bellydance in public

I was shaking through most of the routine because I was so nervous, but there was a whole lot of hip shaking and chest popping so nobody noticed. It was well worth doing. I’m happy with how everything went and by the positive reaction of the crowd. My friends were very supportive and a little liquid courage helped too. Ha ha! I might even try it again sometime. :)

Tomorrow night is the big night! I feel pretty well prepared. My intention is just to have fun with it and hopefully everyone will just pick up on that joyful energy and go with it. It’s only a 3 minute song, but it can seem like forever when eyes are on me! One of my friends said it will be the best 3 minutes of their life- I’ll try to remember that when I’m freaking out.

I have one belly dancing class left tomorrow night. Then on June 11th I’ll be out in front of an audience. I’m nervous and feel very unprepared. Hopefully I’ll get a little reassurance from my classmates and our instructor tomorrow night. I’ll only be dancing for about 2 and 1/2 minutes, but that’s still a big deal to me! I’m hoping for cheers and no jeers… and not throwing up would be good too.

My dance class performed at an open house for a community art building. I thought that I would be nervous, but it was really fun. My friend recorded the performance, and there are a few things that I’d like to improve on next time… but I’m hooked!