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Belly Dance

Got so sick after Samed trip, realized that
I do need to get more excercise.
Yeah Yeah I know I've said that hundreds times but never ever do anything.
So yesterday I decided to find something that make me healthier and fun.

After surfing the net for couple hours,
I ended up with the idea of trying "Belly Dance"
Yes man....you heard it right!

I found one dancing studio which is not far
from my office that teach many kinds of dance
i.e. Salsa, Tango, Hip Hop, Belly Dance etc.
I was interested in Belly Dance because
it sounds sexy and fun hehe.
But at this studio,Rum Puree they also have one
amazing class for women only called Striptease.

Here's the conversation between me and Panda
when I was telling him about the idea.

Pebble: I am considering to try belly dance
Panda: You have nice belly why not!
Pebble: But there's another interesting class; Striptease
Panda: You have nice boobies why not!
Pebble: OK!
Panda: Nooooooo
Pebble: hehe

Finally I decided to give it a try, for belly dance
man! what's in your mind eh? hehe

I was lucky ,yesterday is the fisrt day of this
month.So after work I just went right ahead to
studio ,paid B400 for 1 session. Just wanna make
sure if I like it or not. And then did the fastest
shopping for the outfit. The class starts at 7 pm
so I've couple hours to do a little research about
what I am about to try.

Belly Dance is also know as “Oriental Dance”
or “Danse du Ventre” which means “dance of the
stomach” or “Raks Sharki” (literally, "dance of the
East").

Belly Dance is one of the oldest dance in the History. The dance was originated across the
Middle East, Asia Minor and northern Africa.
The character of this dance is the very frequent use of muscle isolations
and the precise control of very small groups of
related muscles. It is also known as the dance of
fertility to facilitate woman’s the birth process.

Belly Dance was first introduced in America in the late nineteenth century.
Little by little, this dance has grown out of the folk
dance traditions, combined with the influence of
the Western world. There are many styles of Belly
Dance such as American Cabaret, Egyptian Style, American Tribal, Turkish, Gypsy, etc.

from Rum Puree Dance Studio

I like it! I like it! It’s quite difficult but I like it!
The instructor, Tuk introduced the elements of
belly dance and let us try a simple choreography.

Class starts out with basic warm-up, breathing,
and balance exercise. In Belly Dance, body isolations in different parts of a body (head,
shoulder, upper chest, lower back, hip, and leg)
will be practiced during the class. I start getting tired right just after the warm up LOL what a shame!

I definitely sign up for the full course next
Thursday. It takes 8 weeks to finish level 1.

C’mon gals!!! The new Shakira is coming wooooohoooooo