Week 6 – Bye Bye Belly….

This week was the last class of 6 – just one more short course and the beginners will be intermediates!  Woo hoo!  In April, the classes are moving to a fantastic new venue down the road with huge mirrors, so everyone can really hone their skills and make sure they’re looking good!

By the end of the class we had a pretty impressive routine going and Colette gave us a sneak peek of some of the moves she’ll be teaching in the next part of the beginners’ course.  I wonder if anyone’s been brave enough to give a home demonstration yet?!

We ended the course with a celebratory drink.  There’s never much time for chat in class, so it was lovely to get to know each other a bit socially – hopefully this can become a regular thing for the group!

Unfortunately, I’m moving up north this week, so this is my final blog L  I’ll miss the classes and the girls, but I’ll make sure I keep up my belly skills until I get settled and find a new class!  It’s worth checking out the belly dance videos on Youtube between classes.  Styles and techniques do vary, but it’s a good way to get motivated to practice.

I’ll keep my eye out for Colette’s events and I hope to see my fellow beginners strutting their stuff in public some time!  In the meantime, keep  up the good work and have fun!

The London Girl x

Week 5 – Belly Confidence

Well, we’re starting to look pretty good now!  As we perfect the moves and really work on the details, you can feel just how hard your muscles are working.  It’s great to feel yourself toning up while you’re enjoying yourself (sure beats sweating and grunting in the gym!)

I’m glad to say that I’m definitely feeling more confident in my body than I was 5 weeks ago.  There’s something about belly dance that really helps you to love your curves (well, there wouldn’t be much point if you didn’t have a belly!)

Oh, and very exciting: this week, there’s a great opportunity to see just how good you could be if you keep going with Amira Bellydance.  The Norwood Expo Event takes place this Saturday 5^th March at 11am – 4pm.  Amongst other things, Colette will be teaching a couple of beginners’ workshops and there will be performances at 1pm and 2:30pm, so do something a bit different this weekend and come along to The Elmgree School (Elmcourt Road SE27 9BZ).

Oh, and if you have any friends who you think would enjoy the classes, bring them along and ask Colette about her next beginners’ course.  There are classes in Balham, Tooting and Anerley to choose from.

Keep up the good work and I’ll see you in class!

The London Girl x