Chani
New member
I'm a late starter. I began my first belly dance class, my first ever dance class, 8 weeks after my 43rd birthday earlier this year. I am the oldest beginner in my class and I am older than my instructor and dance partner. It's also been a long while since I learned something new and I am suddenly learning three new things all at once - belly dance, zills and now drumming (the later my drummer husband is kindly helping me with). I am a little envious of the younger belly dancers. What I do have in my favour is that I have always kept in good shape and am not afraid of a little exertion. At my age I am not in the business of wasting my or anybody else's time so I'm setting myself goals and following through. Also, without any previous dance instruction I have nothing to unlearn. I also feel that with life experience I bring something to the dance that a woman can that a girl could not yet. However, I do envy the girls who are starting young. They have no children, their bodies are young and they have time up their sleeve. I would love to perform regularly when I am ready but I fear I may only ever be part of a grandmother's belly dancing troupe. Oh, I just thought of another plus of being older and a mother, being able to dance with my daughters.
Chani
Chani