"Genies of the Mist" Belly Dance Performance Troupe Photo by G.W. MacAskill
Back Row (left to right) Maia, Andrea, Peggy
Front Row (left to right) Kyla, Colleen
Bernadette Dawson, Founder and Director and Choreographer of Belly Dance! Basics and Beyond
It is our 20th Anniversary!! New JULY 2010 clasess posted!
For Information call 902-462-0007 or email bdawson@ns.sympatico.ca (if this does not link--copy and paste in your new messages to send)
TAKE A CHANCE------LEARN TO BELLYDANCE!
Explore the ancient rites of the oldest dance.....
Belly dance is a n exciting and low impact way to exercise, suitable for all body types, ages and for men as well as women. It is the oldest form of dance known and it has, to quote Mesmera, "beauty and charisma because it is sensual and individually natural".
Belly dance is a great way to meet new friends, boost your self-esteem and relieve stress.
The orgins are as diverse as the dance itself--the Phoenicians, the Turks, the Egyptians, the North African Berbers, the Persian, and the Greeks and all the other countries in the area of northern Africa influenced the dance in their own particular cultural ways But it was the gypsies, traveling through all these lands, who were a major influence of the dance. It has been passed down through families for thousands of generations.
Unfortunately, belly dance is still greatly misunderstood and we are please for the opportunities we have to educate the public to its holistic and artistic values.
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