NOT.  EVEN.  CLOSE.

Well, I take that back.  Both stripping and Belly Dance can be incredibly sensual and sexy.  

But, that is where the similarities end.


Stripping:   A dance where you "strip" off your clothes
Belly Dance:  A dance where you show less skin than on a California beach  and not a thread of clothing is removed

Stripping:  A dance primarily done to seduce other people
Belly Dance:  A dance primarily done for YOU as a form of empowerment

Stripping:  Seductively presenting your private parts to your audience
Belly Dance:  Transforming your audience to another time and place through art, symbolism, history, and culture.

Stripping: The modern form probably originated in the UK through burlesque
Belly Dance: Originated in the Middle East thousands of years ago

(I am not judging, nor am I saying that Belly Dancers are more honorable than strippers...honor comes down to the individual character of the person.  This is simply a question that nearly all Belly Dancers are tired of getting asked.)



Have you always wanted to try some Belly Dance moves?  

If you are intrigued, now is your chance! 
 

Wednesday December 4th, 5:30 PM PT

Sign up here for this FREE class:  


Not only will we be sharing some Belly Dance techniques, but  we will be introducing the Chinese Five Elements, which we have utilized all of our lives for better communication, more ease in relationships, and vibrant health.
 
You will discover how to tune into your unique elemental rhythms, and how gentle movement - in the form of Belly Dancing - as well as sacred ceremony can ignite incredible healing shifts in your life and relationships.
 

In this experiential hour, you'll:
 
  • Discover how to uncover your unique personality characteristics - your elemental rhythms - through the 5 Chinese elements... Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal
  • Discover belly dancing as "energy medicine" for your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being
  • Learn how sacred ceremony - tailored to balance your dominant elemental energy - can awaken your true essence
  • Learn to "shimmy," a belly dancing movement that quickly connects you to the feminine power of the FIRE element
  • Be guided in a simple, hip "figure 8" to embody the WATER element - align the left and right hemispheres of your brain, and balance your energies
  • Find out how you can strengthen your entire body as you age. (Have you seen the most recent studies about the positive effect of Belly Dancing on urinary incontinence in middle-aged women?)

     


Men are welcome at class to learn more about themselves, too!  

See you at there!

Dondi

P.S.  By the end of class, you will probably have a pretty good idea of what your ELEMENT is.  

Depending if you are a Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, or Metal - it could just change your work, your relationships, your communication, and your journey with your kids, parents, and friends.    Join us - we look forward to seeing you there!