I had my first class of Belly dancing yesterday and it was… interesting. I was completely lost. Literally, I got lost and couldn’t find the class because they are renting a space and do not have their own studio and it wasn’t stated on their site so I was just walking around and I was lucky enough to stumble upon the instructor who saw I was lost and took me to the class.
Once I got in, the shoes were off, the shirt was off, the scarf was around the hips after the warmup and we started. What we are doing is learning steps to a choreography. I was doing alright with learning just the steps but when it came to doing the steps one after the other and faster, I would completely lose my coordination and I would do it wrong. But for my first time, I think it was okay. I will definitely practice at home, Youtube must have some tutorials. I want to come to the next class with more confidence.
But I really liked it and I felt great putting the scarf around my hips. The whole thing made me feel really good about myself, especially because I’ve wanted to try it for years. I have the next class in a week and I can’t wait!
One little public announcement:
The Poetry Bar is open again so you can submit your poetry, a few words about yourself and the link to your blog and Instagram/TikTok account to the email poetrybar1@gmail.com and then it will be shared for the Bar to read.
You can get your copy of my first novel on Amazon: Little Rebellion
Poetry Books: Identity Crisis, Rehab