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LOL!!! I wouldn't think so either about those outfits, RIF!!!!!
ROFLMAO!! I should have known you would bring up those Italians and their penchant for skimpy shorts, spandex and hygiene!!
LOL!!
I'm surrounded by Italians but so far I haven't had that problem. I'm sorry, RIF!!!!
My Doberman said that his coworker is trying to get him to work out because of his blood pressure but I didn't ask him about skimpy shorts!! LOL!!
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Originally, belly dancing was not considered lurid. If you ever took a class in it, they don't emphasize that at the lower levels. In fact, women w/ plush bodies....as opposed to anorexic ones....are often found belly dancing. It is considered more of an exercise in skill and femininity than an exercise in flagrant sexuality.
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Charlotte, the belly dancing will get you into shape. Why wait? I need to get back into hula hooping lessons. I love hooping. Have a video of some spontaneous hooping - not a planned and choreographed performance.
Spiral, a professional hooper, at Burning Man COOL, Cinderella!!!! Well, I guess I'll start slow and work my way through them all. Why not? LOL!! My bro' used to do Burning Man every year. He is a Trance DJ. Quasar.
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Neat! Well, I guess I'd be good for it then. I'm nowhere near anorexic! I HATE that look! I could probably lose a few pounds but not too much!!!
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both hooping and belly dancing are good for your core muscles.
as you could see from the hooping video, hooping is also very good for your arms
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Cool! That sounds good. I never could keep a hoop up, though. At least not when I was younger. I guess I would do better with bellydancing. Maybe!! Well, I guess I'll find out!!! LOL!
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Charlotte, I couldn't keep a hoop up when I started hooping lessons. That was the sole reason I signed up the first time. Now, I really love it. Haven't hooped in weeks and I miss it.
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I'm glad to know that! I thought there was something wrong with the way I was doing it and that I just never could figure out what! I think I may look into that as well. It sounds like a lot of fun! Surely someone has lessons in the next big town!! Thanks!
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Part of it has to do w/ the size and weight of the hoop. So, technique and tools enter into the mix. Charlotte, e-mail me at cinderella4mb at yahoo.com and I will see if I can help you find any hoopers in your area.
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Okay, cin, I'm on my way to email right now! Thank you!
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Getting ready for dance class!!!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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That's good Charlotte. Great to see you going out and having fun and doing new things.
Those kind of things really saved me after D-day. I almost became a completely different person. And it helps keep you entertained and is great for the self-esteem!
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Charlotte,
My DDIL is from Morrocco and she says that all her women friends belly dance and love it. BUT...it is NOT supposed to be erotic. She says that culturally, women belly dance for women because it's fun and feminine. You might dance for your husband but NEVER for other men.
She says that belly dancing for men is a perversion of the art much as prostitution is a perversion of sex.
So belly dance and LOVE IT!!!! Makes me want to take up too.
She says she'll teach this old lady.
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Wknd etc,
Is belly dancing supposed to be helpful for labor? Maybe I'm confused with another culture. Someone told me that African woman dance using pelvic thrusts as a way of strengthening themselves for labor and childbirth. ANd they dance for each other, not for the men.
Hey, I've got a belly! Maybe I should take up belly dancing.
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<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Thanks, believer!! I know what you mean about that completely different person thing. I don't thing Gray would be able to recognize me soon if he had the honor of laying his eyes upon me!
Too bad for him!! LOL!!!
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Hi WH2LE!! Nice to see ya'!
That's an interesting thing. I guess it would be very hard to change anyone's viewpoint here in the good ol' USA on that one! I bet the renaissance folks here would be fit to spit if anyone tried to get rid of their provocative belly dancers!
I'm guessing it would be like trying to change the mindset like trying to get folks not to call bandages "band-aids," facial tissue "kleenex" and mobile homes and trailers "manufactured homes."
I live in a manufactured home on land we own and I've heard all of the remarks about that!! LOL!!
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LOL, Bellevue!
Nice to "see" ya'!
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Turns out I'm pretty good at the Rumba! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> For whatever reason I'm able to pick up on dances with more intricate steps a lot easier. Well, I'm not going to argue! It was a lot of fun and I have another session on Monday. Looks like I'm in!! Funny, yesterday was the anniversary of the PBL delivery and the start of Plan B. I didn't even remember until later! LOL!! I'm not sure now...7 weeks? Or 8? I think 8 but I'd have to go count on a calendar. Nah! I'm too busy! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Charlotte -
Good job! I'm not a good dancer, but love to dance.
It's good that you are getting out and doing things. Keep it up. I even took up SCUBA diving. Whatever you try will help you feel good about yourself, and maybe you will find something that you will enjoy for the rest of your life.
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C22 Haven't posted in awhile. Been busy in Plan Smartie (I decided to stop calling it Plan B because I'm done with WH--just waiting to catch the D train with Chrisner in a few months) but just wanted to say you sound fantastic. I thought I was doing good, but you've got me beat by a mile!! Keep it up---you're an inspiration to us new Killer Bees (or what you will)! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Smartie
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