So You Think You Can Dance Informative Speech

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Natalie Bassingthwaighte, 34, host of Channel 10's So You Think You Can Dance, talks with Kate Minogue about being pregnant, her wellbeing and her plans for the future as she moves into the next phase of her life. At the moment I love being pregnant. Apart from being tired, I love how my body is changing, it's bizarre. The baby is due at the end of August and, although I'm having little naps all the time, this is the best I have ever felt. I'm definitely more in touch with myself and I feel like this is exactly where I'm supposed to be. Everything is slotting into place. I spent two months in LA last year. I worked on building contacts and doing acting workshops and dipping my toes into that world but, mostly, it was a brilliant time to think …show more content…

I don't know if it's because I'm pregnant, but I'm loving the bonds that the dancers have this year. It's always special, but from the very beginning the dancers had so much enthusiasm and it's beautiful to be around. Their courage is inspiring. I'm fortunate I get to go on the journey with them. I have a new appreciation for women who are working and pregnant I feel like I'm part of a club now. I'm lucky I'm only working three days a week, but they are 10- to 14-hour days and I'm wearing those big high heels. It takes me almost a day-and-a-half to get over working! I was extremely tired and I did have morning sickness in the first trimester, like most women, but I'm starting to get a bit more energy now. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I went overboard and got rid of all my skin and hair products with chemicals in them. I'm back to using most things now, but I'm still cautious about what I eat. I have always been a healthy eater and I have never really dieted or been strict on myself as far as that goes. I know what my body needs and, I've always thought, 'what I put into it is what I get out of it'. It's a holistic approach – the mind-body connection is really important to me. But in the first trimester I could only manage to eat things like toast with Vegemite and lots of

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