My mother didn't want me to be any different from the child next door. He started walking at 10 months of age, and by golly I was going to walk when I was 10 months old. After that, she never stopped chasing me. I have always been constantly in motion and always hear music and therefore the potential for movement. My choreography started in my high school marching band with the flag team and has only gotten better (at least I hope so, by now someone would have said something). Visions of routines can strike anywhere. The beginning for one of the pieces for our 1999 show was written on the back of a car repair form before yoga class. Don't ask me to dress my self though, I leave that up to the expert -- Kendesh. Without her I would be dancing in a potato sack. I never thought, in my wildest dreams, that I would be part of something like bellydancing. It is something that brings me joy and happiness and allows me to express myself in the most unusual ways.  Try it for yourself, you will be pleasantly surprised.                  MINYA'S PHOTO ALBUM

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