Serendipity
Three times is a charm. First, my girlfriend went to a belly dance seminar in Florida (she dances with a troupe) and was telling me about this great African dance troupe that put on an exhibition. 2) At our diversity conference, a local African dance troupe (which has traveled all over the world) performed and I was impressed. 3) Today while working the blood drive, a lady that works near me (but in a different department) plops down & asks “How did you lose the weight?” We start talking and she invites me to come out to a local African dance class. (She said there were white girls there:-). So, I guess that will be my next foray into fun fitness.
Krista over at stumptuous.com has put up instructions in how to modify pull-ups to assist yourself so you can actually build up to doing them. I did assisted pull-ups on the Smith with my feet on a bench last night. I am quite sure I looked like a total dumb-a$$, but I really felt it in my arms. Did I mention I actually lifted real weights last night? Biceps, triceps, and shoulders. Can I get a rousing rendition of “We Will Rock You”?
Also, I made myself some liquid crack (lima bean soup). Note to self, take a digestive enzyme with that. Hope everyone in the weight room blamed that on somebody other than the cute blond hanging from the Smith machine. Just saying.
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Oooohhh, I've done African dance on and off for years, and they DO let the white girls in. It can be quite aerobic, too, and if they have live drummers, that will make the class that much more fun! In fact, next week I'm going to three dance workshops offered by a visiting African dance troupe.
You should try it. It keeps my interest much more than an aerobics class would.
They do have live drummers. I've done middle eastern drumming for a while - which is a blast. But never done any belly dancing. Anyway, sounds like fun - you've made me even more excited about trying!
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