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Great article on bellydancing in The Star Midriff mania, about one reporter's first venture into the art. My favorite line: "Except she can move in ways which, until now, I thought were life-threatening." That's certainly what I aspire to!
Been a bad dancer this week, no class Monday night as I was feeling sickly and stressed out, and am just getting around to dancing again tonight. I reassure myself that I worked hard Saturday night but it doesn't make me feel that much less guilty. And I do miss it, a lot. A big part of it is the semi-meditative state I reach during dancing. I can't think about problems or issues while I'm dancing, it's all about movement, pure, clear, uncomplicated physical self-expression. Beyond that it's the control I'm beginning to have over muscles and groups of muscles. And the way my body is starting to look, almost as good as it did back in my 20's. Almost.
So tonight after mowing the front lawn and various and sundry little household chores, I spend some serious time working with my new lame veils. I think I'm going to use them for my solo and I've got lots and lots of work to do. In some ways it's almost like learning veils all over again, the timing's different, they move in ways I don't expect, and the energy is entirely the opposite of chiffon. It's weird and challenging all at the same time.
Anyhoo, allow me to again say how much I'm enjoying Chris Claremont's novelization of the X2 film. If there is an X3 (and I can't imagine there won't be unless enough of the big names refuse to re-sign), I really hope he does the novel for that one too.
Been a bad dancer this week, no class Monday night as I was feeling sickly and stressed out, and am just getting around to dancing again tonight. I reassure myself that I worked hard Saturday night but it doesn't make me feel that much less guilty. And I do miss it, a lot. A big part of it is the semi-meditative state I reach during dancing. I can't think about problems or issues while I'm dancing, it's all about movement, pure, clear, uncomplicated physical self-expression. Beyond that it's the control I'm beginning to have over muscles and groups of muscles. And the way my body is starting to look, almost as good as it did back in my 20's. Almost.
So tonight after mowing the front lawn and various and sundry little household chores, I spend some serious time working with my new lame veils. I think I'm going to use them for my solo and I've got lots and lots of work to do. In some ways it's almost like learning veils all over again, the timing's different, they move in ways I don't expect, and the energy is entirely the opposite of chiffon. It's weird and challenging all at the same time.
Anyhoo, allow me to again say how much I'm enjoying Chris Claremont's novelization of the X2 film. If there is an X3 (and I can't imagine there won't be unless enough of the big names refuse to re-sign), I really hope he does the novel for that one too.
