learn to belly dance

Turns out one of my co-workers goes to a belly dancing class twice a week. She said that a few people in the class, including her, have tried and liked the dvd and all agree that the class is way better. Worth checking out…

Someone thoughtful got me a belly-dancing learning kit/workout for my birthday and I tried it out yesterday morning. It was actually a lot of fun and made me feel kind of sexy, which is always nice. There’s one move I was having trouble with called the “belly roll.” It’s kind of like rolling your whole body head to toe (body roll), but you just do a wave with your abdominal muscles. I kept practicing yesterday when I wasn’t busy and today when I was waiting for a kid to get off the bus. It’s not obvious when you do it, so I haven’t been making a fool of myself. But I’m getting much better at it.

I have a feeling that many women want to learn to belly dance. So far, all the ones I’ve mentioned it to (and there have been six or seven) want to come over and try it.

My mom is convinced that the belly dancing lessons are not for me, but for my future husband. As much as I find the general thought amusing, I’m not ready for her to make offhanded comments about a sex life I don’t yet have.

I hear there are twins who have a workout video on belly dancing. I would consider that learning. Belly dancing was one of the most popular classes where I did my undergrad. I’d live to give it a try.