Belly Dancing!!

[miss_klara]

Anyone tried this!?!

I joined a new gym for Women yesterday, and went along to my first ever Belly Dancing class this morning!! Gotta say, I had a blast - I laughed most of the way through it and was incredibly unco-ordinated, but there were moments where I got it, and dang did I feel confident!! I thoroughly reccomend it to anyone looking for a gentle way to get into fitness- I doubt I burned a lot of calories today, but as I get better at it, and can actually keep up with the instructor, I can see this being hugely beneficial

Anyone else done something silly like this, and had a blast?

 

[plum]

I wonder how many guys will respond.

I'd try it. I love dancing and would gladly take a fun random class like that.

 

[The Princess Bride]

I've been wanting to try Belly Dancing, but cannot find anyplace giving classes.

 

[peanutbutter12]

I must enroll my wife in these classes...

CJ

 

[Sketcher]

I wonder how many guys will respond.

I'd want to gain another hundred pounds before joining a class like that for good measure.

 

[Gardener101]

Anyone tried this!?!

I joined a new gym for Women yesterday, and went along to my first ever Belly Dancing class this morning!! Gotta say, I had a blast - I laughed most of the way through it and was incredibly unco-ordinated, but there were moments where I got it, and dang did I feel confident!! I thoroughly reccomend it to anyone looking for a gentle way to get into fitness- I doubt I burned a lot of calories today, but as I get better at it, and can actually keep up with the instructor, I can see this being hugely beneficial

Anyone else done something silly like this, and had a blast?

I'm good at bellydancing. Been doing it for years. Never been to a class though...got it straight from the source.

It's amazing. PM me if you would like some great music to do it to at home.

 

[Tenorvoice]

Call it a conviction or call me an extreamist or legalistic...but IMHO I class this right up there with Christians doing YOGA. Both are done by pagan nations as a form of "worship" yoga to bring ones inner self back into correct alingment and belly-dancing to please the Indian gods....(both in their true forms).

*addition* did some research on bely dancing origins this week. they were originally done to plead to the fertility gods of the East. And this is still why they are done to this day, both men and women styles.

Its just one of my convictions....take it any way you want....but this is me.

 

[plum]

Call it a conviction or call me an extreamist or legalistic...but IMHO I class this right up there with Christians doing YOGA. Both are done by pagan nations as a form of "worship" yoga to bring ones inner self back into correct alingment and belly-dancing to please the Indian gods....(both in their true forms).


Its just one of my convictions....take it any way you want....but this is me.

*shrug* hey it's fine to see things this way. I have no room to talk since that's why I will never allow a Christmas tree or Easter egg hunts in my household.

 

[shaslove]

I think it would be fun...I love pilates, but im lazy D) and keep forgetting to use my gym membership !

 

[A2597]

heh...

never took classes, but I have unusually high control over my belly.

 

[miss_klara]

Personally, I don't feel convicted as I do the dancing purely as a fun way to get fit, but I completely respect that you disagree with this.

You'll probably be glad to know, I did draw the line at the pole dancing classes (which my gym also offers)....!! Somehow I don't see any way that this could not have sexual connotations....

 

[shaslove]

Personally, I don't feel convicted as I do the dancing purely as a fun way to get fit, but I completely respect that you disagree with this.

You'll probably be glad to know, I did draw the line at the pole dancing classes (which my gym also offers)....!! Somehow I don't see any way that this could not have sexual connotations....

ive seen that...im with you...belly dancing, OK...pole dancing...not OK!

 

[akgirl1]

I have done the belly dancing at the gym in my area and it was a lot of fun! I dont have a membership to the gym nor do I have the time otherwise I would go all the time! I was really working up a sweat and felt sore in my arms and stomach the next day so it must have done something!

 

[...butterfly...]

Belly dancing sounds fun.
Those tapes called "Belly Booty Ballet" sound fun too

 

[Kitten87]

ive never had proper classes but id love to!

When i was on holiday in turkey we went to see a show and it had a bellydancer...and she pulled me up onto the stage to dance with her! Was rather amusing hehehe. I've even got a traditional belly dance costume. V beautiful blue with sequins.

 

[Lena75]

This title caught my eye!

You don't need a membership to bellydance. Just go out and buy a bellydancing dvd. I have the Bellytwins Core Conditioning dvd and I'm using that program as an exercise program. You exercise and learn belly moves at the same time! I've had alot of fun with it.

 

[modelchick]

i've always wanted to try bellydancing. one of my friends is taking bellydancing classes so she tried to teach me once. it really was a lot of fun! but one of my other friends had a pole put in her room bcuz she loves to do pole dancing and doesn't use it as anything sexual she just does it when she's bored or something. she's really good at it too!