Coming Up Events for FALL:

Bellydance @ Gold's Gym

Time

Tuesday, September 28 · 5:30pm - 6:00pm Location Gold's Gym Old Fort Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN Daniella of Umbra Fusion Bellydance and Studio 314 will be teaching a short "Introduction to Bellydance" class at Gold's Gym in Murfreesboro, Tn. She will be teaching introductory techniques and movements while explaining the benefits of bellydance. As well as tossing in a quick choreography, combining the basic moves for a better understanding of how bellydance can look and work in the long run.

Fall Holiday Special: Learn how to BELLYDANCE

Time	Monday, September 27 at 6:00pm - October 10 at 8:00pm
Location	Studio 314 (Top of the Block) 314 W. Lokey Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN Studio 314 is bringing back its popular holiday special. $65 for 10 classes, with 6 weeks to take them all! This special can be purchased the last week of September through the first week of October. Don't miss out! ALSO!!! Umbra Fusion Bellydance Co. and A'Shadi can also be seen and heard at this year's GMX Nashville, the Geek Media Expo! Umbra and A'Shadi will be performing 30 min. shows and will also be holding a Bellydance panel! Come and learn about bellydance, or if you already know about bellydance, we'd love to hear your input! More information coming... STUDIO 314 Fall Class Schedule: We have some special things going on this fall. First, I'd like to tell you about our HOLIDAY SPECIAL on bellydance classes at the studio. $65 for 10 classes with 6 weeks to take all 10 classes. This special will be available for purchase at the end of September and the very first week of October! Don't miss out on your chance to try all of our unique classes. New Fall Schedule: MONDAY: Tai Chi- an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Class is held from 6-7pm. Payment type for the Tai Chi class is a $12 drop-in. Intermediate Bellydance- Ample experience is needed to participate in this class. Allison will break down layering, popping and locking, and more advanced bellydance techniques; as well as putting those movements into short choreographies. Class is held from 7-8pm. Beginner's Bellydance II- Experience is needed to participate in this class. Daniella will introduce layering, movement, popping and locking, plus some choreography. Class is held from 8-9pm. TUESDAY: Bellydance Flexibility & Drills- No experience needed, but this class can benefit ALL levels. Daniella will start to help you regain your limber abilities, or help make them even stronger than before. This will be achieved through various yoga and pilates techniques. The 2nd half of class will be concentrated on drilling the basic bellydance moves into the ground, and building confidence with the students' fundamental bellydance knowledge. Class is held from 7-8pm. WEDNESDAY: Beginners Slow & Snaky Fusion- No experience needed. Abby will break down the fundamentals of slow movement, and Tribal Fusion technique for snaking your way through bellydance. Class is held from 8-9pm. THURSDAY: Beginners Bellydance I- No experience needed. Allison will start to teach the basic fundamentals of bellydance technique, terminology and history. Class is held from 6-7pm. SUNDAY: Bellydance Choreography- Some experience needed. Daniella will put together moves and techniques learned in beginner and intermediate classes, combining them into a choreography. Class is held from 7-8pm. ALL PRICING PACKAGES AND SPECIALS GO TOWARDS THE BELLYDANCE CLASSES ONLY! We hope to see you active.

Hello World

I decided it was time to blog about bellydance the moment everyone started looking at me oddly when it became all I wanted to talk about. I'm not sure anyone else understands my obsession. If there is someone out there that "gets it"... I'd love to know.

I'm honestly just one of those people that finds one or two true loves and obsesses about them through out life. I'm beginning to realize that my two true loves are my fiance, and my bellydancing. I'm completely addicted to the development of my own skill and driven by the need to teach anyone and everyone I can about this wonderful dance that I've fallen in love with.

I spent many semi miserable years learning ballet, pointe and jazz. I say "semi" because I loved to dance. It didn't matter what kind of dance, but I wasn't the best, thinnest or most beautiful ballerina. I never made the dance team, and was somewhat of an out cast in my classes. I didn't understand it. I loved dancing so much, so why wasn't I good at it? Maybe ballet just wasn't for me...

When I turned 16 I discovered something new. Something I could feel. I discovered bellydance. Bellydance helped me through my awkward teenage years, and it helped me grow as a person. I accepted my body image, and was finally able to kick anorexia, because I no longer felt ashamed of my figure.

A lot of people wonder... or even ask me why I bellydance, or why I obsess over it... or why I bug them with so many stories about dance. This is a hard question for me to answer, and requires a very lengthy response.

Bellydance has helped me in so many ways through out my life, and continues to do so. . . it has become a friend to me and a constant teacher. I learn something new from its lessons everyday. Call me weird. Or obsessed, but I have found what I need to help me feel balanced in this crazy life we live. Have you?