real women, real bodies
lentigogirl
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I was struck by the range of women who participated for my dance school in a recent neighborhood celebration. Here are the pictures. Belly dance has a place for us all, so shake it! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151159303446731.444201.96217141730&type=1
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I don't use Facebook so I can't see the photos but I'm SURE it was awesome. I just signed up for an African Dance class.... I don't know if I'll really have the guts to juggle all the jiggle but, I'm a sucker for a great drumbeat. Wish me luck! ; )0
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I believe these are public facebook photos anyone can see. Good luck with the jiggle juggle!0
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WOW photos! My favorite though would be actually playing the dumbeg. And those little finger cymbals. I was so entranced by them as a kid at family weddings and such. My cousins are great dancers and they always have a pair o' those stashed somewhere. Never leave home without it!0
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Oooh, I spy some khaleegy thobes in there - specifically the two ladies in pink ones with their hair down. I bet that was lovely to watch!
Looks like you all had a wonderful day0 -
The photos show a day of good fun for all! Which one is you? and is that your page?:bigsmile:0
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You guys look like you had a blast!
I cant wait until I lose more weight and can feel comfortable dancing.0 -
trishtrish, the point of posting those pictures is that a number of women in the studio are quite big -- and beautiful too, and amazing dancers, and some of them aren't even 22 anymore. Belly dance is all about celebrating -- put on some music and dance alone to celebrate your awesome self if you aren't comfortable dancing in front of anyone yet!0
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Amen to that. It makes me very sad to think of waiting until I'm a certain size or weight before feeling good about myself as a dancer. Belly dance really is a case of it not being what you've got but what you do with it that counts!0
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I spent yesterday and Friday at a bellydance intensive weekend training for beginner & intermediate students. As always, I'm impressed by the breadth of ages and sizes of women in this artform. The guest instructor, Nourhan Sharif, is quite well-known; she runs a school and festivals in NYC and a line of dancewear. She kept talking about the advantages larger women have in bellydance -- that you really need to have something to jiggle! She almost made me want my 20 pounds back...0
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I can't begin to tell you how happy it made me to see different sizes/ages in my class...Belly Dancing really is for "any body"0
