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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not That GreatBy ChelseaI was so excited when I picked up this book because Im a belly dancer too! But when I started reading I couldnt get into the characters at all. I realize they are real people; but no one seems super relatable or really fun to read about. The belly dancing community in the book sounds way too stuck-up and annoying. It doesnt sound inviting or enticing to people who maybe are interested in getting involved; nor does it sound like a good environment to really learn in.I stopped reading this book about half way through as it was a frustrating read. It didnt seem to go anywhere and there werent any positive things to look forward to; since everything seemed to just be going downhill for the author.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Those who shimmy the path before me...By DINA M.It happened in this order... I got my heart broken; watched a movie about a woman who leaves her cheating husband to pursue her belly dancing dream; then I signed up for a belly dancing class at my local community center. While searching for a fun hip scarf; I came across Anne Soffees book. Not only did I relate to the premise; but its sarcastic; self-deprecating tone is a voice that I recognize well.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Insight into bellydance; 101By D.M. LeStrangeThis is definitely the better of Anne Soffees two books. It is sort of a recovery-journal-turned-memoir about finding yourself after adventure turns into disaster; and love leaves you cold on top of it. Her critiques of the bellydance "scene" are pretty spot-on as well; boy I could write a whole book on that alone... having been both a bellydancer and a rock DJ myself; I can identify with many passages in this book. The authors concern with being a closet nerd trying to be rockstar-cool whilst shaking ones ample assets is right up there with my own self-iamge issues. Oh; how the mighty have fallen -- someone whos hobnobbed with big name rock bands suddenly finds herself; thirtysomething; at the local Moose Lodge trying desperately to keep up dancewise with a woman who could be her grandma! Yeah been there done that my sista. The only thing I didnt enjoy was the long list of loser Arab boyfriends that she pursued like some kind of ethnic Holy Grail. I kept saying to myself; why is this woman wasting her time with these goons who obviously were abusive? Why is she giving them more than a passing few paragraphs in her memoirs; when theres so much else to write about? Why does she care so very much that shes only HALF Lebanese??? But I guess the lows make the highs look higher; and when she finds true love in the end it makes the struggle seem worth it. I would recommend this as a fun read for gals who think theyve reached the end of their youth too soon or think that there are no more avenues in life to try. Bellydancing IS a wonderfully healing artform and Im glad to be still dancing to this day.
