Dancing While 9 Months Pregnant

Beyonce Knowles made headlines around the globe for dancing early in her pregnancy at the MTV Awards, but I'd rather watch my wife, modern dancer Rachel Feinerman, dance all the way until the baby is born.

We're expecting our second child in October. When our first son was born in 2009, people were amazed that my wife continued to dance at all during her pregnancy, but she kept dancing and choregoraphing all the way up to the 42nd week; then the little fellow came along.

This time around, I begged Rachel to shoot a video every week until the baby comes, and, starting in the 31st week, at 7 months pregnant, she did. Now she's in her 9th month, and here she is, still dancing, with more to come:

 

Comments

[burtongrl]

11:22 PM on 10/03/2011

I wish I would've had half of that energy during my pregnancy

[Lisa Catherine Harper]

12:26 PM on 09/28/2011

I agree! My husband and I were lindy hoppers and although I cut out the aerials as soon as I got pregnant, I also danced right up until the end with my first pregnancy. We were jitterbugging 2 nights before I went into labor...The hardest part was letting my partners get used to the belly.

[gloriaswanson43]

11:44 AM on 09/28/2011

I have to admit that while watching this I was terrified her water was going to break. I'm sorry.

Other than my unwarranted fear, there's nothing wrong with dancing as long as she can. It makes her happy. It's good for her and the baby. Beautiful, in fact.

Are other people like me and worried that she will get hurt?

[Aprilcot26]

03:12 PM on 09/26/2011

Beautiful. As a dance teacher myself, I had to stop at 36 weeks with my daughter. Teaching jazz, hip hop, and tap to kids 10 and under took a toll and I was just too exhausted after working my day job as well. Hopefully, with baby number two on the way, I'll be able to keep it up this time! Major props to your wife!