Re: bellydancing not just for women

Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 10:33:27 -0800
Newsgroups: alt.arts.ballet,rec.arts.dance
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JA MORAN <email-address-deleted> wrote:
>do you bellydance?
>been doing it for the past 3 years....They call me the "sultan"
My former SO is an accomplished belly dancer. She told me that a belly
dance is done in 4 stages. The first is the stage of courting, it is
portrayed with fun, fast music. The second stage is that of the wedding,
this is danced to slow music with the use of a veil. The third stage is
that of child birth, this is portrayed with floor work that includes the
belly roll. The rolling action of the belly assists the woman in child
birth as it pushes the baby out in a natural motion. The rolling of the
belly is also used to assist the woman in fertilization as it massages the
uterus and gets it active so that the woman conceives faster. The fourth
stage is "The celebration of life". It is portrayed by dancing with the
entire body for enjoyment. Includes dancing with fast hip shaking ,
shimmies, chest lifts and drops, anything that indicates a time of
celebrating.
Ummm...how do you do Stage 3? ;-)
Ed Jay (No X to reply)