Last Blog

awww...my last blog. Doesn't feel like a semester has passed, but it has. Sitting in a classroom for 6 hours every Sunday isn't the most thrilling thing in the world, but is has been a nice constant in my life. I've felt frustrated many times (iMovie projects and quiche shortages), but I have enjoyed getting to know all of you. Thanks for making a stressful semester enjoyable!

Show Time!

going to do a photo blog tonight. Here are some backstage pics from the belly dance show.

Show and Tell:How To

You must admire my restraint. We've been in class too many weeks to mention and this is my first bellydance show and tell!

Rachel Brice is a tribal belly dancer. Tribal is a fusion dance of traditional bellydance and dances from Africa, Asia and just about everywhere else. It's a little more goth and dark than regular belly dance.

All that to say, this DVD, Tribal Fusion - Yoga Isolations & Drills for Bellydance, teaches Yoga moves to stretch your body and then focuses on techniques, such as hip drops and chest lifts. You won't be a great belly dancer after watching this, but you will be able to make your chest do this cool "pop." If you've ever pass me on the Beltway, you'll more than likely see me practicing that move. Truckers looooove me!

Show and Tell: Classification

I have more than what I shared in class because inevitably, when I get home from class I see something that would have been perfect for show and tell. Here are two books from Beverly West and Nancy Peske. "Bibliotherapy: The Girl's Guide to Books for Every Phase of Our Lives" and "Cinematherapy: Cinematherapy : The Girl's Guide to Movies for Every Mood" have both introduced me to authors and movies I have never heard of or never thought of reading. Beverly and Nancy alone are responsible for intorducing me to Dorothy Parker. Bev and Nan have take this idea of theraphy via entertainment and produced an entire of series of books.