Belly Dance Newsletter 2011 June

It is hard to tell by looking outside, but Summer is here and with it brings a new belly dance class format.

Starting June 7th, FDF Center will have one summer belly dance class on Tuesday nights from 8-8:50pm open to all levels of belly dancers. This session will be special in that we will learn how to perform improvisational belly dance to CD music and live music using the moves you already know and some that will be learned in class.

To make this class even more special, we will end the session with a fun belly dance haflah (party) where everyone can perform their belly dancing if they want to to either CD music or a live drummer! It will be a lot of fun so don’t miss out on the opportunity!

New Blog Article on Belly Dance Improvisation!

Why is improvisation such an important skill to learn? Read about it at Belly Dance Brilliance Blog.

Middle Eastern Recipe of the Month – Lebb! (roasted watermelon seeds by )

An Egyptian favorite during the summer!

Dry out seeds then wash them well with tap water and leave them again to dry. After that, put the dried watermelon seeds in a frying pan and turn the heat on. Keep stirring the black seeds in the pan till they are almost completely roasted.

Prepare a cup of water with salt in it. Stirr the salt well in the water. Then when the watermelon seeds are almost complety roasted pour the salted water slowly in the hot pan and keep stirring till the water dries out. At this point, your black tasty watermelon seeds will be ready for you to try out.

Crack open the seed with your teeth and eat the kernal inside (like a sunflower seed).

Happy June!

Nyla Crystal