Hello from Melbourne, Australia!

Peanut · 10-24-2006, 09:54 AM

Hi there!

I had my very first beginners' class last week. What an eye-opener- I never realised I was so unfit! I found muscles I didn't know I had!

I'm 30, married, with beautiful 1 year old twin boys. I decided a while back I needed to do something exercise-wise, and thought of belly dancing- it's one form of dance where being a stick figure isn't considered an advantage! It was great to see ladies of all shapes an sizes having a go.

I missed the first class of the term because of a migraine, so I was a bit behind the eight ball. I found out afterwards (to my relief!) that our class is a mixture of newbies and girls who have already done a term :o That made me a bit less embarrassed at being so uncoordinated!

Anyway, I wanted to say hello. I hope to be able to glean some pearls of wisdom from these boards!

Happy shimmying!

Maria_Aya · 10-24-2006, 11:20 AM

Welcomeeeeeeeeee !!!
Enjoy reading and dont hesitate to ask anything cross your mind.

Friendly from another Greek-Ausie (yep Melbourne girl, was born in Ritchmond

) but living Greece now

Maria Aya

gwinity · 10-24-2006, 11:29 AM

Welcome Peanut (from another Melburnian)!

I'm glad you didn't feel overwhelmed by the mixture of levels of experience in the class.

There's lots of different levels of experience here, too, so don't be shy about asking questions!

Alaya · 10-26-2006, 06:07 PM

Welcome to the forum. happy posting.

Madeline · 10-28-2006, 06:15 AM

Hello Peanut!

maariku · 10-29-2006, 09:42 PM

Hi Peanut (cool name!). We are just like your class - people of different levels, body types and backgrounds! But we all share the same passion

belly taz · 11-01-2006, 04:01 PM

hi there and welcome

Amulya · 11-02-2006, 06:57 AM

Hi Peanut,

Welcome! Hope you know what you started: belly dance is a life long addiction

Another belly dancer from Oz

vinstones · 11-06-2006, 03:52 PM

Welcome Peanut,

My wife's a beginner too..

Her main concern was that her body is too stiff..

Thats y I am there to give her support and feeback..

Cheers

10-24-2006, 09:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Peanut Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1	Hello from Melbourne, Australia! Hi there! I had my very first beginners' class last week. What an eye-opener- I never realised I was so unfit! I found muscles I didn't know I had! I'm 30, married, with beautiful 1 year old twin boys. I decided a while back I needed to do something exercise-wise, and thought of belly dancing- it's one form of dance where being a stick figure isn't considered an advantage! It was great to see ladies of all shapes an sizes having a go. I missed the first class of the term because of a migraine, so I was a bit behind the eight ball. I found out afterwards (to my relief!) that our class is a mixture of newbies and girls who have already done a term :o That made me a bit less embarrassed at being so uncoordinated! Anyway, I wanted to say hello. I hope to be able to glean some pearls of wisdom from these boards! Happy shimmying!

11-02-2006, 06:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Amulya Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Byron Bay, Australia Posts: 922	Hi Peanut, Welcome! Hope you know what you started: belly dance is a life long addiction Another belly dancer from Oz __________________ Blog: What Were They Thinking?

11-06-2006, 03:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
vinstones Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm from Singapore Posts: 88	Welcome Peanut, My wife's a beginner too.. Her main concern was that her body is too stiff.. Thats y I am there to give her support and feeback.. Cheers __________________ Women Health & Beauty Tips with Free Bellydance Video : www.doristlc.com

10-24-2006, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Maria_Aya Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 2,246	Welcomeeeeeeeeee !!! Enjoy reading and dont hesitate to ask anything cross your mind. Friendly from another Greek-Ausie (yep Melbourne girl, was born in Ritchmond ) but living Greece now Maria Aya

10-24-2006, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
gwinity Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 357	Welcome Peanut (from another Melburnian)! I'm glad you didn't feel overwhelmed by the mixture of levels of experience in the class. There's lots of different levels of experience here, too, so don't be shy about asking questions!

10-26-2006, 06:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Alaya Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 275	Welcome to the forum. happy posting.

10-28-2006, 06:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Madeline Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 303	Hello Peanut!

10-29-2006, 09:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
maariku Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Estonia Posts: 1,155	Hi Peanut (cool name!). We are just like your class - people of different levels, body types and backgrounds! But we all share the same passion

11-01-2006, 04:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
belly taz Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: birmingham,England Posts: 461	hi there and welcome