Unexpected Back Pain Relief From Belly Dancing
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We enrolled in an introductory course at a local community college and liked it so much that we continued. I found out there’s a lot more involved in belly dance than just jiggling your hips! It’s a system of movements that focuses on isolating certain muscles. If you see a dancer move her hips slowly, you may think, That’s easy to do. But it takes a lot of strength to move slowly. There’s involved, and flexibility. I love the self-esteem you get from being able to control your body and make beautiful movements. Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine. There’s also a cultural aspect. Belly dance can be found in a lot of different Middle Eastern and North African cultures. It’s a way for women to get together and celebrate music and themselves — it’s not about entertaining men. We have fun with our glitzy costumes and over-the-top wigs, but at its heart, the dance is about the camaraderie of being with other women. It’s about the way it makes you feel: gorgeous and powerful and appreciated. Since my youngest child graduated from college five years ago, I’ve been performing along with taking lessons. I also began teaching belly dance at a local studio. I used to think that without my children to look after, my life as an was going to be really boring. I wondered what I was going to do with all that extra time. My goodness — what a surprise I was in for. There’s a whole life out there!
Shaking Off Back Pain
Attorney Bettye Ames took up belly dancing for fitness and found a community
Bettye Ames, 66, is an attorney and an instructor at Misako Dance in Columbia, Maryland. CHERISS MAY In 2007 or so, I made a pact with one of my girlfriends. We’d both been complaining about our weight, and I told her, “If you find an exercise class, I’ll take it with you.” When she came back with a belly dancing class, though, I thought I was going to have to break my promise. I had been diagnosed with sciatica, so I was having a lot of back and leg from a compressed nerve. It didn’t seem like wiggling my hips around would be a good idea. But I asked my physical therapist if it would be OK to take the class, and he said it would be good for my back because it would strengthen my core muscles. So there went my excuse.We enrolled in an introductory course at a local community college and liked it so much that we continued. I found out there’s a lot more involved in belly dance than just jiggling your hips! It’s a system of movements that focuses on isolating certain muscles. If you see a dancer move her hips slowly, you may think, That’s easy to do. But it takes a lot of strength to move slowly. There’s involved, and flexibility. I love the self-esteem you get from being able to control your body and make beautiful movements. Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine. There’s also a cultural aspect. Belly dance can be found in a lot of different Middle Eastern and North African cultures. It’s a way for women to get together and celebrate music and themselves — it’s not about entertaining men. We have fun with our glitzy costumes and over-the-top wigs, but at its heart, the dance is about the camaraderie of being with other women. It’s about the way it makes you feel: gorgeous and powerful and appreciated. Since my youngest child graduated from college five years ago, I’ve been performing along with taking lessons. I also began teaching belly dance at a local studio. I used to think that without my children to look after, my life as an was going to be really boring. I wondered what I was going to do with all that extra time. My goodness — what a surprise I was in for. There’s a whole life out there!