learn to belly dance

I’m currently taken 5 week belly dance ‘toning’ classes at the local community center. This has been the 3rd month I’ve done it. I bought my first belly dancing belt from a flea market, but I bought a new one (much lighter) from a local henna store. :) Although I haven’t lost much weight, while doing it, I feel much healthier overall. I’m going to continue doing this, and will eventually take an actual ‘dancing’ class to learn some full dances.

I looked it up & the only classes offered near where I live cost over $100 for 12 classes. So I decided to start with dvds from the library until I could talk my DH into helping me pay for the lessons. ;)

I can’t find anywhere local that offers classes…so I’m going to sign up for classes in another town a few miles away. I hope the distance wont deter my determination.

I have always thought that belly dancers look very confident. I would love to have that.

I took classes… the increase in self confidence was amazing!

Fit TV channel is awesome. They have a program that I DVR called Shimmy. Its exercise as well so Im killing two birds with one stone….Wonderful :-)

I learned falling leaves and rond de jombe today. That rond de jombe requires practice!!!!! But my back tolerated it well. I have to look for hidden cameras when I do this or I’ll end up on Funniest Home Videos!

I’ve registered for a class, it’ll start in a week. I’m excited!

Watching rachel brice DVD—free dancing to music a couple times a week. Feel so powerful and free.
I can do belly rolls like nothing, have got a pretty good shimmy. On to snake arms…

Hoping to take an eight week class starting September 14. It’s every Monday at 7:15. There’s also an intermediate class in November that is six weeks long. If my scheduel works out I would like to take both classes. However, I won’t know until the 27th.