my newest hobby ...

yep, you got it. i belly dance now. and i love it! i really really do. in fact, now that i've moved up from the beginner course, where you learn the basic shimmies and what my instructor calls the travelling 6 pack (a series of commonly used steps that make up the basics for most choreography), i get to do cool stuff.

i started learning two choreographed dances just last night. one class is what is called a fusion class, where you do bellydancing and other dance style moves to nontraditional music. we're using "hips don't lie" this session. and since i'm taking two courses now, i am learning a veil dance too. it isn't as much fun because it is all flowy and pretty, but i like it nonetheless.

but, the best part of the whole deal is that i've graduated to a coin belt. that is basically a hip scarf with metal coins on it that jingle when you move. i get to jingle now. fun!