Belly Dancing: Exercise for Every Body
Human beings have used dance to express happiness and joy for thousands of years! The magical combination of music and motion feeds our creative souls and helps us love, accept, and appreciate our amazing bodies. Dancing is a fun, inexpensive way to give ourselves the gifts of exercise and self-care, which can be powerful and effective tools in our recovery toolboxes.
In this workshop, we will discuss how exercise can increase happiness in our New Lives through its psychological and physical benefits. We'll put these ideas into practice by learning some basic, gentle belly dancing steps and experience the joy and happiness that dancing together creates. No previous dancing experience is required and all bodies and all physical abilities are welcome. If you like, feel free to bring a colorful scarf to tie around your waist, a belly dancing hip scarf, a flowing skirt or pants, or fun, jingly jewelry to help you shake your shimmy!
Rebecca W./allRebecca, (Peer Presenter)
Rebecca has been a WFS participant since 2014 and became a Certified Moderator in 2017. Regularly attending face-to-face WFS meetings and using the 13 statements of the New Life Program have been central to her long-term recovery. Last fall, she returned to school to become a licensed alcohol and drug counselor in Minnesota. Rebecca has enjoyed many kinds of dancing as a hobby since middle school. She studied and taught Middle-Eastern dance at the Cassandra School and performed in Cassandra Shore's Jawaahir Dance Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.