Belly Dance Lessons?
For Men Only
By now, you should be thinking about the “Mother’s Day Gift.” First, let me explain that flowers are mandatory. Moms have given up over 90 percent of their lives to the care and nurturing and worrying over their children. And, if the child is not adopted, they have given a year (and for those of us who nursed their babies, more than 1 year) of their bodily functions over caring for the child. Alcohol, caffeine, donuts and fish have all been subject to sacrifice. And her shoe size is now ½ size larger – forever.
So, what could you get her for a Mother’s Day Gift? Skip Hallmark. No stuffed animals. Diamonds are always a perfect choice. But if you’re looking for something out of the ordinary, and exotic, you might want to consider a Mother’s Day Gift that:
- Soothes PMS
- Is an art form
- Cultivates a svelte figure
- Help her loose the baby fat (You are not to mention this)
- Increases her sex drive
- Builds strong bones
To learn more about the gifts of belly dance, keep reading.
These are the benefits of belly dance – it is truly an art form that has prevailed for thousands of years, through cultural transformations, and fluctuations in societal standards. What is belly dance? Check this out here.here. And yes, BellyDancing is For every Woman.No one knows her better than you, but here’s some information that may help you decide if this is the right Mother’s Day gift for her. Wikipedia says, “Belly dance is a Western name for an Arabic style of dance developed in the Middle East. In Europe, it is sometimes called oriental dance. Similarly, In Turkish it is referred to as oryantal dansı (”Dance of the East”). Some American devotees refer to it simply as “Middle Eastern Dance”.
Despite the variety of forms and cultural transformations, belly dance’s most common feature is the isolated movements of the belly. These abdominal movements may be circular, rolling, angular, or vibrating. Vibrations and shimmies provide an aerobic workout. Slow belly rolls and hip undulations work the pelvic muscles, gently soothing away tensions, and increase circulation. This helps alleviate PMS, by working out the “congestion in the pelvic area.” Belly Dance is work, and requires focused concentration, and is not only mentally stimulating, but brings a much needed break to much of the mundane tasks of a the day. Other benefits include the prevention of arthritis, Alzheimer’s, and greater intuition. More on the Health benefits of Belly Dancing. Here’s a beautiful book, regarding the ancient rituals and benefits of belly dance. Grandmother’s Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing.
Belly Dance’s ability to soothe women is precisely the reason it is the oldest form of natural childbirth instruction. Belly dancers would dance around the bedside of a woman in childbirth, by a circle of her fellow tribeswomen. In this ritualistic form men are not allowed to watch — the purpose here is to hypnotize the woman in labor into an imitation of the movements with her own body. This greatly facilitates the birth and reduces pain from womb contractions. It helps the mother to move with instead of against the contractions. I find this particularly fascinating. You can read about this, here.
If you think this would be the perfect Mother’s Day Gift, you can figure out where to find a local belly dance teacher here. If she’s particularly shy, you can give her a belly dance DVD as a Mother’s Day Gift. But, if you do decide to get this Mother’s Day gift for her, please do this for her: leave her alone. She doesn’t need an audience while she’s trying to learn the tricky moves of the dance. Give her time to build her confidence. And, without ever seeing her dance, you’ll notice a difference. She’ll start to move differently. I’ll leave you here to check out information from the belly dance experts:
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Wow! Maybe I need to look into this, but my belly dances by itself since I had his kids. If you promise this will help my belly dance better, well then….
” My Belly dances by itself” LMAO. I really enjoyed reading the origins of the dance but I just don’t think it would works as well as drugs.
Very funny Zephra. Jenny - I did not have drugs for two of my deliveries (the other two were cs), and although I can’t remember the pain, (my husband might, I bit him) it was so nice to be able to get off the table and walk right after the deliver — no tubes, no medicine hangover — it was great.
I’m inspired. I’ve been considering trying a class - maybe I will get brave and do it this summer.
Let me just say that the idea of any of the women I know doing this, or reacting to men who’ve signed them up for it, cracks me up, and will have me laughing all night.
that was interesting.i have heard of the benefits of belly dancing. hmmm…maybe someday i will actually have the time to spare myself an hour to do this. i’d want to -really.
so do you bellydance?
So, you are a belly dancer? Did you belly dance in labor? This is a great post!
Many years ago a friend and I signed up for belly dancing classes. I don’t know if it was our ages or what but we didn’t last long. We did all we could to keep straight faces long enough to get out of there because we didn’t want to offend anyone there with our hysterics.
The class was comprised mostly of middle age women with their not so perfect bodies but seemingly they were way more comfortable with their sexuality than we young hard bodies were with ours.
While I’d love to have the hard body back again, I’d not like to be that stupid about life again.
Golly. I bet I could find a class for this. It sounds like a great idea.
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I just sent this link to my husband. I hope he takes the hint! This is a great idea.
Great post Susie! I’ve heard about the amazing benefits about BD from a good friend, and while I’ve been interested in taking classes for years, I just never seemed to have the extra cash (which I did because I was SINGLE back then!). Link sent to my man….here’s hoping! Thanks!
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I tried this a few years ago with a couple of friends - it was fun, but I just didn’t feel coordinated enough. It is a fun thing to be able to do, I still remember some of the moves and I can do them while doing dishes…lol!
If you get the wife lessons buy her a nice belly dancing skirt with some coins, it’s fun to hear it make noise.
I came over here for the thursday thirteen meme, but saw this! I love belly dancing. I just started, but I love it. One of my best friends started taking belly dancing about a year ago and has lost a lot of weight and looks 10 years younger. She inspired me to start.
What a GREAT idea!
Hi..
I was just wondering if there are any belly dancing for kids thnat are girl ages 11 and upp?
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