Saturday, May 09, 2009
Happy Vesak Day to everyone. (:


Finally is Public Holiday which mean NO WORKING. Recently had been to California Fitness after work almost everyday? I think, it time for me to slim down and keep Fit! Also Belly dancing lesson on Friday at Arab street with my elder sister as she wanted me to join with her.

10 things you never knew about belly dancing;
1. Belly dancing is NOT a dance for seduction, and many women dance for their friends and family, not men, as a form of sisterhood.

2. A good belly dancer conveys and projects emotion through the dance

3. Contrary to assumptions, men do belly dance as well

4. Some hand gestures in Belly Dancing contain spiritual meanings in relation of the traditions of the Middle East.

5. The word 'Belly dance' is derived from the influence of the Americans in the 1980s. The real term for Middle Eastern is 'Oriental dance/Raks Sharqi.

6. Oriental dance is believed to be one of the most ancient dance is the world!

7. Some belly dancing moves stimulate the body's synovial fluid in these joints relieving back and joint pains.

8. Oriental Dance/ Raks Sharqi is considered great pre-natal form of exercise that prepares a women for childbirth.

9. Belly dance move can help to relieve pre-menstrual cramps by alleviation congestion in the pelvic area

10. Belly dancing was banned for a period of time in Egypt.




Have a nice weekend ahead.