their proficiency in the various aspects of the art before their teacher or a panel of judges.

 

Ballroom Dancing

'Dancing is something I always wanted to learn, one day I was driving by an Arthur Murray studio and simply talked myself into going in and checking it out. That was a little more than 6 years ago. Dancing is an amazing experience. I still go dancing but am currently taking a break from lessons.'

 

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, and growing all the more popular in North America.

In competition ballroom, dancers are judged by diverse criteria such as poise, the hold or frame, posture, musicality and expression, timing, body alignment and shape, floor craft, foot and leg action, and presentation.

Ballroom/Smooth dances are normally danced to Western music. In competitions, competitors are costumed as would be appropriate for a white tie affair, with full gowns for the ladies and bow tie and tail coats for the men.  Latin/Rhythm dances are commonly danced to contemporary Latin American music and (in case of Jive) Western music. In competitions, the women are often dressed in short-skirted latin outfits while the men are outfitted in tight-fitting shirts and pants, the goal being to emphasize the dancers' leg action and body movements.

 

Kayaking

Pam Ward Kayaking!

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is defined by the International Canoe Federation as a boat where the paddler faces forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well.

 

 

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