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OT:Ladies...Bellydancing

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Okay, guys, I know you're reading this, too. Feel free to chime in with an opinion if you have one!

My gym is offering a 4 week Belly-dancing course. Anyone tried it? It's it fun or hard and frustrating (like Pilates)? Did you feel it was a good workout? Would you do it in front of a male audience (not that I have one at the moment)? :)
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Gemini! A girl after my own heart!! I've been taking classes here for a while and I LOVE IT!!!!! Some of it is challenging but lemme tell you oh so awesome for the abs!! you will find muscles you didnt even know you had! Shimmies are the most fun though! i also have a few dancing DVD's that I do almost everyday (especially between classes) to keep up. You will be surprised to find just how "girly" you will feel afterward. And lemme tell you..if I had a male audience..he'd definitely be getting a show :) Girl...go find that hip scarf!
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Thanks, Namaste. I think I will try it. Need to do some ab work, anyway. I usually get a lot of ab work in by horseback riding but haven't done that all summer. I can always tell when my abdominal muscles are weakening because I start getting back pain. So what do ladies wear to belly-dancing class? I saw a ton of hip-scarfs at the Greek festival recently - didn't buy one though.
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Cerri? Where are ya?
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ohhhhh hip scarf is a MUST!!! not just for show and noise ... hehe it actually helps you feel like youre getting the moves right.... For class we usually wear yoga pants,tank top or t shirt and hip scarf and some ladies like to wear their "costume" LOL like i said before you will find muscles you didnt know you had..good luck with it and have fun!!!
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I say GO FOR IT! I tried it a few times but went back to Zumba (latin style) My hips don't lie and my belly already has a built in roll.

A local gym is starting a pole dancing class. Now THAT is something I would definatelt try. (No I don't have an audience either but hope to in the future.)
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My ex took the classes for a while and she said they were a pretty intense workout...everything from the abs to the legs to the shoulders.

Plus, the music is great...check out Niyaz and Azam Ali for some great Persian music.
Jlhorlando
Jlhorlando
Go for it! Sounds like a lot of fun! We can all use more FUN in our lives right now.
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I have a friend who's from the Middle East and she belly dances...it is an excellent form of exercise and really works the abs...
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