Dance
On February 14 my friends kidnapped me to take me out to see a sensual and robust dance company called Mina's Oriental Dance Co at a restaurant, because I complained and complained about wanting to see belly dancers. When we arrived I saw the most captivating things; costumes. The costumes were in every color from the blackest black to the brightest gold and it was the best time I had ever had.
The movements were crazy in a good way and I did not know that bodies were capable of bending in such ways. Belly Dancing comes from the Middle East and has been urbanized into one of the biggest free forms of movement. It is popular in many cultures such as the Turkish, Egyptian and Palestinian. Palestinian plans on banning the dance because of its "sexual" indication.
Mina troupe danced many times with an assortment of chimes, cymbals, and other hand instruments while live music played in the background. I later found out that many of Minas moves were traced back to her heritage of being a Middle Eastern and her early lessons at a dance company whose names escapes me at the current time. This was one of the best dance shows thus far I have been force to attend .I was shocked when my friends volunteered me for the guest dance. I was sore for a couple of days after.
After the show my thirst for knowledge began to increase I started to look for classes in my area to join after this experience is over. I found the classes, costumes, and rituals done for the United States modernized style. The belly dance technique has been proven to help everyone achieve peace. While shaking what your mama gave you!
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