Until I gather my thoughts on this vast subject, here is a short intro into my personal history and view of the topic:
I began Belly Dancing 4 or 5 years ago. It was on and off due to various circumstances. I moved schools this year and thank Eris I didâ?¦ My previous school was akin to the westerners version of Chinese foodâ?¦.*no comparison* My new school focuses on the differences in the different traditions, the history, modern interpretation. the biological factors, the emotion and letting go.
Belly dance is not about telling a story, rather it is a dance of emotionsâ?¦either you dance the emotions elicited by the music or you dance the emotions you felt coming in and you find its place in the music playing.
For many reasons I struggle with medicationâ?¦or at least with keeping still. Belly dance is a moving meditation of sortsâ?¦ It helps me get in touch with parts of myself that I often intellectualize away, It links me to the earth and its energy, Itâ??s powerful and engulfing.
It is physically toughâ?¦ I have done a few months of Kung Fu (Si Fu is a mean man) and I am more tired after 2 hours of BF than a 3 hour combo of sparing and Kung Fuâ?¦
Far from the blitzy and gaudy portrayal of many modern dancers.
Magickaly speaking, I find Belly dance to be invaluable and dynamic. And at times terrifyingly powerful. A power that stems from both feminine and masculine sources.
With it I enter a state in which is both fluid and tangible. I cant wait to learn and apply it to more Magickal practices!
