Belly Dance Lessons of Life by Yasmin 

1. Life shouldn’t and won’t be choreographed.
2. Hitting every beat is not necessary, or advisable.
3. Pauses help create dramatic build.
4. Life experience brings richer emotional content to creative expression.
5. Projecting emotion is more important than executing flawless technique.
6. Understanding culture and language are essential. (You should never lip synch to a song when you don’t know what the words mean.)
7. Love thy fat and let it jiggle.

In Egypt, experienced (read older) dancers are valued. They are certainly much more fun to watch.

1, 2, and 5 I need to work on. I love to plan out my day but I realized that something always comes up, good, bad or meh. Then, I just have to throw out my original plan and I don’t have enough time to redo it. The same could be applied to a larger scale, like life. Regarding number 2, I’m reminded of dancing to my husband’s original guitar piece. I always tried to hit all the beats but felt that my movements just didn’t seem right. Number 5, yeah my husband has watched me practice and commented that I look too focused so my face just looks blank. Honestly, though, I feel the music inside! XD

What are your thoughts? Is there anything in this list you’d remove for yourself? What would you add?

~corinne

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    “Love thy fat and let it jiggle.” AMEN!

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