Thinking about my progression as a dancer…I started belly dance classes last year as a shiny, new, wide-eyed beginner. At the end of the year, I was dancing in front of actual people for events like the Woodland Art Fair and the pre-show for Smoke and Mirrors..not just my animal friends and other dancers. This year I attend intermediate classes although I still think of myself as a beginner with a whole bunch of dumb luck! I love the community and unspoken communication of dancers as we instinctively jut out our chesticles and shimmy! Shimmies are absolutely great, if you didn’t already know. It is hard not to absorb the energy of such an expressive and lovely dance family especially when you have specialty class like “belly”wood. Fusion of dance influences and personalities make for a healthy love of life. Much love!
-daisy ramos
-daisy ramos