Hello everyone!
I am a 20 year old ballet dancer gone rogue. I started dancing late (16) and have had a love-hate relationship with it ever since. For me there is nothing like putting on a pair of pointe shoes and feeling myself get lost in the music, but sometimes it seems like ballet is taking over my life, and not in a good way. I have an hour glass figure and it frustrates me to spend so much time and energy on an art form where normal female anatomy is considered "bad" and something to starve away. I also get fed up with the tendency for the ballet world to live in the past and constantly dance the same pieces in the same costumes instead of creating something new that resonates with a modern audience.
I've always been interested in belly dancing as cross-training and a more positive outlet but could never find classes in my area. However, I just transferred from community college to a 4-year university for the film program and was thrilled to find that we have a belly dance club! I will be joining and taking class with them in January, and I may even be able to bus myself to the city for a workshop or two. Right now I'm an absolute beginner trying to learn the basics from DVD's, but I think I would like to focus on cabaret style. I'm also a fashion junkie and I'm interested in learning to make my own embellished bras and other costume pieces.
I am a 20 year old ballet dancer gone rogue. I started dancing late (16) and have had a love-hate relationship with it ever since. For me there is nothing like putting on a pair of pointe shoes and feeling myself get lost in the music, but sometimes it seems like ballet is taking over my life, and not in a good way. I have an hour glass figure and it frustrates me to spend so much time and energy on an art form where normal female anatomy is considered "bad" and something to starve away. I also get fed up with the tendency for the ballet world to live in the past and constantly dance the same pieces in the same costumes instead of creating something new that resonates with a modern audience.
I've always been interested in belly dancing as cross-training and a more positive outlet but could never find classes in my area. However, I just transferred from community college to a 4-year university for the film program and was thrilled to find that we have a belly dance club! I will be joining and taking class with them in January, and I may even be able to bus myself to the city for a workshop or two. Right now I'm an absolute beginner trying to learn the basics from DVD's, but I think I would like to focus on cabaret style. I'm also a fashion junkie and I'm interested in learning to make my own embellished bras and other costume pieces.