Thanks ninja, I've been into martial arts for a little over 20 years now. I haven't trained consistently since I moved from Kansas over a year ago. There is no traditional dojo' around here. The closest where I can train in my style is about 4 hours away. Right now I sneak in a training on my own whenever I can.
I have to respectfully disagree with you when say Van Damme was a dancer turned martial artist. He was a martial artist first and later took Ballet to help with flexibility.