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Across the Fence:  anyone bellydance ?  |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
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lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
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lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 4:24:41 PM
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I did in my twenties. It's great exercise and believe me, my husband appreciated that particular form of dance. Oh, and he was the ONLY one who saw it performed after we got together. Somehow, he never got so involved in my ballet lessons...
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 4:25:42 PM
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Good for the waist, good for the hips...good for the shoulders.
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 4:31:06 PM
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Its honestly good for your whole body. I combine it with yoga quite often and have become even more flexible that I use to be and I have danced life long as well as having been a cheerleader. believe me I was flexible but I am even more now!
I recommend it during each stage of life but especially pregnancy as it keeps things loose, not tense and helps you really connect with your body during it's growth and the babe's growth.
Grace, our 5 year old, LOVES to dance. Here is her Saidii drum solo that we put up on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mVeRDbwDsRs
She is actually rather good and loves it to boot. Zoe is starting to enjoy it as well and needs to wear a hip belt when I am dancing. I firmly believe there is a bellydancer in every woman!
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
http://womonandsprout.wordpress.com
Homepage:
http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com
Birth is safe, interference is risky; TRUST BIRTH |
Edited by - GaiasRose on Aug 25 2007 4:31:41 PM |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
2963 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 4:51:27 PM
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very cute !!!!!! I wish i could of started when i was little. I was in late 20's before i ever did. I have been so happy that in last several years that bellydance music has become more mainstream and easy to find a good selection of.
LIfe is a witch ~~~ and then ya fly !! http://people.tribe.net/0ab53fca-f8de-4477-ab56-85ff9484b93d |
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
582 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 4:56:55 PM
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My daughter belly dances, and she's been trying to get me to start too. She got me a couple DVDs and CDs and a book. I haven't taken the plunge yet--too many things pressing at work and at home, but I do look forward to it. I'll have to look up the stuff she sent me and post it so you can tell me if it's good or not!
http://ktknits.blogspot.com |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
2963 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 4:58:09 PM
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Probaly a 100 or more of good dvds out there now . :) They have really hit the market over last couple years.Suhalia has great beginner ones that combine the yoga and dance. Fat chance bellydance has some also. And there is also the neena and veena ones --very basic moves .Then the goddess workout series . Good place to buy dvds is on ebay. Your local library probaly has some also for checkout.
LIfe is a witch ~~~ and then ya fly !! http://people.tribe.net/0ab53fca-f8de-4477-ab56-85ff9484b93d |
Edited by - tribalcime on Aug 25 2007 4:59:05 PM |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 5:06:38 PM
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YouTube ahs a lot of great dancers and some instructional videos as well, for those who miht not want to shellout the big bucks that some of these videos cost. I second all the video suggestions that Lisa made....all excellent. I bring them to the class I teach in case anyone wants some extra class time at home, if you will. they check them out from me.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
http://womonandsprout.wordpress.com
Homepage:
http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com
Birth is safe, interference is risky; TRUST BIRTH |
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Shirlaroo
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Shirley
Australia
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Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 5:38:16 PM
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After all the positive comments, I must give this a go.
Friends are the best collectables. |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 9:46:06 PM
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My Mom used to teach belly dancing in my home town! She even taught us kids. Imagine 4 little girls all decked out in harem outfits belly dancing! :)
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 10:37:29 AM
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But see Mikki, the thing with bellydance is that you don't necessarily need coordination, you really just need to move how your body wants and feels to-belly dance is a dance for women made by women to do for other women. It is a dance that expresses the sacredness of woman and her body and the things a woman's body does. it is a dance that cherishes the womb that gives life, breasts that give liquid gold, and the muscles that control it all. it is lovely and like I said before, I am convinced that there is a bellydancer in every woman, because it is a dance for every woman.
Edited to fix spelling
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
http://womonandsprout.wordpress.com
Homepage:
http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com
Birth is safe, interference is risky; TRUST BIRTH |
Edited by - GaiasRose on Aug 26 2007 10:37:58 AM |
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
2963 Posts |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 8:04:41 PM
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Wow Tasha, You've got me interested. I would consider giving it a try as long as know one could see me. Unless I became very good, lol. And I'm like junebug, I think it would be very good exercise!!!
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
www.mikkijo.etsy.com
http://burningmeadowsprings.blogspot.com/
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 9:40:58 PM
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Well, I'm not going to say I'm a belly dancer, per se, but I do take classes FROM a belly dancer in a barn in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. It's pretty great, and after being a classically trained dancer for many years, it's the first thing I've found (excercise wise) that I can get behind. Yoga was too boring, and the gym, well, it's the gym. Belly dancing makes me use my mind AND my body, and it's really great because we have live drummers and it's a free for all. Really fun, too!!!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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anyone bellydance ?
