Mire Deniz
New member
Hello, My name is Mire Deniz. I am Turkish and I have been bellydancing since I was just an 11 year old girl (my children thinks this is in the prehistoric days!) My mother and auntie taught both me and my cousin when we were young, and I put it on the back-burner for decades. I started dancing again a couple years ago. I love bellydance, but I feel like the true gift of bellydance was bestowed upon my mother, who was practically a legend in her country in her day. Her name is Kamile, and she was always referred to as "The Princess of Bellydance." All I have seen are photographs of her performing before I was born, and she looked AMAZING. Unfortunately, I ended up being the "poor imitation sequal" to the real thing. I can move, but because I now have the body of a woman who gave birth to 4 children, my confidence level is low in my appearance and abilities. I've been told by others, even my mother, and including a past instructor my mother hired for me (because of her aging body) that I am good but I have a hard time believing it. So right now my living room gets the honor of my dancing. I have been reading this forum for a while and all of you ladies seem very sincere, authentic and kind. I hope to learn a lot from all of you.