Belly dancer....ME.......

Tonight is my first belly dance class at 6:30!  I'm very excited since this is something I've always wanted to do!  I'm hoping it will help get rid of some of the flubber around my waist and teach me some sexy rhythm too!  It was one of the classes featured at the Free Fitness day at the community center and it was the only class I signed up for......LOL

I've been looking online to find out what is appropriate for practice attire and have found some pretty sexy costumes!  I'm thinking if it turns out I'm actually good at it I may need to get ahold of my exchange student I had in 2005 and see if she can send me an authentic Turkish belly dance costume!  How cool would that be???  I have plans already and I don't even know if I'll be good at it.....LOL  I already see myself in costume dancing around the Renaissance Festival this year........LOL

omggggggggg,
id love to go to belly dance classes the fit channel on tv has this show called"shimmy" and i try and do it with them lolol when my dh turned 30 (25 yrs ago) lol i hired a belly dancer and from then on i always wanted to learn i think its sooooo senusal i love love ( " sharika") for that reason shes amazing.
whenh my son was in high school he was chosen to go to France cuz of his high average when he came back we had an exchange student he stayed with us for 2 weeks we as a family loved it and id do it again in a heart beat. omg that would be so cool to get an outfit from her funny !!!! i was actually looking in the craft store for jewels for my naval the other day lolol good luckkkk

The dance studio where I do my Zumba on Tues/Thurs has belly dancing.  The owner is the belly dancer teacher.  She subbed a few weeks ago for my zumba instructor and taught belly dancing, but I couldn't go.  Maybe some day I will.

I still find my TT incision gets tight and sore if I do too much in the exercise dept with my stomach muscles.  I'm sure it won't hurt them though long-term.

Have fun and I betcha you'll love it!!  You'll be sore.. but its a GOOD sore!

Jody ,
ur right about the soreness of the tummy tuck ive been doing major crunches at the gym ( not that i need it) but i just do them and ive been sore to the touch do you think we can rip our sutures? i know i have over 100 inside but the sutures are pencil thick hmmmm

Love, Love Love belly dance. You should wear a semi close fitting shirt and yoga pants or something nice and comfortable like that. You are going to have an absolute blast. Oh and strap those babies down you will thank me later. LOL

Seana

How exciting! My dad owned an authentic Turkish belldancing nightclub in Chicago in the 60's. I love the dance and the music. I recently signed up for a class that starts in March. I figure I've got the belly so why not?

I look forward to hearing about your experience. Have fun!
Amy

That is awesome...have fun girl!!

 That sounds like so much fun!  We have a gym here in town that offers pole dancing classes.  It's rather pricey, but I'd love to learn how to do that!

Belly-dancing is so fun!  I had to give it up because I couldn't afford the classes anymore, but the exercise feels natural and feminine and you should love it!  (same with pole-dancing)

The Senior Center at my church has a belly dancing class.  It's scheduled directly after the "Sex After 60" class (I kid you not.)  I stopped in for a few minutes of it - it's so much fun!