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Pregnancy & Bellydance

Six months pregnant, in cane and drum solo dance, Suzy show, Winnipeg, March 2004. Photo by G. HeckyThe connection between bellydance, pregnancy, and birth is ancient. Dancing pregnant, then during recovery from birth, challenged my assumptions about this connection. Here are a couple of videos available, and my testimonial to the joys, pains, and surprises of dance during pregnancy.

More about Pregnancy & Bellydance

About Blessing Ways

Belly Dance with Suzy: A Prenatal Exercise

Belly Dancing During Pregnancy: A Video by Gaby Mardshana Oeftering

Ideas for Blessing Ways:  Honouring the Expectant
Mother Through Gathering and Ritual

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Q - I am pregnant. I heard that bellydance will be
good for me. Is this true?

“Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance...is a celebration of that miracle.”
~ Martha Washington