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This is Lois's
bellydance page
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started off in the Summer of 2007, when we went
to see a brilliant show at the Edinburgh - a
one-woman show called "The Bellydance
Diaries", which was about three women's
experience of using bellydancing to get what they
wanted from life (including slimness!) The show's
billings said "Celebrate the dance's
undulating origins, sultry tribal rhythms and
shimmying improvisation of body and beat with
live music by the UK's top Arabic
musicians." and it was all of that. The
star, Daphne Pena, talked to us afterwards about
what she had got from this form of dancing and
when we looked her up we found that in fact she's
one of the UK's foremost proponents of a
particular New York style of Pilates, and teaches
that and bellydancing in London. Her website is
in the links below, and if you go to the Fringe
then we can really recommend her show. |
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Gillian
dancing with her sister Jen (who together with
their friends are "Jewels of the East"), at
the charity
Hafla, 2/2/08.
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When we got back home we set about
finding some bellydance sessions – and these
were quite difficult to locate, until we found
that the dance studio that is almost on our
doorstep (just on the outskirts of Durham) does
evening sessions, so I enrolled in those. Believe
me, once a week is sufficient for a beginner.
Anyway, our teacher, Gillian Hutton, is really,
really good – and can even get me doing
something that feels (and Ian says looks) not too
bad. As well as teaching, Gillian runs a
bellydance troupe called Jewels of the East, and they
do demonstrations and workshops all over the
North East and will even provide entertainment
for your event - including a souk if you want it,
with some really nice things for sale. Their own
website has some great pics on it, and some good
links to other sites too. |
Gillian
dancing at the charity Hafla,Durham Rugby Club,
2/2/08.
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Here are a few shots of me in the
new outfit Ian bought me for Christmas (the blue one) and
for my birthday (the red one). These ones are posed, but
I’m hoping to get good enough to do a bit of a show
soon and then there will be some better ones.
I'm on Youtube,
too. Click here.
Here are a few links that I’ve
found useful:
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