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Belly Dance Cardio - Beginner Lvl 2 Nothing sensuous about this class: We warm up and then don't stop the music till the end of class, and we mean business. Shimmy your body to gain stamina while burning calories and toning legs and arms. This class is not for novices, but advanced beginners (2+ six week courses experience). Here, we don't teach moves - we use them, and again 2..3..4.. Cost: $10/session pay as you go Sundays 1-2pm @ Perimeter Studio - Teal Room Prerequisite: Any 2 Beginner level courses Get exposed to body undulations, turns, shimmies and upper body isolations of this ancient and beautiful dance form. Belly dancing not only works your midsection, it makes for a full-body workout that shapes and tones muscles, including transverse abdominals, tones the upper body, obliques, glutes, quadriceps and calves by isolating the muscles through stretching and exercise, including lunges and belly flutters, hip circles, and shimmying. ("From Flab to FAB: Belly Dance your way to Fitness", Ebony Magazine, August 2007)

Working the abdominal muscles and the thighs "Within six weeks - if you practice at home - you can lose inches" (Ebony Magazine, 8/07, pg 102).

What is Belly Dance Cardio?

• It's one way to burn calories and help you lose weight
• It makes your heart strong so that it doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood
• It increases your lung capacity
• It helps reduce risk of heart attack, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes
• It makes you feel good
• It helps you sleep better
• It helps reduce stress

Why Belly Dance Cardio?

Belly Dance Cardio is so much more fun than that:

• It's women only
• We use fun Middle Eastern dance music
• We use belly dance moves, so in addition to a workout, you also practice belly dancing
• You can wear your coin sash and be fabulous
• There are no novices (2 courses minimum prerequisite)
• We don't slow down or stop to teach a move - we just keep doing them, and faster this time!

Attire Loose workout cloths, thick socks or ballet slippers. You might want to bring: Your coin sash, a towel, and definitely some water!

Walk-ins welcome (see prerequisites)

Prerequisites

The prerequisite is necessary since we do not teach moves in this course, but use them, so you need to know the basic belly dance moves and their names.

Shake it like Shakira Want to practice all those super hot Shakira style hip undulations? Want to practice those cool chest & torso undulations? Want to practice chest & hip locks like Shakira? Want to practice the hip-roll? Want to show that your hips don't lie? See you Sundays (Starting September 23) at the Perimeter studio from 1-2pm in the Teal Room!

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