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Life Styles Over 30
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Belly Dancing
for
Overweight & Mature Women
(Working Women, Graduate Students,
Mothers, Grandmothers, etc.)
Class Day & Time:
Monday
Class is Still Open for
Registration
Cost:
$55.00 for 6 weeks
(9 hours of class)
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Belly Dancing is a dance of ultimate femininity,
designed for a woman's body at any age. Naturally graceful, fluid
movements flow beneath fluttering veils and swaying coins to celebrate the
beautiful and varied shapes and sizes of womanhood. Belly
Dancing expresses the joys of womanhood as it tones and exercises your
body with stretching and low-impact aerobics. Learn to enjoy your body as
you let your scarves flutter and the beauty of Belly Dancing
touches and transforms you emotionally and physically into a creature of
grace and dignity.
What are the benefits of Belly Dancing for Mature
Women?
Belly Dancing is an especially good form of exercise
for mature or overweight women, or for women who are recovering from injuries or
surgery because it works the muscles gently without stressing the body or
overextending the joints. It provides an age defying workout.
Because it is a weight bearing exercise (performed while standing on the feet)
it helps to prevent osteoporosis. And, when you Belly Dance, you burn
approximately 300 calories per hour. Belly
Dancing is particularly good for the bones as the isolated muscle
movements help increase circulation and lubrication of the joints. Belly
Dancing improves your posture as it increases the muscle strength in your
abdomen, lower back, and in your legs further strengthening your postural
muscles as it elongates the spine to help relieve back pain. The actual
dance movements are fluid, not jerky or abrupt as in jazz and ballet. Belly
Dancing works with the body's natural alignment, not against it like many
other forms of dance and exercise. Finally, the benefits of Belly
Dancing--toning, weight loss, improved posture, flexibility and positive
attitude--will help boost your self-esteem to make you feel sexy and desirable.
Do I need to have prior dance training?
NO previous dance training is necessary.
Students should be physically mobile.
This class will be geared to your age and abilities.
Are there any age limitations?
NO! Anyone at any age can belly
dance.
This class is designed for mature women and women who feel uncomfortable about
their weight as well as those who feel unnerved taking classes with young college
students.
Is there a special body type required for belly
dancing?
NO! There are dance movements that enhance
every body type and size, age, and abilities.
What do I need to wear?
Students need to wear from fitting clothing such as stretch tops and slacks or
work-out clothes so they can see their bodies. You do not need to bare
your midriff. You will need socks for your feet. We will discuss hip scarves
at the first class.
Location:
Ethnic Dance Expressions, School of Belly Dancing
Plaza West
4000 Newberry Road D-2 in Gainesville, FL
Contact Information:
Sallamah Chimera
352-384-9200
sallamah@bellsouth.net or www.EthnicDanceExpressions.com
About Your Instructor:
Sallamah Chimera has been
Belly Dancing for 28 years. Sallamah took her
first belly dancing class in 1979 at UF. She began teaching at Daytona Beach Community
College in 1981 and earned her degree in dance. Sallamah currently
teaches Belly Dancing for Santa Fe Community College. Her teaching style and
dance choreographies are designed to make her students look good in a matter of
weeks as they exercise, get toned, and transform themselves emotionally and
physically into healthy, happy women.
B 2006-2008 Sallamah Chimera