Body Movement

Yesterday I took my first Tribal Fusion Belly Dance class with my friend Arielle by a teacher named Mala("bad girl" in Spanish). It was so much fun and through this experience I was able to gain an even better understanding and love of the dance. Watching my body actually move (correctly- our teacher was pretty good) and realizing and understanding my "center" made me realize that I do, indeed have a body. A real, moving, body. I actually got well at the one thing that I absolutely couldn't do, which was ondulations. Arielle and I had a lot of fun, and I felt so strange taking a bus in Manhattan headed downtown so I could take my train to the Bronx. I can't wait until my next class, I'm going to try to convince someone to switch hours with me for next Tuesday. The teachers said that they would take volunteers if anyone wanted to perform with the when they have a show. Arielle and I really want to. I don't know if I stressed this enough, but the fact that I was able to find my "center".... I guess I'm becoming more aware of my body and my spiritual being- I am one in both, and most people have forgotten that.