The spring session of belly dance classes started today! I’m officially signed up for the Thursday night class, but I had a coupon for a “free sample” so I went tonight, too. *grin* The Bloomington studio is close to my apartment, so I biked over there. I wish I had bought that shawl a couple days ago, it would have been fun to use tonight. If it’s still available for a good price on Wednesday after I go to the bank, maybe I’ll pick it up. Or maybe I’ll just shop for one online. Anyway, I did benefit from taking level one twice, but I was feeling a little bored by the end because I wasn’t gaining any new skills so, it’s off to level two!

Level two is HARD! Ok, not hard for someone who’s gone through it before, but very hard for a first timer! I worked up more of a sweat tonight than at any three level one classes combined! We had to do hip throws while walking while playing the correct pattern on our zills while dreaming of pink elephants while holding up our arms in graceful fashion while singing “I’m a little tea pot.” Ok, it wasn’t quite that hard… but dang. I’m gonna need a ton of practice! YAY! I’m quite glad I got my free sneak peek before Thursday so I know what kind of session I’m in for. If and when I have spare cash (that’s not intended for the college thing) I may go back to the Monday class on occasion, just for fun.