I’m not a dancer. I took ballet as a kid, and if you watch my recital tape, I was a head taller than any other girl in the class, and couldn’t keep up with the others. It was actually really awful. My boyfriend said I looked like a dancing giraffe…sweet, isn’t he? Fast forward several years, and my Aunt Jeanea gave me a belly dancing kit for a gag gift on christmas. It came with an instruction book, a music CD, and finger symbols. It was just enough to get me interested. I bought a belly dancing excersise video, which was so much fun. That’s when I knew it was official. I want to learn to belly dance. I don’t know that I’d be any good at it, if the past repeats, but I’d still like to try. It would be fun, if nothing more.
Jun 24, 07:32AM PDT | 0 comments
Was planning on starting class on Weds. It has no been canceled due to lack of interest. But hey thats ok. I’m going to check out a dance troupe in July. I saw them preform and they take new members so we’ll see. I’m not sure performing is something I want to do, but… it could be an amazing experience and hey they aren’t going to have me dance if I don’t know what the hell I’m doing. So July 2nd a Thursday. That means I’d have to switch the days I have my kids. It wouldn’t be a problem, might actually work out better. Having them Mon/Weds rather than Tues/Thurs since I have them all day on Monday anyway. This could work. I’m excited.
Jun 08, 06:28PM PDT | 0 comments
I have found some videos on youtube that I find are really helpful, they are from the goddess workout, and I find them very useful because the tutor really breaks down each move and is very easy to follow. I will try to put the link up earlier
Jun 03, 01:02PM PDT | 0 comments
I’ve been wanting to belly dance for the longest time. Finally this year, I signed up with a colleague for a 4 lesson intensive belly dance class for beginners, 2 hr sessions. It was difficult being comfortable with my own body since this demands not only discipline, but to come to terms with my own sensuality. I really look forward to the classes, and would like to move on to the next level, since next week marks the last of this class :)
Jun 03, 02:01AM PDT | 0 comments
..after I get rid of my belly that is… lol
May 29, 07:46PM PDT | 0 comments
I got my new DVD in the mail a couple of weeks ago, but didn’t crack it open until today. It’s a little different than I expected, but I think it’ll be really good.
Today I worked on shoulder, rib cage, and hip isolation exercises. I’m going to do them a few more times until I really get them down pat, then move on.
I have, though, come to the realization that I’m going to have to take a real class to be able to really do this well. I can never tell if I’m doing the moves exactly as they should be done or not.
May 26, 10:10PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments
*use more challenging combinations
*posture, posture and more posture awareness
*become more aware of facial expressions
*usage of hands
*make videos of progress
May 10, 08:44PM PDT | 0 comments
Dance my way to some fabulous abs, and a talent that isn’t seen too often. I’m determined to at least try a class if nothing else.
May 06, 11:56AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Well, like the other dance entries, this may have to wait until my back recovers. Until then, I could learn the arm movements. They are so beautiful.
May 06, 07:14AM PDT | 1 cheer | 2 comments
Right, so after taking that belly-dance class a couple of years ago, my obsession with it quickly faded into nothingness. I practiced again a few times after that-maybe a bunch of times, I can’t remember-but it never developed into anything.
But my mom has this fanatical love for “Dancing with the Stars,” which, every now and again, I watch with her. I make fun of how B-list the stars are, but I watch it, and it’s kind of fun. Sometimes when I watch it, I think, “That’s not so hard. I could do that.” Which I’m sure I actually could not. But last night was Latin dance night, and I thought that looked awfully fun, and I decided that when I move to the actual city next month, I would take some sort of Latin dance class. That has nothing to do with this, but I realized that I actually do have some belly-dance experience, and that I was pretty good at that once upon a time, so maybe in the meantime I’d get a DVD and get back up to speed. So I just ordered Bellydance Basics and Beyond from Amazon, and that should be good fun. Plus, when I move out, there will probably be no more cable, so I can dance instead of my nightly “Family Guy” reruns.
May 05, 06:39PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments