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| In 1996 my best friend (Minya) convinced me to take a bellydance class at our local community college. I admit that I had never really considered it before then. I love to dance, but my idea of bellydance involved pretty girls jiggling only in all the right places, wearing little costumes to titillate (pun intended) a leering male audience. I have found since then that that's exactly what it is -- for some people.
For me, the dance has become a way to explore motion, body awareness, creative expression (through costume as well as dance), Middle Eastern culture, the sacred feminine, and dance as ritual. It has also been the avenue through which I have met with the most diverse and supportive group of women and men I have the privilege of calling friends. As if that isn't enough, I also get to wear bright clothes, wild makeup, fake hair, boatloads of jewelry, and I get to make A LOT of noise! The life of an Asha member is truly a blessed one. |
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