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Originally Posted by Reen.Blom
So why did you stop?
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The mental strain took a toll on me that I became unwilling to pay.
Performing was a constant struggle between being an extreme introvert and the necessity of being on public display. I lived in a university town where everyone knew everyone else, and that meant my profession drew a lot of attention that spilled over into my personal life. I particularly hated being approached by men simply because I was a bellydancer- all they knew was my name and my approximate bra size but they thought that was enough for them to assume an acquaintance and ask for more. I was also tired of the long hours of practice, the pressures of the business end of dancing, the constant competing for jobs, and it was just time to do something else.
How's that for too much information?
Actually, now that I reflect on it, I was not even thirty when I retired, because I got married at 26 and rarely danced after that.