Women come to Shake Your Beauty with friends, daughters, sisters, mothers, grandmothers or by themselves. They might be hesitant at first but they leave laughing, many of them talking about taking more dance lessons.
“No experience is necessary and women of all ages, shapes and sizes and different physical conditions come. They can do as little or as much as they want to. The idea is to have fun and learn about some of the different kinds of dance in our community,” said Debbie Larson, African dance instructor and organizer of this event.
As well, there will be instruction in belly dancing, Polynesian dance and at the end, relaxing yoga.
“The women find out that dancing makes them feel good. When we hear a beat, we want to move to it. Women always comment on what fun they’ve had and ask for more,” said Larson. “I so appreciate the women who volunteer their time to instruct. They come because they love dancing and want to share it with other women.”
There will be four one-hour sessions with breaks between. A light lunch of fruit, bagels and drinks is provided.
Shake Your Beauty is a fundraiser to support costs of providing women’s programs at the Family Resource Centre. It takes place April 14. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. with dancing from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Participants are asked to wear loose clothing and bring a yoga mat if they have one. Shake Your Beauty takes place at CMHA, 3100-28th Ave. Cost is $20 and pre-registration is required because space is limited. To register, call 250-545-3390.
