Belly Dancing
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Belly Dancing News Archive26-Nov-2008Hips don't lie (Chicago Flame) Belly dancing is a traditional Arabic dance that celebrates womanhood and involves moves like belly rolls, shimmies, and hip bumps. Belly dancing will not only help you lose weight and improve your stamina, it will also strengthen your core, improve your balance and coordination, and strengthen your joints. Smiles keep parade participants warm (The Massillon Independent) There were church groups and Scout troops; decorated floats and dogs in coats; marching bands and waving hands; a trolley and a calliope; belly dancing and horses prancing ? And, for the grand finale, Santa Claus waving and laughing from the bucket of a Massillon Fire Department ladder truck. A look at the 'Dancing' winners (Baltimore Examiner) In this image released by ABC, Brooke Burke and her partner Derek Hough appear on "Dancing with the Stars," Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Kelsey McNeal) AP See why belly dance has core following (The Daily Progress) If you are like me, you start looking for a new activity to carry you through those dark cold months of winter. There?s a cool performance today at Gravity Lounge that might just be the ticket to a new experience. Variety lures fitness buffs (Billings Gazette) HELENA - Pole dancing is not just for exotic dancers anymore, and belly dancing isn't just for Egyptian goddesses. The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 (Niner Online) Belly dancing is one of the oldest social dances in the world, and has a bit of controversy to its origins. Some dance enthusiasts claim that it traces to ancient Egyptian times, while others argue that it spawns from a religious or birthing dance of unknown origins. Center uses dance to keep patrons fit (The Courier News) A new fitness craze is teaching area residents how to dance and get in shape all at the same time. Zumba is being offered through the Genoa-Kingston Fitness Center. Zumba was originally created by Colombian fitness trainer Alberto "Beto" Perez in the mid-1990s. Instructor Jennifer Jimenez describes Zumba as a mixture of "flamenco, belly dancing, reggae, calypso, merengue, salsa and cumbia." She ... Belly Dancing for every woman (Westerly Sun) Belly dancer Celeste Bellinghieri prepares for a belly dancing class in Stonington borough. She teaches the 6,000 year old dance at different locations throughout the area. A look at the 'Dancing' winners (AP via Yahoo! News) A look at the winners of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and what they've been up to since taking home the trophy:
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