June 22, 2010 - Day 103

In January I began taking classes in Improvisational Tribal Style belly dance. These are the coin scarves we wear to practice. This kind of scarf is really more for "shiny" dancing, but the jingling does let you know if you're moving! ITS is a group-based dance where you follow a leader, and the lead switches between dancers. After basics class and intermediate (a challenge, but the teacher encourages a friend and I to stay) I watched the start of the performance group's practice. When the teacher yelled, "anyone need to borrow a sword?" I chuckled - that's not something you hear every day!