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31/7/2016 1 Comment Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!We donned our coin scarves and let loose at Dynamo House on Wednesday night when BVWI took on bellydancing! Lots of us were eager to try out this sensual and elegant form of dance, which contrary to believe is not about the belly, but all about the hips.
Led by our wonderful guest Gabriella Middleton, we truly found our inner goddesses and even the most uncoordinated of us were dropping hips, shimmying and working our thing in just a few minutes! With a brief history explained and a few moves demonstrated, Gabriella led us all through a number of dances, encouraging extended arms, beautiful hands, smooth hip movements and no end of giggling. A treat for us all was then watching Gabriella perform a veil dance after our many requests, which totally wowed us all. Lots of photos can be found in the gallery, it's pretty easy to spot who was getting pretty involved in finding their inner goddess...! In other business, a quick round up of the previous month revealed that last month's card making meeting resulted in around 30 cards ready for the coming year (and possibly the one after!!) well done everyone! BVWI also had a presence at the family fun day, which was quieter than previous years but still a great day all round and a small amount was raised that will keep us in cake and tea for a while longer. We've been out and about a lot as well; Eileen attended the jazz night with a glowing review, Brenda was at the Sherwood WI meeting, and on Monday 1 August some of the ladies are attending the dog racing, which will be reported back on next time (unless there was a really big winner, in which case someone may have done a bunk to the Maldives.) Dates for your diary: Knit & Natter on 4th and 18th August, plus Coffee Club on 13th August, and the next fundraiser will be early September so get in touch with Brenda if you can help out in anyway, manning a stall, serving refreshments or donating some goods... although we have LOTS of tombola and books already! We'll also be yarn bombing around Dynamo at the end of August, with the Knit & Natter group already well underway on the woodland theme. There's plenty of wool available if you have time to help out, either pop along to the K n' N group, Coffee Club or bring anything you have ready made to the next meeting on 24 August. There are a lot of simple knits that will help to boost the bombing, so if you can join in, get in touch as there's always room for more! If you'd like to continue bellydancing, Gabriella runs beginner and improver classes on a Monday night at the International Community Centre on Mansfield Road in Nottingham city centre, starting at 5.30pm.
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