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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Here is a link to a blog I posted today, talking about my first experience Belly Dancing. It was nerve racking due to the fact I'm overweight. Please share with others who feel the same way I did.- Misty
The Chubby Girl Was Meant To Belly Dance |
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First off,
to the forum I read your blog ... awesome!, thank you for sharing, so glad you found a great teacher and continue to dance . Your Mum must be very proud of you. As for the first person you rang and her comments ... what can I say, just raspberries to her & may all her sequins fall off!![]() ~Mosaic |
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hampshire, UK
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Welcome to the Forum! I'm glad you found a great and welcoming teacher in the end. This is the one dance that everyone really can do. I have several larger ladies in my classes and they really rock!
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: UK
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Loved your blog, hope to see more in the future!
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Monterey, Ca
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Two thoughts:
1) One of my teachers' very first exposure to Belly Dance was seeing a very large woman dancing. My teacher (who is VERY petite) thought it was the most beautiful thing in the world. 2) One of my dance sisters (who has since moved away) is/was a very large if not huge woman. We ALL loved her dancing - she had more to work with and her beautific expression... So.... GOOD ON YOU!!! ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Massachusetts
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Welcome! I read your blog, you should be proud of your perseverance! I think the same way about how belly dance makes me feel--when I started I felt in my heart like I was meant to do this...Keep on shimmying!
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: England, UK
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Great story MistyDawnHips, and its an important one to share. I'm glad the prejudice of that earlier teacher didn't put you off, and that you had the courage to try again. You've benefited far more by rejecting her, than she ever could have by rejecting you.
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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I'm glad to hear you found a compatible teacher. Thank you for sharing your blog. I'd like to reply to a couple of things you said in your blog:
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However... I'm a bit less strict than the one you talked to, in that it's fine for my students to wear yoga pants or sweat pants, it doesn't have to be leggings. And it's fine for my students to wear snug T-shirts or tank tops, they don't have to be leotards. Quote:
It's ridiculous to say you can't do the moves she teaches if you're overweight because WE ALL HAVE THE SAME MUSCLES unless there has been some kind of injury, surgery, or birth defect. I have never asked a prospective student her height and weight in the 15 years I've been teaching. I find that bizarre as well. That said, depending on the prospective student's questions, I MIGHT mention that being overweight probably means she wouldn't be able to get much work dancing professionally, simply because most clients prefer to hire thin dancers, but I wouldn't bring that up unless the student asked about it. You might find my "Bellydance Plus" web site helpful if you haven't already discovered it: Bellydance for Plus-Sized Women, Belly Dance for Full-Figured Women, and Bellydancing for Big Beautiful Women (BBW) It offers some costume ideas and other tips. |
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Belgium
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Tnx for sharing this inspirational story!
Hugs from one more chubby shimmy shaker
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 4,013
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Glad you've found the curve-friendly side!
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