July 2012
13 posts
7.19
Dance related stuff today. I gotta get my shit together!!
Warm up:A quick warm up, consisting of a couple forward folds, holding downward facing dog for a few breaths, and then doing a little flow between downward facing dog and plank a few times.
Drills: -75 Chest Lifts- next time, I think I’ll come up with a challenge to add to these, as they are soo important to continue drilling, but...
7.17 continued
Here’s what I did in more detail..lol
Upper Body: -20 modified push ups -Shoulder Sequence from Rachel Brice’s Arms and Posture DVD
Core: -Tummy Punches for one minute -Belly rolls U2D** for one minute -Belly rolls D2U^^ for one minute
Lower Body: -5 squats each in four different positions(listed in a previous lower body work out)
Flexibility: -Do I really need to explain every...
7.17
Did something today! (Finally, right?) I did upper body, core, lower body, and flexibility. Don’t feel like typing it all out though, as I’m posting from my phone. To.be continued!!!
The Wandering Mind: My Struggle →
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My morning starts with me lying in bed wallowing in self pity for at least an hour. Everyday lacking the luster for life. What’s the point? Should I face my demons today? Can’t I just stay in bed and pretend they don’t exist? Everyday is challenge. A new obstacle we must rise to and overcome. A…
7.7.12
Today, lower body. Blech. Everything is blech lately!! I guess I just have to find my passion again :/
One minute of each:
Traditional squats Mod. Squats- feet together, on toes Mod. Squats- staggered feet (both sides) Basic Side Lying Leg Lifts Side Lying Internal Leg Lifts(for the inner thigh) Glute Squeezes!
Muhh…i hated it, but I did it. Only 10 minutes. No excuse. Boom.
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Muh.
So this morning I got up on four hours of sleep to go to a very pointless meeting at work. Only to come out to the parking lot and discover that one of my tires decided to go flat. Welp. There goes the car repair I was gonna get this week. I went home to sleep it off, woke up four hours later feeling more tired, and also managed to acquire a headache and a stiff neck. I know I’m bitching,...
6.29.12
Today was core. Honestly, I didn’t write down the exact numbers and I’m too damn lazy to try to figure it all out…so in a nutshell, this is what I did:
1 minute of each:
Tummy Punches- sucking in the tummy as far and as hard as you can
Belly Rolls- both directions
Basic Crunches
Crunches to the right and left
Plank- modified, unfortunately. I’ll get there!
June 2012
6 posts
A Wink and A Smile (2008) →
“An intoxicating mix of private yearnings and public spectacle, A WINK AND A SMILE exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power and sexuality under the spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten “ordinary” women who do something extraordinary - learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease. Through their adventures, we see how a homemaker, a reporter, a doctor, an...
6.27.12
Today’s Quickie Work Out- Upper Body
WOW. My arms and pecs are like jelly. I’m not surprised, since I haven’t done a damn thing all summer, and my upper body has always been pretty underdeveloped..but all the same, I’m still pleasantly surprised that after only ten minutes, I got a full upper body work out and and already feeling the soreness set in. Yippee!!!!
This is...
A New Idea Sort of
I saw a belly dace DVD recently with 5 different 10-minute work outs. I wish I remember what it’s called(comment if you know!), but it gave me a new strategy to try as I’m currently stuck in a ridiculous rut. I very much liked the idea of have several different 10-minute routines laid out, so that regardless of how I’m feeling that day, I have no excuse to not do anything....
October 2011
9 posts
My Goals. Again. I Know, I know..
I know I do this like, every five minutes or so. But that’s obviously because something isn’t working. So here’s yet another system I’m trying. THis is what I mapped out for myself today while enjoying a delicious bagel. If you’ve got any input, please, let me have it!!
General goals -increase movement repertoire -increase all-over muscle strength -increase dance...
October 21 and 23
My two performances were awesome! I danced the same song to both, but that doesn’t take away the magic any I think :)
The first was a little uncomfortable, simply because there were very few performers, and I was the ONLY tribal fusion dancer. I had met the owners of the studio once before and attended performances there before, but I did not personally know anyone at this hafla besides my...
Update on Upcoming Dates!
October 12- choose music for Autism Benefit Hafla and begin choreography- I never did this! >.< I may still try to come up with something, but probably not. There just isn’t enough time to practice what I’ve got and start something new without either dropping out of school or quitting my job! So I guess I’ll have to settle for one step at a time.
October 19- master Alt...
Belly Dance Blogs
Anybody know of a good belly dance BLOG? I’m already following a lot of belly dance blogs that pretty much only post pictures and videos, and then reblog each other. And I’m curious to know if anybody out there posts some text blogs? Are you following any cool belly dance blogs?
10-10-11
Warm up- Yoga for Strengthening and Preparation on Serpentine(not the whole thing..i skipped virabadrasana(sp), trikonasana and vimonasana)
Training- Alt Glute Lock(almost there!), Shoulder Shimmy and Basic Shimmy
Practice- Right in the Eyeball choreography(i have almost the whole thing done! and the parts i don’t have done, i sort of want to improv anyway. yayyyyyyy =])
Cool down- Bein a...
Upcoming Goals/Events
October 12- choose music for Autism Benefit Hafla and begin choreography
October 15- submit music for Halloween Hafla and Trunk Sale
October 17- submit music for Autism Benefit Hafla and Howlin Halloween Hafla
October 16- finish choreography for Right in the Eyeball
October 19- master Alt Glute Locks (i know, i know, i’m behind!)
October 21- master Shoulder Shimmy and Basic Shimmy
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Healthy Habits. Or a lack thereof.
Lately I’ve been thinking about my life. My passions, my education, my career path..overall everything that I want, love and need. I’ve come to discover that most things in my life point to me eventually leading a healthly, holistic lifestyle. The thing is, I’m not ready for that yet!
I know it’s best to start the good habits while you’re young, but every time I find...
September 2011
25 posts
Haflassss :)
October 23- confirmed spot in a halloween hafla
October 21- waiting on confirmation
I am SO stoked. :)
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Promo Anyone?
Okay, so as offering up promos seems to be the thing to do nowadays, I thought I’d join in. :)
Be one of the first five people to message me this short survey(filled out, of course!), and I’ll promo you for three days. I can’t guarantee that I will promo you three times a day or five times a day, but I can guarantee AT LEAST once. You don’t need to reblog, just answer the questions below :)
What...
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Teaching Weeks Three and Four
I could have swore I posted a blog on Week Three! Oh well! Here is everything my student and I have gone over since my last post!
-Review posture, oblique lifts, glute locks, pelvic locks, chest lifts
-Chest slides, isolations for chest circles(chest diamonds), basic concept of ribcage figure 8
Each week I also incorporate stretching and strengthening exercises. I like to keep the moves new and...
Promo Anyone?
Okay, so as offering up promos seems to be the thing to do nowadays, I thought I’d join in. :)
Be one of the first five people to message me this short survey(filled out, of course!), and I’ll promo you for three days. I can’t guarantee that I will promo you three times a day or five times a day, but I can guarantee AT LEAST once. You don’t need to reblog, just answer the...
Training..In My Situation
So here’s my situation:
I go to school full time. I work almost full time(most weeks). I teach a one hour class on Mondays. And have a boyfriend, family, and friends who all require love and care.
My problem is not finding time to work out, but finding time to train.
I have two gym classes, plus the class I teach, and open gym time if I want it at the college, so I do NOT need work out...
Alt Glute Locks
In my instructional DVD, 5 Layers From the Ground Up, Nadira teaches several layered movements, as well as combinations. This month, one of the layered movements I’m working on Nadira calls Alt Glute Locks.
The movement is done by alternating glute locks, and adding on chest movements. The first level is simple chest lifts and drops. Once you get that down, practice alternating glute locks...
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9/5/11
Today my little work out was less of a work out, and more of a focus on my goals. Since I have a LOT going on during the school year, I’m setting myself very small goals to accomplish. This way, I can still make improve my dance, and not overwhelm myself.
For September, I plan to complete and master two sections of 5 Layers From the Ground Up with Nadira, and two shimmies from Every Shimmy...
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Google +
Does anybody have an account on Google +? On tribe.net, discussions keep popping up about belly dancers showing up on Google + and I want to check it out! Except apparently you need an invite to sign up…can anybody help me out?
The email is hollyraqs@yahoo.com
Thanks :)
