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Swan

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joined on 06/09/07
last updated 10/02/08
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Articulate, artistic, creative, dreamer, dancer, gardener, intense, lover, mercurial, poet, sensitive, sensual, Mother and Daughter of the Earth and Starry Sky.

"You haven't got anything to dance about until you're over thirty-five anyway." ---Bert Balladine

"The Gypsy Dancer appears to be free from the societal constraints. The Gypsy as the Wild Woman archetype has magical powers, powers which make her dangerous. She is out-of-control, or at least beyond the control of the patriarchy. She evokes fear, especially in the subconscious where the Wild Woman lurks within us all. We are afraid to let her out because we may loose control." ---Laurel Victoria Gray
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I walked to work this morning. The walk soothed the stirring shadows inside. The air was moist and cool but heavy. Twas like wearing a bracelet of air with tiny droplets of water... The temperature in the 60's.I must remark this is unusual weather for this moutaineous region but very much valued.

I relished looking up at the bright blue sky through the skeletal boughs of the hardwood trees lining the quiet streets. My feet crunched the loose black gravel strewn last week by the cinder tr... read more
Wed, December 12, 2007 - 1:18 PM permalink - 6 comments
 
Hello all, found this article on a livejournal belly dance blog. I'm not sure how I feel about it... Any thoughts?

Swan


So You Think You Can (Belly) Dance?
by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie, originally published at Muslimah Media Watch

It’s time to set the record straight, everyone. So here it is: belly dancing is not a significant facet of Middle Eastern culture. It’s a dance, not a lifestyle (not according to most Middle Eastern people, anyway).

I’ve had ... read more
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 5:39 AM permalink - 7 comments
 
I don't typically repost Rob Breszy horoscopes on my journal because I figure most of my friends already recieve Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter and are capable of reading it...

But, my horoscope this week kinda freaked me out. This past summer, my partner and I took my daughter, Sapphire, to see the "Simpson's Movie" at a neat old drive-in movie theatre for some family fun. We had the most quirky fun that night!

I was totally taken by a part in the movie in which Homer held his pig... read more
Fri, November 9, 2007 - 8:03 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
My Uncle Cat died last night.

Harold Eugene born November 9, 1944 died October 29, 2007.

I'm feeling very sad and am in shock even though I knew this was coming.

I loved him very much.

Swan
Tue, October 30, 2007 - 8:36 AM permalink - 3 comments
 

I'm feeling frustrated today with my progress in belly dance. I need to achieve more flexibility. I'm thinking of taking up yoga. Just which yoga I have not yet decided.

My moves seem stiff and artificial to me.

My snake arms look like stick woman arms!

I've now taken 7 classes for a total of 21 class hours.... I know I'm a beginner but I want to move with fludity.

Can a 30 something woman who has never taken dance in her life really learn to dance Tribal Fusion belly dance? I'... read more
Tue, October 23, 2007 - 10:56 AM permalink - 4 comments
 
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Walk-about (blog entry)
I walked to work this morning. The walk soothed the stirring shadows inside. The air was moist and cool but heavy. Twas like wearing a bracelet of air with tiny droplets of water... The temperature in the 60's.I must remark this is unusual weath... read more
blog entry posted Wed, December 12, 2007 - 1:18 PM permalink - 6 comments
Belly Dance post from another belly dance blog on livejournal (blog entry) Hello all, found this article on a livejournal belly dance blog. I'm not sure how I feel about it... Any thoughts?

Swan


So You Think You Can (Belly) Dance?
by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie, originally published at Mu... read more
blog entry posted Mon, December 3, 2007 - 5:39 AM permalink - 8 comments
Spider pig, spider pig.... (blog entry) I don't typically repost Rob Breszy horoscopes on my journal because I figure most of my friends already recieve Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter and are capable of reading it...

But, my horoscope this week kinda freaked me out. This past sum... read more
blog entry posted Fri, November 9, 2007 - 8:03 AM permalink - 0 comments
Uncle Cat (blog entry) My Uncle Cat died last night.

Harold Eugene born November 9, 1944 died October 29, 2007.

I'm feeling very sad and am in shock even though I knew this was coming.

I loved him very much.

Swan
blog entry posted Tue, October 30, 2007 - 8:36 AM permalink - 4 comments
Dance Frustration (blog entry)
I'm feeling frustrated today with my progress in belly dance. I need to achieve more flexibility. I'm thinking of taking up yoga. Just which yoga I have not yet decided.

My moves seem stiff and artificial to me.

My snake arms look like st... read more
blog entry posted Tue, October 23, 2007 - 10:56 AM permalink - 4 comments
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